Think It, Make It: Small Business Automation — by David J Garfield
Book 03 · AI Creator Mastery Series

Think It, Make It: Small Business Automation

How to Save Time, Reduce Costs, and Improve Productivity with Modern AI Workflows

Every small business runs on a pile of repetitive tasks — emails, scheduling, follow‑ups, invoicing, reporting. Small Business Automation is the playbook for finding the busywork that's costing you the most hours per week, building the AI workflows that erase it, and documenting the systems so your team — or your future self — can run them without you.

Pages: 201 pages Formats: Kindle + Paperback Updated: as the tools evolve

What you'll be able to do

After this book, the busywork that used to eat your week runs on autopilot.

Audit your business for the highest‑leverage automations

Find the tasks costing you the most hours per week — and the ones AI can actually take off your plate first.

Build AI workflows that run on autopilot

Customer emails, lead routing, scheduling, invoicing, reporting — set them up once and let them run while you work on what matters.

Document systems your team can run without you

Replace fragile, in‑your‑head processes with workflows the rest of the company (or your future self) can pick up and execute.

Who this book is for

For

  • Solopreneurs and small‑business owners losing 10+ hours a week to repetitive admin
  • Operations leads building systems that don't fall apart when one person is out
  • Consultants and agency owners scaling without hiring

Not for

  • Enterprise IT teams looking for compliance‑grade automation platforms
  • Readers wanting a deep dive on a single tool (Zapier, Make, n8n) — the book is tool‑agnostic
  • Anyone expecting "set it and forget it" with zero process work

Inside the book

A practical, chapter‑by‑chapter walkthrough.

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David Garfield has spent 40 years building systems that scale. Small Business Automation is the small‑business version of what he built for Fortune 500 teams — with the AI tools that finally make it possible solo.

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Frequently asked

Do I need to know how to code?

No. The workflows in the book use no‑code and low‑code tools. If you can drag boxes, you can build them.

Will this work for my industry?

The book covers workflows common to almost every small business — customer comms, scheduling, billing, reporting. Industry‑specific add‑ons are easy from there.

How much will the tools cost me?

Most start at free tiers. The book lists current pricing for every tool covered. Total monthly cost for a typical solo setup is under $50.

What if the tools change after I read the book?

Subscribers get updated editions free as tools evolve.

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