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Where does this work live today?
What's Your Busywork? Tell us the process that eats your day
Most owners cannot name the thing that eats their day, because it is not one thing. It is a morning spent moving the same numbers from an inbox into a sheet, then into a second sheet nobody else is allowed to touch. This page asks you to describe that process in your own words, and I send back a short sketch of what I would automate first.
It is built for owners of small white-collar businesses who know a process is costing them but have never had to write it down. There is nothing to install and no meeting to book. Two quick questions, three short answers about how the work actually goes, and you are done.
Why describing it is the useful part
A repetitive process survives because nobody has ever said it out loud end to end. The steps live in one person's habits, so the cost is invisible and the fix is unbuildable. Writing it down in plain language is what turns it into something anyone can look at. That is all this tool asks for, and it is why the prompts want a description rather than a rating: a number tells us a process is painful, a description tells us which step to remove.
Busywork FAQ
What counts as busywork?
Any step a person repeats because the software will not. Re-typing an order that already arrived by email, copying the same figures into a second sheet, chasing someone for a number that exists somewhere else, rebuilding the same report every month. If the work is decided the moment it starts and the only variable is how long it takes, it is busywork.
What do I get back, and what does it cost?
A short written sketch of the process you described, naming the step I would remove first and what would replace it. It is free, there is no meeting attached, and nobody calls you. If you want to go further after reading it, I will tell you what building it involves before you commit to anything.
How long does this take?
About three minutes. Two questions are a single tap. The other three ask you to describe the process the way you would explain it to a new coworker, and there is no length you have to reach.
Do I have to leave my email?
Only if you want the sketch. The description is saved when you finish the questions, so you can stop at that point and nothing is lost. The email step exists purely to have somewhere to send the reply.
What would it cost to actually fix the process?
There is no up-front build fee. Ongoing work is $250 to $500 a month with a six-month minimum, so the smallest commitment is $1,500. That subscription covers building a complete working application, not a trial version of one, plus the maintenance to keep it running afterwards. New features are estimated separately, so you see what each one costs before it is built. A larger initial scope gets the application built plus a design document and specification with each phase quoted.
What happens to what I write here?
It reaches one person, who reads it. It is stored so the reply can reference it and it is not sold, shared, or added to a marketing list.
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