# Automating repetitive tasks

> A task redone identically every day or every week can almost always be automated. I write the script or scheduled job that does that work for you, with a check in place to flag when something falls outside the normal pattern.

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## What suggests automation makes sense

- The same person exports, fixes and re-imports the same file every week.
- A price or stock update is done manually, product by product.
- Data entry errors keep recurring on a task that never actually changes.
- A report is rebuilt by hand every month from several different sources.
- A customer follow-up or internal notification depends on someone remembering to send it.

## What lends itself to automation

- **Stock and price syncing** — Automatic updates between the shop and a file, an ERP or another sales channel.
- **Document generation** — Invoices, delivery notes or labels generated automatically from orders.
- **Reminders and notifications** — Emails or alerts triggered by a specific event: abandoned cart, low stock, pending order.
- **Periodic reports** — Automatic compilation of sales or stock data, sent out on a set schedule.
- **Handling recurring orders** — Detecting and automatically handling repeating patterns in orders, such as a restock or a subscription.

## How I set up an automation

1. **Precise description of the current task** — What's currently done manually, with what data, how often, and by whom today.
2. **Writing the script or scheduled task** — Building the automation, with explicit handling of cases where data is incomplete or unexpected.
3. **Setting up a check** — A mechanism that flags an anomaly rather than letting a silent error repeat unnoticed.
4. **Observation period** — The manual process stays available in parallel while I confirm the automation behaves as expected.

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## FAQ

### Do you use no-code tools or custom code?

Both, depending on the case. A no-code tool can be enough for a simple task; a custom script becomes necessary once the logic goes beyond what the tool can configure cleanly.

### What happens if the automation fails one day?

A well-built automation flags its failure rather than hiding it. That's something I build in systematically, to stop an error going unnoticed for days.

### How much does an automation cost?

It depends on how long the manual task currently takes and how complex the rules to code are. The price always follows a precise description of the existing task.

### Do I need technical skills to use what you set up?

No, the automation is designed to run without daily intervention. Minimal documentation explains how to monitor or restart it if needed.

### Can an automation fully replace a human task?

Not always entirely. Some tasks keep an element of judgement that's hard to code cleanly; the automation then handles the general case and leaves edge cases to a human check that's faster than before.

### Does the automation need revisiting as my business changes?

Often yes, at least occasionally. A rule written for a given volume or setup may no longer fit if the business changes significantly; an adjustment is usually simpler than a full rewrite.