Automation means a machine does a step you currently do by hand. The first win is usually boring and small.
Good candidates
- Sending an order confirmation or payment link
- Reminding customers about an appointment or an unpaid invoice
- Copying enquiries from forms into one list
- Daily or weekly summary reports
- Following up a quotation after a few days
How to choose
Write down tasks you repeat at least weekly, and mark how long each takes. Start with the one that is frequent, simple and rule-based: if the steps are the same every time, a machine can do them.
Keep a person in the loop for judgment
Automate the routine message, not the decision. Anything unusual, such as an angry customer or a large refund, should reach a human.
Rollout steps
- Write the steps as you do them today.
- Build the automation for one case.
- Run it alongside the manual way for a week.
- Fix problems, then switch over.
Plan for failure
Know where to look when an automation stops. Log what it does, and send an alert if it fails.
Keep ownership
The accounts, data and logins should be yours.
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