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5 Make Scenarios Every Small Business Should Run

The exact module-by-module builds I use with real clients: lead capture, invoice chasing, review monitoring, content reposting, and a daily digest.

Category: Automation Read time: 13 min Format: Long-form guide
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01 / What's inside

Everything you'll walk away with.

Built from real client work, not theory. Every section is something I actually use or have used to ship something real.

  • The 5 scenarios that cover 90% of what a small business actually automates
  • Exact module names, connection order, and field mapping for every build
  • Full copy-paste email and message templates, not placeholder text
  • The Ignore-handler pattern that keeps one flaky module from killing your whole scenario
  • Realistic build times and monthly Make.com costs for each one

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5 Make Scenarios Every Small Business Should Run

Most small business owners hear 'automation' and picture something complicated. It's not. It's five modules connected in a line, watching for one thing and doing another thing when it happens. I build the same five scenarios over and over for clients because they cover almost everything a local business needs automated: a lead comes in, an invoice goes unpaid, a review lands, a post needs to go out five places, or the day needs a wrap-up. Here's every one of them, built module by module, with the templates included…

Built for

Who this guide is for.

Small business owners Solo operators doing their own ops Anyone about to hire an automation freelancer and wants to know what good looks like

02 / Why trust this

Built from real client work.

Every guide on this site comes from something I've actually built for a paying client. Not a demo, not a hypothetical.

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Real client builds

Trinity Naturals, Benji's Buns, The A Circle, DeXtra, Remember a Date. Every guide is informed by actual client engagements.

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Cost to you

Free forever. No upsell maze. I'd rather earn your trust now and your business later, if at all.

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Field-tested this year

The AI landscape moves fast. Every guide is rewritten or retired when the tools or best practices change.