We build AI-powered automations that handle your follow-ups, scheduling, and client communications. Your team focuses on the work, not the admin.
Get Your Free Automation AuditWhy Speed of Response Defines Who Wins the Job
9x
more likely to convert leads followed up within 5 minutes
98%
of SMS messages are read within 3 minutes
60%
of business tasks are technically automatable today
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from workflow audit to your first automations going live
Sources: InsideSales Lead Response Management Study | CTIA Industry Data | McKinsey Global Institute 2023
AI automation is the use of software and artificial intelligence to handle repetitive business tasks without manual input. For Brisbane trades and service businesses, this means faster lead responses, automated booking confirmations, and consistent review requests running 24 hours a day without adding staff. We connect your automations to your existing job management software, phone system, and website. You get faster enquiry responses and more Google reviews without changing how your business works.
Your time is worth more than chasing quotes, sending follow-up texts, and pulling reports manually. These are the automations Brisbane service businesses use most.
When a lead calls and you don't pick up, most of them ring someone else within 10 minutes. Lead follow-up automation sends an immediate text or email the moment a new enquiry comes in, from your website form, your Google Business Profile, or a missed call. The response is personalised, on-brand, and goes out instantly whether it's 9am or 9pm. For Brisbane trades businesses, speed of first response is often the only difference between winning and losing a job.
Instead of playing phone tag to schedule a quote, an automated booking system lets the customer pick a time that suits them. A confirmation goes out instantly. A reminder fires 24 hours before. If the customer doesn't book after first contact, a follow-up sequence checks in at 48 hours and 7 days. You show up to a customer who remembers you, with no manual work required between enquiry and appointment.
Reviews drive local SEO rankings and buying decisions. Most businesses get one review for every 20 jobs because nobody remembers to ask. A review automation triggers after job completion: a personalised text thanks the customer and links them directly to your Google Business Profile. Text messages sent right after a job reach customers when they're satisfied and the experience is fresh. Consistent review requests over 12 months build a review count most competitors can't match without a system behind it.
Pair review generation with a local SEO strategy and turn those reviews into Google rankings.
Customers who don't hear from you assume the worst. Automated job updates reduce inbound calls from anxious customers. Each message goes out at the right trigger point in your job management workflow: technician on the way, work complete, invoice incoming, warranty started. You look professional without spending an hour a day on client communication.
Most Brisbane business owners either don't look at their numbers or spend Friday afternoon in spreadsheets. An automated reporting system pulls your key metrics (enquiries, booked jobs, conversion rates, Google Business Profile views) and delivers a summary to your inbox weekly. You review the numbers instead of building the report. When something drops, you know before it becomes a problem.
Beyond client-facing automations, AI business process automation handles the internal work your team shouldn't be doing manually: invoice follow-ups, supplier purchase orders, staff onboarding, end-of-month reporting, and recurring admin tasks. We map your current workflows, identify the most time-consuming repetitive tasks, and build automations that eliminate them. The biggest time savings come from tasks your team no longer notices they're doing manually.
We handle every step. You do not need technical knowledge. You need a business that runs smoother.
We map how enquiries come in, how your team handles them, and where jobs get delayed, dropped, or forgotten. Most businesses find 5 to 8 automatable processes in the first session. This audit is free and takes under an hour.
We build each automation using the right tools for your business and connect them to what you already use: your CRM, job management software, Google Business Profile, or phone system. Every automation runs in a test environment before it touches a live enquiry.
Your automations go live within 2 weeks. Your project fee includes 30 days of monitoring: we watch for issues and adjust timing, copy, or triggers based on real performance. If something is not behaving as expected, we fix it before it affects a real customer interaction.
At the end of the 30-day monitoring period, everything is handed over to you. Your automations run independently. You can manage them yourself, contact us on an as-needed basis, or take out an optional maintenance package starting from $50 per automation per month. Everything we built belongs to you.
AI automation gets built around how your business works. Every workflow we automate starts with understanding your specific customer journey.
