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Edinburgh & Lothian Business Automation

Stop Doing Repetitive Tasks, Automate Instead

You know that thing you do every Monday morning? The spreadsheet updating, email sending, data copying nonsense? What if it just... happened? While you had coffee. That's what we build.

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Automation That
Works While You Sleep

Here's the thing about automation - it's not robots taking over. It's you getting your life back. We use tools like n8n, Zapier, and good old-fashioned code to connect your systems and make the boring stuff disappear.

Custom Workflows

Every business is different, every workflow unique. We build automation that fits your exact process, not some template that sort of works if you squint.

System Integration

Your CRM doesn't talk to your accounting software? Your emails don't update your project manager? We fix that. Everything connected, data flowing where it needs to go.

Time Savings

Our clients typically get back 10-20 hours every week. That's a whole extra day! Imagine actually leaving on time on Friday. Revolutionary, right?

Error Reduction

Computers don't get tired at 4pm. They don't mistype email addresses or forget to attach files. Your error rate drops to basically zero. Your stress levels too.

Common Automation Solutions
That Transform Businesses

These are the automations that make our Edinburgh and Lothian clients wonder how they ever lived without them. If you're doing any of these manually, we need to talk.

  • Customer Onboarding

    New customer signs up, boom - welcome email sent, account created, team notified, CRM updated. All while you're having lunch. The personal touch without the personal time.

  • Invoice Processing

    Month end used to be a nightmare? Not anymore. Whether you're in Edinburgh's financial district or running a trade business in Midlothian, invoices create themselves, late payment reminders go out automatically, everything syncs with Xero. You just check the numbers.

  • Lead Management

    Leads come in from everywhere - website, social media, events. We catch them all, figure out who's hot and who's not, then get them to the right salesperson. No more spreadsheet juggling.

  • Report Generation

    Monday morning reports that actually appear on Monday morning. Data pulled from everywhere, formatted beautifully, sent to everyone who needs them. You look organised without trying.

  • Social Media Management

    Posts scheduled weeks ahead, common questions answered instantly, engagement tracked without spreadsheets. Social media management that doesn't eat your entire day.

  • Data Entry & Migration

    That mind-numbing copy-paste between systems? Gone. Data moves itself, stays consistent, gets validated automatically. The most boring job in your company just disappeared.

How We Build Your
Automation Solution

We've done this hundreds of times. No winging it, no surprises. Just a clear path from 'I waste too much time' to 'I can't believe it just does that now'.

Discovery Session

We sit down (virtually or in person at your Edinburgh office or we can meet in Dalkeith) and you show us what you actually do. The repetitive stuff, the annoying stuff, the stuff you dread. This session's free and genuinely useful - you'll spot improvements even if you don't hire us.

Solution Design

We sketch out your new automated workflow. You'll see exactly what happens when, which systems talk to each other, where the data goes. No technical diagrams - just clear, simple flows you can actually understand.

Build & Test

Time to build! We work in chunks, showing you progress every week. Test everything obsessively (broken automation is worse than no automation). You'll see it coming together, bit by bit.

Launch & Support

Launch day! Your automation goes live, we train everyone who needs it (properly, not just 'here's a manual'), and stick around to make sure everything's smooth. Problems six months later? We're still here.

Automation FAQ

Everything you need to know about automating your business processes. Still have questions? We're here to help.

Start Automating

Remember when you hired someone and thought 'finally, someone to do all the repetitive stuff'? This is that, but digital. Software that handles the boring, repetitive tasks while you do the actual thinking work. It runs 24/7, never calls in sick, and actually enjoys data entry.

The average is 10-20 hours per week. One client saved 30 hours (they were doing a LOT manually). Even our simplest automation saves 3-4 hours weekly. That's basically a part-time employee you don't have to pay.

Absolutely not. If you can use email, you can use our automations. Everything complex happens behind the scenes. You get simple buttons, clear dashboards, maybe a form or two. We'll train you properly, and honestly, you'll pick it up in minutes.

n8n is like LEGO for automation - pre-built blocks that connect your services quickly and reliably. Perfect for 90% of what businesses need. Custom code is when you need something really specific, something nobody's built before. We'll tell you which makes sense (and we won't push custom code just to charge more).

Got something simple? Could be running by Thursday. Most projects take 2-4 weeks from 'here's what I need' to 'wow, it's working!' Complex stuff might stretch to 6 weeks. We'll tell you upfront, no surprises.

Businesses change, we get it. Everything we build can be adjusted, tweaked, expanded. Need to add a step? Change an email template? Add a new system? Easy. Some changes you'll make yourself (it's that simple), others we'll handle quickly.

Simple stuff starts at £2,000. Most businesses spend £5,000-£15,000 for proper, comprehensive automation. Sounds like a lot? Do the maths - if you save 15 hours a week, it pays for itself in about 3 months. After that, it's pure profit. Payment plans available if that helps.

Yes. Seriously, yes. Salesforce? Yep. Xero? Of course. That weird industry-specific thing from 2012? Probably. If it's got an API (most things do), we're good. If it can spit out a spreadsheet, we can work with that too. We've yet to find something we couldn't connect.

Ready to reclaim your time?
Let's automate your business

What would you do with an extra day every week? Actually talk to customers? Think about strategy? Maybe even take a proper lunch break? That's what automation gives you back - time to do the work that matters.

Let's chat about what's eating your time. Free consultation, no sales nonsense. We'll show you exactly what can be automated and what it'll cost. Sometimes the answer is 'you don't need us' - and we'll tell you that too.

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Gavin

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