Most leads die in the gap between form-fill and follow-up. Someone submits an enquiry at 6pm, gets an email auto-reply saying "we'll be in touch," and by the time someone calls the next morning they've already booked with a competitor who responded by SMS at 6:01pm. Speed-to-lead is the single biggest lever in service business conversion — and it's almost entirely an automation problem, not a people problem. We build CRM pipelines (HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Pipedrive, Zoho) and automation flows (Zapier, n8n, Pabbly) so every lead gets tagged, routed to the right team member, followed up via SMS and email within 60 seconds, and tracked through to revenue. Missed-call-text-back, appointment reminders, review request automation, lead scoring — all configured and tested before handover. We're fluent across all four major CRM platforms and we'll recommend the right one for your business size, sales process and technical stack at the discovery call. Pair with our small business CRM service for a fully managed ongoing CRM retainer.
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GoHighLevel for local service businesses, tradies and NDIS providers who want SMS, email, pipeline, calendar booking and review automation in one platform. HubSpot for businesses with a dedicated sales team and complex deal tracking needs. Pipedrive for B2B businesses that are primarily sales-led. Zoho for businesses with tight budgets or existing Zoho product usage. We assess your specific situation at the discovery call and give you a plain-English recommendation with reasons.
Yes — we use Zapier, n8n (open source, self-hosted) or Pabbly to connect your CRM to your booking system, accounting software (Xero, MYOB), job management software (ServiceM8, Tradify, simPRO), your email marketing platform (Klaviyo, Mailchimp) and any other tool that has an API or webhook. We map your integration requirements at the scoping call and quote per-integration.
Most CRMs have basic built-in automation (sequence emails, stage-based notifications). What they don't handle well is cross-platform triggers (e.g. "when a job is completed in ServiceM8, send a review request SMS via GHL"), complex conditional logic, or integration with external systems. That's where Zapier, n8n or Pabbly come in — they connect the dots between platforms your CRM can't natively reach.
Same four stages on every crm & automation project. You'll always know what's happening this week and what's next.
30-minute chat to understand your business, your customers and what success looks like for your crm & automation.
We map the work to outcomes — fixed-price scope, clear deliverables, no surprise rounds on your crm & automation project.
Senior in-house team executes — you'll see real progress weekly, not a 6-week silence followed by a big reveal.
We hand over editable files, train your team, and stay on for 30 days post-launch to fix anything that needs fixing.
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