The Fixes Library

Complete, free setups for the problems eating your week. A fix might be an automation, a SaaS feature you didn't know existed, a workflow change, or a setting already sitting in software you're paying for. Currently 57 fixes covering an estimated 140 hours a week. Growing weekly.

Choosing between tools rather than fixing a workflow? See the software directory for independent side-by-side comparisons.

Customer Communication

Automate follow-up email sequences in Outlook or Gmail

“Leads and clients slip because I forget to send the second and third follow-up email. Can Outlook or Gmail do timed follow-ups on their own?”

  • ~2 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 45 min setup
  • Customer Communication
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Automatically text back every call you miss

“I'm missing calls when I'm with a client, and those people just call the next place on the list.”

  • ~3 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 20 min setup
  • Customer Communication
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Build 5-star Google reviews on autopilot

“We do great work, but clients only seem to leave reviews when they're angry. I forget to ask the happy ones.”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 20 min setup
  • Customer Communication
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What a missed call actually costs you (do the math)

“Everyone says missed calls lose money, but nobody shows the number — is it $50 a month or $5,000 a month for a business like mine?”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 10 min setup
  • Customer Communication
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Build a voice agent for $0 on Google Cloud free tiers

“I want a voice agent answering callers or website visitors, but every platform wants a monthly fee before I've even proven the concept works for my business.”

  • ~4 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 180 min setup
  • Customer Communication
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Scheduling & Appointments

Connect Calendly to Google Calendar & Workspace

“People book Calendly slots that collide with real meetings because Calendly isn't checking my actual calendar.”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 10 min setup
  • Scheduling & Appointments
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Automate Your Waitlist in Mangomint

“Frantically texting clients when someone cancels last minute in Mangomint.”

  • ~2 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 15 min setup
  • Scheduling & Appointments
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Stop double-booking across two calendars

“I keep my own calendar and the booking system has its own, and I've double-booked myself twice this month.”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 15 min setup
  • Scheduling & Appointments
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A no-show policy you can copy and paste

“Clients keep not showing up and I don't have a written policy, so I can't charge a fee or even point at a rule.”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 20 min setup
  • Scheduling & Appointments
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Lead Management

Reply to new website leads within seconds

“People fill out the contact form on our site, but by the time I reply a few hours later, they've already booked with someone else.”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 30 min setup
  • Lead Management
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Bring back past clients automatically

“Clients come in once or twice and then drift away, and I don't have time to personally reach out to hundreds of people.”

  • ~2 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 45 min setup
  • Lead Management
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Automate Med Spa Lead Follow-ups

“I get leads from social media and my website, but I don't have time to follow up with all of them, and they go cold.”

  • ~5 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 45 min setup
  • Lead Management
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Invoicing & Payments

Connect QuickBooks Online to your bank

“I'm entering transactions by hand in QuickBooks. How do I get my bank to feed them in automatically?”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 15 min setup
  • Invoicing & Payments
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Automated invoice & payment reminders

“I spend hours every week looking through Quickbooks and emailing clients who haven't paid their invoices.”

  • ~3 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 15 min setup
  • Invoicing & Payments
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Catch memberships before they lapse

“People sign up for a monthly package and then quietly stop, and I don't notice until the revenue is already gone.”

  • ~2 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 30 min setup
  • Invoicing & Payments
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Make every payout reconcile itself

“Stripe and Square deposit one lump sum into my bank account, and at month end I cannot tell what my actual sales were versus what the processor kept in fees.”

  • ~2 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 40 min setup
  • Invoicing & Payments
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Operations

Build an AI agent for a repeat business task

“I keep hearing about AI agents. I want one handling intake and follow-up, but I don't know what an agent actually is or whether I need one.”

  • ~3 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 90 min setup
  • Operations
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Collect client intake forms before they arrive

“Clients show up, spend 15 minutes filling out paper clipboards in the waiting room, and it throws off the whole schedule.”

  • ~5 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 45 min setup
  • Operations
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Stop repeating the same onboarding instructions

“Every time I sign a new client, I have to spend 20 minutes emailing them links, explaining what to expect, and answering the same basic questions.”

  • ~3 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 60 min setup
  • Operations
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Snap the receipt, skip the shoebox

“Every February I dig a shoebox of faded fuel and supply receipts out of the truck and hand it to my accountant to sort out.”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 45 min setup
  • Operations
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How to Evaluate an AI Automation Provider

“I need to compare an automation provider’s public claims and fit without relying on sales language or assumptions. What should I check?”

  • ~1 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 10 min setup
  • Operations
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Sync local business directories without a 00/mo Yext retainer

“Agencies tell me I need to pay hundreds of dollars every month (typically 00–00/mo, not verified) to keep my business address and phone number synced across online directories.”

  • ~2 hrs/week back (est.)
  • 60 min setup
  • Operations
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