https://business-automation.co/ Practical guides to automating the routine work of a small business: invoices, reviews, lead follow-up, customer emails and stock. en-us Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://business-automation.co/finance-admin/automate-invoice-reminders/ https://business-automation.co/finance-admin/automate-invoice-reminders/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Finance & Admin Send a heads-up three days before the due date, a reminder each Monday after it and a phone call at 30 days, and pick out who needs a firmer note. https://business-automation.co/marketing/automate-google-review-replies/ https://business-automation.co/marketing/automate-google-review-replies/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0000 Marketing Automate the thank-you replies to good Google reviews, answer complaints yourself, and stay inside Google’s rules on what a reply can say. https://business-automation.co/sales/automate-lead-follow-up/ https://business-automation.co/sales/automate-lead-follow-up/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:20:00 +0000 Sales Reply to contact form leads within the hour, give each one a HubSpot deal and one owner, and stop chasing after three attempts over about ten days. https://business-automation.co/customer-service/automate-order-status-emails/ https://business-automation.co/customer-service/automate-order-status-emails/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Customer Service Use Shopify’s shipping notifications and order status page to cut “where is my order” emails, then answer the rest with drafts you check and send. https://business-automation.co/operations/automate-low-stock-alerts/ https://business-automation.co/operations/automate-low-stock-alerts/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:40:00 +0000 Operations A reorder point is daily sales times supplier lead time, plus a buffer. Set one for each Shopify best seller and get a morning list of what to reorder.