A plumbing business handles enquiries differently to a physiotherapy clinic. A landscaper's quoting process looks nothing like a mortgage broker's. We spend time understanding your process before we build anything. That is why the automations work when they go live.
Most Brisbane service businesses already have a job management system, a CRM or contact list, a Google Business Profile, and a website. We connect your automations to these existing tools. You do not need to change your software stack.
ServiceM8 · Tradify · simPRO · HubSpot · Xero · Google Business Profile · Zapier · Make
The automations we recommend depend on where your biggest friction sits. Common starting points are lead follow-up (highest ROI for most businesses), review generation (highest impact on local SEO), and booking automation (biggest time saving for the team). We start with 2 to 3 high-impact automations in the first project and build additional automations as your business grows.
Everything we build belongs to you. Once your automations are handed over at the end of the 30-day monitoring period, they run independently. You can manage them yourself, bring us in on an as-needed basis, or take out an optional maintenance package. Your choice.
Every trade and service category has different workflow triggers, different lead volumes, and different friction points. Here is how automation applies to the most common Brisbane business types.
Emergency trade calls come in at all hours. When a Brisbane homeowner has a burst pipe at 7pm and calls three plumbers, the first to respond gets the job. Lead follow-up automation sends an immediate text to every missed call and web enquiry. Your leads don't go cold while you're on a job. Pair this with automated booking and review requests, and you run a more responsive business without adding admin hours.
The quoting cycle for construction trades is long and quote drop-off is high. Automated follow-up sequences keep your quotes top of mind across a 4 to 6 week decision window: a check-in at 7 days, a follow-up at 21 days, a final touch at 45 days. Each message is timed, branded, and sent without your project manager lifting a finger. For builders processing multiple quotes per week, this automation recovers accepted quotes that would otherwise have gone quiet.
Physiotherapy · Dental · Chiro
Missed appointments cost Brisbane clinics real money per slot. Appointment reminders reduce no-shows. A post-appointment check-in that asks how the patient is feeling and requests a Google review turns every appointment into a potential review. For clinics with 50 or more weekly appointments, consistent review requests build a Google profile most practices can't match without a system behind it.
Accountants · Mortgage Brokers
Clients in professional services expect responsiveness. An automated new enquiry response sets clear expectations ("We've received your enquiry and will call within 4 business hours") and stops the client from ringing a competitor while they wait. Internal automations handle document collection requests, deadline reminders, and file status updates that eat your team's time on every matter.
Recurring service businesses run on renewals. An automation that triggers 4 weeks before a service is due ("Your annual pest inspection is coming up, click here to book") converts passive customers into active bookings without outbound calling. Pair this with a post-service review request and a referral prompt, and your existing customer base generates new jobs and new reviews with no manual effort.
Landscaping jobs are seasonal, quote-heavy, and referral-driven. Automated follow-up on submitted quotes keeps you in the running through a typical 2 to 3 week decision window. A post-job review request sent 48 hours after completion builds the Google profile that wins the next enquiry before you answer the phone. Seasonal maintenance reminders turn one-off jobs into recurring annual bookings.
Find out which automations will save the most time in your business.
Book a Free Automation AuditMost automation platforms assume you have a developer to set them up, a team to manage them, and an enterprise budget to sustain them. Brisbane service businesses have a phone that needs to ring and a team that needs to stay on the tools.
We work with Brisbane service businesses from 5 to 50 staff. Our automations are sized for your volume, your budget, and your existing tools. Not built for a 200-seat sales team with a dedicated operations manager.
The automations we build belong to you. If you move on, your systems move with you. You are not locked into a platform subscription to keep your workflows running. Fixed-scope project pricing means one fee, one build, no lock-in.
ServiceM8, Tradify, simPRO, HubSpot, Xero, Google Business Profile, your website form, your phone system. We connect the tools in your stack. We do not ask you to switch platforms or learn new software before you see results.
