AI Automation

Agents that do the work.
Not chatbots.

Qualify leads, book appointments, draft follow-ups, file documents, route enquiries — 24/7, in the tools you already use. Shipped in 1–10 days, yours to keep.

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In short

AutomateIn1Day builds custom AI automation workflows for UK small businesses. Workflows connect to existing tools including CRM systems, email, WhatsApp, calendars and document storage. Builds are fixed-price and delivered in 7 to 14 days depending on scope. Pricing starts at £297 for a single workflow. Clients own all code, credentials and accounts on completion.

Use cases

Real outcomes, real sectors.

Estate agency

AI answers property enquiries out-of-hours on WhatsApp, qualifies the lead, and books a viewing — even at 11pm on a Sunday.

Dental practice

New-patient enquiries handled, checked against availability, and booked with confirmation — with clinical questions flagged to a human.

Accountancy

Client documents automatically sorted and filed when uploaded; self-assessment reminder sequences sent without a human lifting a finger.

Fitness studio

Trial bookings, reminders, waitlist offers and re-engagement for lapsed members — running on autopilot in the background.

Trades & services

Inbound job details captured via chat, qualified, and sent to you as a clean quote-ready summary — no more triaging by phone.

E-commerce

80% of support tickets (order tracking, returns, sizing) handled automatically, leaving your team to deal with the real fires.

How we work

The process, end to end.

01

Scope call

20-minute call. We map the one or two workflows eating most of your week and quote a fixed price against a shipped outcome.

02

Design

We design the agent flow, data connections, and human-handover rules — and send you a one-page spec before a line of code gets written.

03

Build & test

We build it on your infrastructure (your tools, your accounts) and test it against real examples from your business. You see it working before we ship.

04

Launch

Deploy, short walkthrough call, and a simple guide so your team can manage it. Support window starts; weekly check-ins during it.

What's in the box

Clear deliverables. No scope creep.

Included
  • ✓Full agent build on platforms you own (Claude, n8n, Make, Zapier, Tidio, Chatling)
  • ✓All integrations with your existing tools (CRM, calendar, email, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.)
  • ✓Human-handover rules and escalation paths
  • ✓Testing against your real historical data
  • ✓Deployment + short walkthrough call
  • ✓Written guide for your team
  • ✓Full source, credentials, and ownership transferred to you
  • ✓Email support during your support window
Not included
  • ×Monthly tool subscription costs (Claude API, n8n hosting, etc. — typically £0–£50/mo)
  • ×Full-time staff replacement (AI augments, doesn't replace)
  • ×Anything requiring human judgement we flag as "needs escalation" in scope
  • ×Custom ML model training (we use Claude/GPT, not bespoke models)
Common questions

What is AI automation for small businesses?

AI automation for small businesses is the use of AI agents and large language models to take over repetitive, rule-driven, or judgement-light work that currently consumes a team's time. Typical examples include qualifying inbound enquiries, booking appointments, drafting follow-up emails, sorting documents into the right folders, sending reminders, and updating CRM records. The agent connects to the tools you already use and runs 24/7, leaving your team to focus on the work that actually needs a person.

How much does AI automation cost in the UK?

AutomateIn1Day's AI automation builds are fixed-price one-time projects. Starter at £297 covers one workflow with one integration, shipped in 7 days. Pro at £1,195 covers three workflows and three integrations, shipped in 14 days. Signature at £2,495 covers six workflows with unlimited integrations and 60-day support. All prices exclude VAT. There are no monthly fees on one-time builds: ongoing tool costs (Claude API, n8n hosting) are typically £0 to £50 per month and billed by the vendor directly to you.

What business processes can be automated with AI?

The processes that pay back fastest are high-volume, low-judgement workflows. Inbound enquiry qualification, appointment booking, follow-up email sequences, document sorting and filing, invoice chasing, lead nurturing, customer support triage, and reporting all map cleanly to AI agents. The pattern we recommend: pick one workflow that consumes 4+ hours per week of someone's time, automate it end-to-end, then expand to the next one.

How long does it take to build an AI workflow?

A single workflow on the Starter tier ships in 7 days. The Pro tier with up to three workflows ships in 14 days. Larger Signature builds with 6 workflows and bespoke logic take up to 21 days. The build itself typically takes 3 to 5 working days; the rest is design, testing against your real data, and a careful launch with your team.

Do I need technical knowledge to use AI automation?

No. The whole point of a managed build is that the agent runs on your tools but you do not need to maintain it. We hand over a written guide and a short walkthrough call. For ongoing changes, you can either update it yourself with the guide, or add a monthly care retainer where we handle changes for you.

Pricing for this service

Three tiers. Pick one, book, ship.

Want everything bundled instead? See the £3,250/mo Growth Stack that combines all the core services.

Starter
£297one-time
Prove it works on one process
  • ✓1 AI workflow
  • ✓1 integration
  • ✓7-day delivery
  • ✓14-day support
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Pro
£1,195one-time
Connect three systems end-to-end
  • ✓3 AI workflows
  • ✓Up to 3 integrations
  • ✓14-day delivery
  • ✓30-day priority support
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Signature
£2,495one-time
Replace a full role with an agent
  • ✓6 AI workflows
  • ✓Unlimited integrations
  • ✓Custom agent logic
  • ✓60-day support
  • ✓Monthly check-in call
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UK Dental Group · 3 locations

Replaced a £2,400/mo receptionist line with an AI booking agent. 24/7 coverage, handover for clinical questions.

◆ Anonymised for client confidentiality

+312%
qualified new-patient enquiries over 11 weeks
Questions & answers

Common questions about this service.

ChatGPT is a chat window. An agent does work — it connects to your CRM, your calendar, your email, and takes action automatically when conditions are met. ChatGPT drafts an email; our agents send it, log it, and chase the reply.
Yes. We integrate with everything that has an API or webhook — HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Google Calendar, Calendly, WhatsApp Business, Outlook, and 6,000+ apps via Make and Zapier. We've never hit one we couldn't connect.
Every scope includes human-handover rules. Edge cases, sensitive topics, or low-confidence answers escalate to a real person on your team automatically. We design for graceful failure, not perfection.
We ingest your FAQs, past emails, tone-of-voice samples, and SOPs into a retrieval layer. The agent uses your real content to answer, not generic AI training data. Your content never leaves your infrastructure.
Typically £0–£50/month for most SME setups — Claude API usage + n8n self-host (free) or n8n Cloud (£20/mo). We'll always be transparent about costs before scoping.
During your support window (7–60 days depending on tier), tweaks are included. After that, you can either manage it yourself with the guide we leave, or add a monthly care retainer from £197/mo.

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