What Should a Small Business Automate First?
Choose the first process to automate by observing the work, separating exceptions, limiting scope, and assigning someone to own the result.
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I'm Samuel Fajreldines I am a specialist in the entire JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem (including Node.js, React, Angular and Vue.js) I am expert in AI and in creating AI integrated solutions I am expert in DevOps and Serverless Architecture (AWS, Google Cloud and Azure) I am expert in PHP and its frameworks (such as Codeigniter and Laravel). |
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Samuel Fajreldines I am a specialist in the entire JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem (including Node.js, React, Angular and Vue.js) I am expert in AI and in creating AI integrated solutions I am expert in DevOps and Serverless Architecture (AWS, Google Cloud and Azure) I am expert in PHP and its frameworks (such as Codeigniter and Laravel).
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Automation
27 articles · practical guides & tutorials by Samuel Fajreldines
In-depth Automation articles, hands-on guides and tutorials by Samuel Fajreldines — 27 expert posts on Automation for software engineers.
Articles in Automation
Should a Small Business Build Custom Software or Buy It?
Decide when a small business should buy software, connect existing tools, or build a custom piece, with process, access, and maintenance in view.
Software department vs agency: which fits a small business?
Compare a project agency with an ongoing software department and see which model preserves context, access, maintenance, and accountability.
Why Don't CRM and Accounting Software Match?
Find out why CRM and accounting data differ, how to trace one sale, and what to fix before buying another connector or replacing a system.
How to Switch Software Vendors Without Losing Data
Learn how to change software providers while keeping control of accounts, data, integrations, and the business workflow before ending the old contract.
What to Do When Business Software Loses Support
Your vendor ended support? Learn how to protect operations, confirm the deadline, and choose a bridge, upgrade, replacement, or accountable owner safely.
Why Does the Same Customer Appear Twice Across Business Systems?
Find out why one customer appears in different records, how to stop new duplicates, and who should own the fix across business systems.
Freelancer or Agency for Small-Business Software?
Compare a freelancer and an agency for small-business software by scope, coordination, continuity, access, and accountable ownership.
How to Move Inventory from a Spreadsheet to Software Without Losing Data
Move inventory from a spreadsheet with data cleanup, a physical count, a test import, reconciliation, and a clear owner after the cutover.
What Should a Software Maintenance Agreement Include?
Learn what to check in a software maintenance agreement: scope, response, access, changes, security, and exit before you sign.
Why Does Quoting Take So Long When Suppliers Use Different Formats?
Why do supplier quotes stall when replies arrive as PDFs, spreadsheets, or emails? Organize scope, fields, and ownership before buying quoting software.
When Should a Small Business Replace Quoting Software?
Learn when to fix the process, connect systems, or replace quoting software your sales team avoids, without losing quote history, data, or clear ownership.
How to Stop Entering the Same Order in Multiple Systems
Find out why your team re-enters the same order in multiple systems and decide what to fix, connect, or put under clear ownership.
How to Compare Software Development Proposals Before Signing
Compare software proposals by outcome, scope, delivery proof, ownership, maintenance, and exit before you sign.
When Should a Small Business Replace Its Scheduling Spreadsheet?
Learn when a scheduling spreadsheet still works and when shifts, availability, messages, and competing versions need a more reliable process.
What to Do When Your Software Developer Leaves
Your developer left? Learn how to stabilize operations, recover access, test recovery, and choose who will take over the business system.
Does My Small Business Need a Customer Portal?
Learn when a customer portal helps with repeated requests, documents, and approvals, when a message or status page is enough, and who should own the next step.
Why Don't CRM and Inventory Numbers Match?
Find out why CRM and inventory show different numbers, how to trace one order, and when to fix the process, integration, or ownership for a clearer operation.
When Should a Small Business Hire a Software Developer?
Find out when your small business needs a developer, when a project is enough, and when ongoing software ownership makes sense.
How to Stop Customers Calling for Order Updates
Learn how to stop customers calling for order updates. APQC surveyed 289 organizations; choose messages, a status page, a portal, or human help with confidence.
When Should a Small Business Stop Buying Software Tools?
Learn when to stop buying software tools, find duplicate work, and assign ownership before your business signs another contract it cannot explain.
Why Do Business Quotes Take So Long?
Find out why business quotes take so long, locate the bottleneck between request, pricing, and approval, and decide what to fix before buying software.
Why don't your business systems talk to each other?
Learn why CRM, finance, inventory, and support records drift apart, then decide what to connect, keep, or replace first.
Who maintains custom software after launch?
Find out who should maintain business software after launch and check accounts, data, maintenance, changes, and handoff before you hire.
When to replace a spreadsheet for inventory
See when an inventory spreadsheet becomes an operational bottleneck and choose between a better process, ready-made software, or a system with a clear owner.
Building an AI-Assisted LinkedIn Job Application Bot with Puppeteer, Bun & ChatGPT
Learn step-by-step how I combined Bun, TypeScript, Puppeteer and OpenAI's ChatGPT to create a bot that scans LinkedIn, decides if a role matches my profile,…
Building a LinkedIn Job Application Robot with Puppeteer and TypeScript
Learn how to build an automated LinkedIn job application system using Puppeteer, TypeScript, and Node.js to streamline your job search process while…