Tools you will learn to use
OpenAI
Claude
Zapier
Notion
Make
GmailFind your starting point
What should you automate first?
Five quick questions. Your personal starting plan.
Question 1 of 5
What eats most of your time?
The grind
- Drowning in emails and follow-ups
- Social media feeling like a second job
- Copy-paste proposals for hours
- Working nights just to stay afloat
After the playbook
- Emails drafted and followed up automatically
- A month of social content in 20 minutes
- Proposals generated from a template
- You only talk to leads who are ready to buy
Every one of these is covered in the playbook. Nothing here is a projection.
Do the math
What is the busywork costing you?
Move the two sliders. The math is shown in full. No made up scores, no hidden formulas.
Emails, quotes, follow-ups, invoicing, posting, admin.
What you bill, or what your time earns the business.
What that costs you
$20,800 / year
The math: 8 hrs × $50/hr × 52 weeks = $20,800
Not all of it can be automated. But most of it is exactly the kind of work the seven workflows are built to take off your plate.
Find your three best automations, freeThe curriculum
Seven workflows. One per session.
A workflow is a small setup that does one job for you automatically. Each one comes with a written guide, instructions you copy and paste, and a checklist you use the same day.
Build Your AI Team
You will have: Custom AI workspace + 5 starter prompts
Write Like a Pro
You will have: Proposal template + email sequences
Talk, Don't Type
You will have: Voice-to-action workflow running
Get More Customers
You will have: Lead pipeline + outreach sequences
Build Automation Workflows
You will have: 3–5 live automations
Automate Your Content
You will have: 30-day content calendar
Run a Leaner Business
You will have: Full business automation playbook
The AutomateFirst Library
Every tool worth knowing, already found and rated
New AI tools come out every day. Our research desk reads all of it so you never have to: 161 tools, templates, and guides for small businesses, each one tested, rated, and explained in plain English. Updated weekly. Free to read, no sign up.
Is this for you?
Built for busy owners, not tech people
This is for you if
- ·You run a service, consulting, e-commerce, or agency business
- ·You spend 10+ hours a week on repetitive tasks
- ·You have heard about AI but do not know where to start
- ·You do not have a tech team and do not want one
- ·You want systems you can run, not theory to read
This is not for you if
- ·You are looking for a coding or computer-science course
- ·You already have a fully automated business
- ·You want someone to build everything for you
- ·You need an academic credential or certificate
What you will build
Real automations in your business by day 30
Email follow-up machine
AI writes a personal follow up for every lead. You review and send, or let it run. No lead gets forgotten.
30-day content calendar
A full month of LinkedIn and Instagram posts in under 20 minutes. Captions, hashtags, scheduling, all done.
Lead qualification filter
AI scores inbound enquiries against your criteria. You only talk to people who are ready.
Workflow results
Anonymised so we can share operational detail. Each one is based on a system we have built and run inside a real business.
Solo real estate agent
Follow-up rate moved from 15% to 100% within two weeks
Every new enquiry enters an automatic three-touch follow-up sequence. Nothing falls through.
Home-based bookkeeper
New-client onboarding dropped from 12 hours to 45 minutes
Document chasing, welcome emails, and setup moved into one repeatable workflow.
Side-hustle consultant
Proposals that took 3 hours now take 20 minutes
Voice notes became proposals, follow-ups, calendar invites, and weekly content.
Solo Shopify owner
Social media: from 2 hours a day to 20 minutes a month
One monthly session generates captions, hashtags, image briefs, and a publishing schedule.
Micro B2B services founder
Quote turnaround from 2 days to 30 minutes
Prior quotes became draft proposals with structured follow-up sequences attached.
One playbook. Clear price.
The full AutomateFirst playbook.
Lifetime access.
In person AI workshops charge $1,000 to $5,000 for one day. This is $297 once, and you keep it forever. If it is not right for you within 30 days, email us and we refund it. No questions.
Full Playbook
Secure card checkout. 30 day money back guarantee.
Common questions
The same answers we give every founder before they start
Do I need coding skills to use the playbook?+
No coding required. If you can use Google, you can do this. The playbook is designed for complete beginners and non-technical business owners.
How quickly will I see results?+
The target outcome is three useful automations running within 30 days, starting with the simplest workflow first. Most people run their first automation in the first session.
What format is the content?+
Written workflow guides with step-by-step instructions, copy-paste prompt templates, and downloadable PDF checklists for each workflow.
Is there a money-back guarantee?+
30-day money-back guarantee. If you do not love it, email us for a full refund. No awkward back-and-forth.
Can I access this on mobile?+
Yes. The dashboard works on any device. The workflow guides are designed to be read alongside your tools, which means laptop or desktop is practical for setup, but access is unrestricted.
Why AutomateFirst
A practical playbook, not another theory course
| AutomateFirst | In-person workshops | Generic courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | USD 297 | USD 1,000 to 5,000 | USD 150 to 400 |
| Format | Online, self-paced | In-person, fixed schedule | Online, generic |
| Practical workflows | ✓ | ✓ | Sometimes |
| Plain-English setup | ✓ | Varies | Sometimes |
| Lifetime access | ✓ | ✗ | Usually not |
| Built for solo operators | ✓ | Sometimes | ✗ |
Start today
Start with one workflow.
Then build the next.
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