01
Scheduling and dispatch
How you'd knowMornings go to phone tag and rebooking, and jobs get typed into two systems.
The fixOnline booking, automatic confirmations and reminders, one calendar that feeds dispatch.
Digital Transformation · A one-page guide
The 8 processes quietly costing your business thousands a month
Most growing companies have a few processes that eat more staff time than they should. Here's how to spot them, and what they add up to.
Example · 25-person service company
Hours lost per week, by process
Illustrative example, not client data. Your numbers will differ; the calculator below uses yours.
Hours a week
30
across the eight processes in the example
What that costs
$3,900/mo
$46,800 a year at $30 an hour
Example · one office coordinator's 40-hour week
29 of 40 hours are repetitive work a system could do
12h
Phones and scheduling
8h
Data entry
6h
Quotes and invoices
3h
Reports
11h
Work that needs a person
Could be automatedNeeds a person
The eight leaks
How to spot each one, and what fixing it looks like
02
Typing the same data twice
How you'd knowOne customer gets entered into the CRM, the accounting system and a spreadsheet.
The fixConnected systems: data is entered once and flows everywhere it is needed.
03
Quote follow-up
How you'd knowEstimates go out and nobody chases them. A yes depends on the customer remembering.
The fixAutomatic follow-ups on every open quote until it is accepted or declined.
04
Invoicing and payment chasing
How you'd knowInvoices are typed up after the job, and overdue reminders go out when someone gets to them.
The fixThe invoice goes out when the job closes, with a payment link and automatic reminders.
05
Missed calls and after-hours leads
How you'd knowCalls go to voicemail, web forms wait until morning, and some never get a callback.
The fixAn instant text-back on missed calls, and every inquiry routed to someone until it is answered.
06
Reporting
How you'd knowSomeone spends Monday morning pulling numbers into a spreadsheet for the weekly meeting.
The fixA dashboard that updates itself.
07
Customer updates and reviews
How you'd knowCustomers call to ask when the tech is coming. Review requests go out when someone remembers.
The fixAutomatic status texts, and a review request after every completed job.
08
Hiring and onboarding paperwork
How you'd knowManagers screen every application by hand and chase new hires for forms.
The fixAutomatic first-pass screening and an onboarding checklist that runs itself.
The quick math
Hours lost a week × hourly cost × 52
Two office staff each losing 5 hours a week at $30 an hour comes to $15,600 a year, from one process. Most businesses have three or four of these.
Your estimate
$15,600
a year · $1,300 a month
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15-minute call
We go through which of these apply to you.
02
Rough numbers
What they cost you now, in hours and dollars.
03
You decide
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Roy Kimhi · Shmeer Digital · shmeer.com/time-leaks · roy@shmeer.com