Author - Kris Thain

Why is Airtable better than Excel?

Think of a database like your good kitchen knife. Ask anyone who loves to cook, and they will tell you that a high-quality cutting tool makes all the difference in the world. Airtable is that tool for organizing and analyzing data. It can help you quickly retrieve only the information you need, create visual reports, and even combine information from more...

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Is automation secure

Is automation secure?

Compliance is a big responsibility and for us, and it’s incredibly important. Our whole business is built on automating workflows and enabling companies to run themselves better and faster. The last thing we want to do is compromise you in the process, and put your company and data at risk. This blog post will demonstrate how Zapier and Airtable, the two...

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How your business can benefit from using online form builders

How your business can benefit from using online form builders

From surveys and quizzes to questionnaires and registrations, form builders are a common and useful way of gathering data for your business. Here is all you need to know about them and which form builders we recommend! What are form builders? Form builders are flexible tools capable of creating many types of fillable forms. They are often really easy to create as...

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What is Airtable?

What is Airtable?

What is Airtable? We all know how important the ability to organise information and data in your business is. Airtable enables you to organise your data and save time which is why we are big fans and use it extensively with our automation clients. Let's look into it in more detail. Is it a spreadsheet or is it a database? Well Airtable is a...

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What is Zapier? And how to use it

What is Zapier? And how to use it

What is Zapier? And how to use it We use Zapier for our automation clients.  There are tons of automation and productivity apps out there , but Zapier is one of our favourites, and we think you'll love it to. If you don't know much about Zapier yet, you need it.  It's the ultimate piece of automation that your small business needs...

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5 reasons Virtual Assistants should use automation

5 reasons Virtual Assistants should learn automation

We believe there are 5 reasons Virtual Assistants should learn automation and we want to share how Yvonne, one half of Automation Made Simple (AMS) started her remote working career as a Virtual Assistant back in 2017.  While she already had knowledge of automation on an industrial level, she’d never considered it for small business owners.  Well, that was until...

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AccendoLab

How we saved AccendoLAB 40+ hours a week with automation

The Client AccendoLAB AccendoLAB are a private laboratory and are listed on the GOV.UK website for international travel providing the latest RT-PCR technology and were set up to primarily support the Healthcare sector with accurate, affordable and reliable Covid-19 PCR testing. Challenges What were they? Due to the rapid demand in PCR tests required to enter and leave the UK, AccendoLab were well-positioned to take...

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How to get started with automation with 3 easy steps

How to get started with automation with 3 easy steps

Okay so you love the idea of saving time and increasing earning potential with automation BUT you’ve no idea where to start. Is it even worth bothering to automate? After all  you could carry on doing it yourself or just outsource the work. What if it all goes wrong? We are small business owners - just like you - and we had to...

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5 reasons why every business owner needs an automation strategy

5 Reasons every business owner needs an automation strategy

If you’re ready to be the CEO of your business and stop doing the boring tasks, you know that stuff that doesn’t light you up, you should embrace automation. You’re probably thinking ‘Oh great, something else I need to learn.  No thanks I don’t have time and I’m spinning enough plates already” Bear with me. If you’re already so stressed that you have...

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Cookie Doodle Doo

Case Study – Cookie Doodle Doo

The Client - Cookie Doodle Doo. This is a case study of Cookie Doodle Doo who make personalised cookies. Challenges What were they? This case study highlights the fact automation can be used on the smallest repetitive tasks.  Regardless of whether you automate a whole process or a single task you can and will see substantial cost and time savings. Manual Process Hand-writing labels for delivery boxes. Goals What...

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