Leads
New inquiries wait too long or get copied manually between systems.
Shire Automations
We find the repetitive work costing your business time and money, then build the simplest reliable way to remove it.
No AI pitch. No required software switch. We start with your workflow.
A small workflow, running quietly
Common bottlenecks
If you or your team repeat it every day or every week, it may be worth automating.
New inquiries wait too long or get copied manually between systems.
Appointments, confirmations, reminders, and rescheduling require constant attention.
Leads and estimates go cold because nobody has time to keep chasing them.
Someone has to keep checking who owes what and sending reminders.
Happy customers leave without ever being asked for feedback.
The same customer or job information gets entered into multiple systems.
How we work
We start with your business.
Understand how the work happens today: trigger, people, systems, manual steps, decisions, and outputs.
Look for repetitive work, delays, duplicate entry, errors, missed leads, slow follow-up, and manual handoffs.
Estimate hours lost, labor cost, response delays, missed opportunities, and potential revenue impact.
Do not automate everything. Start with the workflow that provides the clearest ROI.
Compare the before and after, then decide what is worth doing next.
AI might be part of the solution. It might not be.
Foundation first
Adding AI on top of a broken process usually makes the problem more expensive. We work from the foundation up.
01
How does the work happen today?
Workflow · Ownership · Manual steps · Business rules
02
Where does the information live?
Customers · Leads · Jobs · Documents · Accounting · Spreadsheets
03
Which systems need to communicate?
CRM · Email · Phone · Accounting · Scheduling · Website
04
Which predictable steps can happen automatically?
Triggers · Rules · Follow-ups · Notifications · Data movement
05
Where does the workflow need to understand, classify, draft, or decide?
Email understanding · Document extraction · Voice · Classification · Drafting · Agents
Your software
Most businesses already pay for software that works. Before building anything, we determine what should stay, what should connect, and what should change.
It works. Leave it alone.
Keep the tool, but improve how it is configured or used.
Keep it and connect it to the rest of the workflow.
Replace it only when cost, limitations, or duplication justify the change.
Eliminate software or manual tracking that no longer serves a purpose.
Preserve what works. Connect what is isolated. Fix what is broken. Build only what is missing.
Outcomes
Make sure new opportunities reach the right person and receive a fast response.
Booking, confirmations, reminders, and rescheduling.
Leads, estimates, customers, and unfinished conversations.
Invoices, payment reminders, and overdue follow-up.
Review requests, follow-ups, and reputation workflows.
Move information between the systems the business already uses.
Extract information, classify requests, create records, route work, and prepare responses.
If a process is repetitive and measurable, we can evaluate whether it is worth automating.
Scope
Level 1
For predictable, clearly defined workflows.
Website Lead → CRM → SMS Notification
Native integration, workflow automation, webhook, or lightweight scripting.
From $300
Level 2
For multiple systems, business-specific rules, custom APIs, persistent data, complex transformations, or approvals.
Lead → Customer Lookup → Service Area Check → Job Creation → Scheduling → Confirmation
Scoped after an audit when the workflow needs deeper investigation.
$550 Audit → $1,500–$2,500+ Build
Level 3
For emails, documents, conversations, classification, extraction, reasoning, dynamic decisions, or tool use.
Customer Email → Understand Request → Identify Customer → Classify Work → Create Task → Draft Response → Escalate if Needed
Intelligence is used only where the workflow needs it.
Custom scope
ROI
Finding ten things that could be automated does not mean all ten should be built.
| Workflow | Time lost | Business value | Complexity | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate follow-up | 12 hrs/mo | High | Low | #1 |
| Lead entry | 8 hrs/mo | High | Low | #2 |
| Email classification | 10 hrs/mo | Medium | Medium | #3 |
| Weekly reporting | 3 hrs/mo | Low | Low | #4 |
The goal is not maximum automation. The goal is maximum business value.
Before and after
40 estimates per month. Each estimate receives three manual follow-ups. About 8 minutes of staff time per follow-up.
About 16 hours/month spent manually following up.
Estimate Sent → Wait → Check Status → Follow Up → Stop if Accepted/Rejected → Escalate if Needed
Staff only handles exceptions and customers who need personal attention.
Pricing
30 minutes
$0
Walk us through the repetitive work in your business. We'll help identify whether there is a worthwhile automation opportunity.
Book Free CallSimple workflows
From $300
For simple, clearly defined workflows that do not require a full audit.
Lead notifications · Simple follow-up · Form routing · Basic system sync
Typical range
$1,500–$2,500+
Custom integrations and automation based on the approved scope. Complex projects receive custom pricing.
Optional
From $29/month
Monitoring, small fixes, credential/API updates, workflow maintenance, and basic support. Not required.
Ask about supportDeep investigation
$550
For workflows that need deeper investigation before anything is built.
If Shire Automations builds the solution, the $550 audit fee is credited toward the implementation.
Ask about an auditAudit includes
Human control
Automation should remove busywork without removing judgment where judgment matters.
Technology
We are not tied to one AI model, automation platform, or software vendor. We choose technology based on reliability, cost, maintainability, and fit.
Use the client's existing systems when they already work.
APIs, webhooks, native integrations, and data synchronization.
Workflow engines, rules, triggers, queues, and scheduled processes.
Custom applications and services where existing tools cannot solve the problem well.
AI models and agents when the workflow requires language understanding, extraction, classification, reasoning, or tool use.
Tools we may use when they fit
Make, Zapier, n8n, OpenAI, Claude, open-source models, and custom APIs
Similar businesses often share similar workflows. We reuse proven components where appropriate instead of rebuilding everything from scratch, then customize the parts that are unique to your operation.
Why Shire Automations
We understand the process before recommending software.
We prioritize problems based on time, cost, and opportunity.
We are not paid to force every problem into one platform.
Existing software stays when it already does the job.
We build where off-the-shelf software falls short.
AI is one capability, not the product.
Professional API and integration engineering experience, including MuleSoft certification.
Houston / Missouri City presence, with remote projects available.
Shire Automations can work with the systems you already use. You do not need to migrate to Shire Automations software.
If Shire Automations can replace several disconnected tools or solve the problem more efficiently, we may recommend it. Otherwise, we integrate with what already works.
FAQ
No. Many valuable automations only require better workflows, integrations, rules, and triggers. We use AI when the workflow genuinely benefits from understanding, classification, extraction, reasoning, or natural-language interaction.
Not necessarily. Shire Automations can work with your existing systems.
Only when there is a clear business reason. If a tool works, we prefer to keep it and integrate it.
The audit documents the current workflow, software stack, bottlenecks, data flow, recommended changes, expected business impact, proposed automation, and implementation scope.
We may skip the full audit and quote a Quick Automation directly.
Simple automations start around $300. Typical custom builds are approximately $1,500–$2,500. Complex projects receive custom pricing.
Ongoing support is optional. We can provide monitoring and maintenance, or hand off the completed workflow depending on the implementation.
Probably. If the process is repetitive and measurable, bring it to the discovery call and we can evaluate it.
Bring us one repetitive process. We'll help you determine whether it is worth automating and what the simplest reliable solution looks like.
No obligation. No AI pitch. Start with one problem.
Houston / Missouri City · Remote projects available