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Read before you hire anyone.

The four questions every buyer asks us, answered the way we'd want them answered — with numbers, tradeoffs, and no lead-capture form in the middle. Written by the people who do the work, including the parts that argue against hiring us.

The guides

What custom AI automation actually costs — real ranges, what moves the price, and the ongoing costs nobody quotes upfront.
Build vs buy — when an off-the-shelf tool wins, when custom wins, and the hybrid most businesses should actually pick.
n8n vs custom automation — an honest line between no-code and code, from someone who ships both sides of it.
How to hire an AI agent developer — the questions to ask, the red flags, and the one demand that filters 90% of the market: show me something running.
Case study: a website that updates itself — a real teardown of a site that writes its own content daily, with the architecture and running costs in the open.

The tools

AI automation cost calculator — four questions, an honest range, no email gate.
Missed-call revenue calculator — what the calls you don't answer cost per year, and the breakeven on fixing it.