When your automations feed into your local SEO strategy or your Google Ads campaigns, the same team manages both. No gaps, no providers blaming each other. Your review generation, your local rankings, and your enquiry pipeline work together.
AI automation projects are quoted based on scope and the number of automations required. Most Brisbane businesses starting with 2 to 3 automations fall within a project range of $1,500 to $5,000. That project fee covers the full build, testing, go-live, and 30 days of free monitoring. After 30 days, ongoing support is optional. We provide a fixed quote after the free workflow audit.
After the included 30-day monitoring period, you have two options. You can manage your automations yourself and contact us on an as-needed basis if something breaks or needs updating, billed at our standard hourly rate. Alternatively, a $250 per month maintenance package covers performance monitoring, bug fixes, small updates, and minor additions. If you prefer to pay per automation, maintenance is $50 per automation per month with fixes billed separately. Most clients with three or more automations find the flat package better value.
AI automation uses software and artificial intelligence to handle repetitive business tasks without human input. For a Brisbane trade or service business, this means automatic responses to new enquiries, automated booking confirmations, post-job review requests, and workflow triggers that move a job from enquiry to invoice without your team touching it at each step.
The most commonly automated tasks are lead follow-up, appointment booking and reminders, post-job review requests, customer status updates, invoice follow-up, and end-of-week performance reporting. We audit your specific workflows to identify which automations will have the highest impact in your business first. For more examples, see our guide to AI automation tasks for trades and service businesses.
An admin person works set hours, takes leave, and handles one task at a time. Automations run 24 hours a day, respond in seconds, and scale with your volume without a salary or HR overhead. For tasks like initial lead follow-up and review requests, automations consistently outperform manual processes on both speed and completion rate. We dig into the trade-offs in our post on AI automation vs hiring staff.
We work with the tools your business already has where possible. Common integrations include ServiceM8, Tradify, simPRO, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Zapier, Make, Google Business Profile, Xero, and most website form platforms. If your setup requires a different tool, we assess it before recommending any change.
A standard 2 to 3 automation setup (lead follow-up, booking confirmation, and review request) typically goes live within 2 weeks of the workflow audit. More complex process automation involving multiple systems can take 4 to 6 weeks depending on the number of integrations and your sign-off process.
No lock-in. AI automation is delivered as a fixed-scope project. Once your automations are built, tested, and handed over, there is no ongoing commitment. The 30-day monitoring period is included in your project fee. After that, maintenance is optional. If you choose a maintenance package, it runs month-to-month and can be cancelled with 30 days notice. You own everything we build.
No. We build, test, and manage everything on your behalf. Your team uses the outputs: enquiries arrive in your inbox, bookings appear in your calendar, review notifications come through Google. You do not need to understand how the automations work to benefit from them.
Yes, if your business takes enquiries, sends quotes, books appointments, completes jobs, and wants reviews, automation improves every step of that cycle. The specific automations vary by trade: a plumber's setup looks different to a physio clinic's. We start with a workflow audit to map your specific process before recommending anything.
We track response time on new enquiries, lead-to-booking conversion rate, number of Google reviews per month, and time your team spends on manual admin tasks. You receive a performance summary at the end of the 30-day monitoring period. Most Brisbane service businesses see measurable improvement within the first 30 days on at least one of these measures.
All automations are tested before going live. During the included 30-day monitoring period, we watch for failures and fix any issues as part of your project fee. After 30 days, if you are on a maintenance package, fixes are included. Outside a maintenance package, fixes are billed at our standard hourly rate. We are typically able to respond within one business day.
Review generation automations improve your Google Business Profile ranking directly. More reviews, posted consistently, improve your visibility in local search. Lead capture automations ensure enquiries from your SEO and Google Ads investment are responded to within seconds, increasing conversion on inbound traffic. Learn more about how local SEO and automation work together.
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The free workflow audit takes under an hour. We map your current enquiry-to-job process, identify where leads are being dropped or delayed, and tell you exactly which automations will save the most time and recover the most revenue in your business.