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Never lose track of an enquiry.

Every enquiry gets an owner, a next step and one place to find it.

In short: Bots & Pieces in Adelaide builds enquiry follow-up for businesses across Australia, so every enquiry has an owner, a next step and a reminder. See all my automation work.

Based in Adelaide, South Australia. I work remotely with businesses of any size across Australia.

How it works now

An enquiry lands in a shared inbox. One person starts a reply, someone else follows up, and the details end up in three different places. Some people never hear back.

How it works after

Each enquiry becomes one record with a clear next step, and reminders so nothing goes quiet. AI can write a first draft of the reply, and a person reads it before it is sent.

A person reads every draft before it goes out.

  1. Enquiry arrives
  2. One record, one next step
  3. Reminders so nothing goes quiet
  4. AI writes a first draft
  5. A person reads it before it is sent

See related work

Built and run for a real business, in my previous role. This shows the kind of work, not a promise that yours will be the same size.

Automation monitoring dashboard
Automation monitoring dashboard demonstration screen
The control room’s Tasks screen: the list of work that needs doing, which you can also see as a board of cards or as reports.

From the first chat to it being yours

  1. I map how enquiries arrive and who answers them.
  2. We agree which details and reminders matter.
  3. I connect the inbox, the record and the follow-up.
  4. I test the awkward cases: missing details, doubles and handovers that fall through.

You get one fixed quote before any work starts. I show you how to use what is built, and looking after it afterwards is optional. You can stop after any step, and you keep everything you have paid for so far.

Your options for an automation

Three honest ways to get it done, side by side.

What you are comparingDo it yourselfAgency or freelancerBots & Pieces
What it costsZapier's Team plan is about A$99 a month, plus your time to set it up$1,500 to $5,000 for each automation. Monthly retainers $790 to $3,500.One fixed quote once the full job is agreed. No GST is charged.
When it breaksYou find out, eventuallyDepends on your retainerOn any care plan the alerts come to Jacob. The Care plan fixes faults at no charge.
Money and customersIt is easy to automate a risky step by mistakeVariesA person approves the steps that touch money or customers, and every action is recorded.
Checked before it goes liveTrial and errorVariesChecked in five areas, with the findings in plain English. What gets checked
Proof it worksNone yetCase studies37 automations running in my own business, as of October 2026
Free first stepNoneUsually a sales callA free half-hour chat and the cost calculator

Other businesses' prices are typical published Australian prices, checked in October 2026, to help you compare. They are not quotes, real costs vary, and some may include GST.

Where these numbers come from
  • Kraken Digital, automation pricing (krakendigital.com.au)
  • Vikilinks, automation (vikilinks.com.au)
  • IOTAI, n8n automation (iotai.com.au)
  • Zapier, Team plan price (zapier.com), converted at US$1 = A$1.44

Will AI send replies without us checking?

Not unless you want it to. By default a person reads every draft before it goes out, and we agree exactly where that line sits before anything is built.

What about our data going to an AI company?

It is a real question and it gets answered before anything is built. Depending on how sensitive the work is, that can mean keeping the data inside your own Microsoft or Google account, taking the identifying details out before anything is sent, or running the whole thing on computers you own. You will know exactly what leaves your business and where it goes.

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Can you work with the software we already use?

Yes, that is most of the work. I start from the programs you already run, such as your accounting system, spreadsheets, email, Microsoft 365 or Google, and connect them so nothing is typed twice. Anything that touches money or customers still gets a person's check.

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Start with
one job.

A free half-hour chat. Bring one thing you need or one job that annoys you, and you will get a straight answer on whether it is worth building.

A good thing to bring: the last enquiry that went quiet.

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Prefer to talk? Call 0416 591 313
I reply to every enquiry within 1 business day (Monday to Friday).

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