Less admin.More business.

I build the systems that answer enquiries, chase quotes and handle the paperwork for local businesses, so the work you've already earned doesn't slip away while you're busy doing the job.

Two minutes on a form, no call needed. Rather do it yourself? See the ready-made kits.

A normal Tuesday, handled.

Scroll through a day in a local business: the moments that usually slip, and what happens instead.

An enquiry lands while you're driving to the first job.

They get a reply straight away, and the details arrive on your phone as a text.

Your phone rings with both hands full.

They get a text back before they've rung the next business on the list.

Last week's quote is still sitting there, unanswered.

It gets followed up on day 3, 7 and 14, and stops the moment they reply.

The admin you'd normally do at the kitchen table.

Already done. Entered once, filed, and the invoice is ready to send.

Three ways I can help.

Some businesses need one automation. Some need a proper system built around how they work. Some need someone to work out which. I'll tell you which one you actually need.

AI Automation

The repetitive jobs that eat your evenings, running on their own: replies, follow-ups, reminders and review requests.

  • HandlesEnquiries, missed calls, quotes, bookings, reviews
  • Build timeUsually under two weeks
  • Runs onYour existing number, inbox and calendar
See the automations

AI Software & Systems

Custom tools built around how your business actually runs, for when off-the-shelf software makes you work around it.

  • HandlesClient onboarding, paperwork, job pipelines, internal tools
  • Build timeSet out in the plan, before you agree to anything
  • Built forOne business at a time: yours
See what I build

AI Consulting

A proper look at where your hours are going, and an honest answer about what's worth automating. Including what isn't.

  • Starts withA fixed-price assessment
  • You getA ranked plan, priced item by item
  • ThenI build it, or you take the plan elsewhere
How it works

Rather do it yourself?

Ready-made n8n automations you buy once, import, and run on your own n8n and email. Every one is built start to finish, free, on The Blueprint, so you can watch it work before you buy.

Quote Chaser: automatic quote follow-ups
n8n automationFor trades & servicesInstant download

Quote Chaser

Stop losing jobs to quotes nobody followed up.

An n8n automation for trades and service businesses. Add each quote as you send it; polite follow-ups go out from your own email until the customer replies or you mark it won or lost. Free to run.

US$39 one-time · agency licence US$99 See Quote Chaser →
Review Request Machine: automatic Google review requests
n8n automationFor trades & servicesInstant download

Review Request Machine

Ask every customer for a Google review. Without remembering.

An n8n automation for local businesses. When a job is done, your customer gets a thank-you with your Google review link, and one reminder only if they didn't click. Monday summary included. Free to run.

Make content? See Typereel and the Repurpose Pack. Everything else is on the Products page.

Pick your industry.

See the systems I'd build for a business like yours, with an example of how it works and the maths behind it.

The numbers that matter when you're busy.

0min

to ask for your free plan, and you keep it either way

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to hear about a new enquiry, wherever you are

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person you deal with, from the first message to the fix

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lock-in contracts. Support is month to month.

How working together goes.

No pitch deck, no three-week onboarding. This is the whole thing.

Start with step one
1

Tell me how it runs

Two minutes on a form: how enquiries, quotes and admin move through the business. No call needed, though you can book one if you'd rather talk. Free, and you keep the plan either way.

2

The plan

What's broken, what it's costing, what I'd fix first and what that costs. One page, in plain English, emailed to you and priced before anything starts.

3

The build

Built, connected to what you already use, and tested on real cases before a customer ever touches it. You approve every message that goes out in your name.

4

Handed over, and looked after

You get a plain summary of what's running. If something breaks, you text me and I fix it. If you want something changed, same.

Jax, founder of Emanate AI Based on the Fleurieu

One person, and you'll have his number.

I'm Jax. I run Emanate AI, and I'm the one who does the work. There's no account manager, no offshore team, no ticket queue. If something breaks, you text me and I fix it.

I started this because I watched good local businesses lose work they'd already earned: calls missed on the job, quotes nobody chased, nights spent typing up what should have happened automatically. Most of the fix is unglamorous. Get the process straight first, then automate the parts worth automating.

I'll also tell you when something isn't worth it. Some jobs should stay with a person, and a system that annoys your customers is worse than no system at all.

Jax

Before you ask.

What does it cost?

Automations are quoted per build, depending on how many you want and what they need to connect to. Custom systems are scoped and priced before anything starts. Consulting begins with a fixed-price assessment.

I'll give you a real number in your free plan, once I know how the business runs. Quoting before that would be a guess, and you'd be right not to trust it.

Do I have to change the software I use?

Usually not. Most of what I build connects to what you've already got: your phone number, inbox, calendar, spreadsheet or CRM. If something genuinely needs replacing, I'll tell you why before anything changes.

How long does it take?

A single automation is usually running inside a fortnight. Bigger systems get a timeline in the plan, so you know before you agree to anything.

Will my customers know it's automated?

It reads like a normal message because you approve the wording. The point isn't to fool anyone. It's that a real reply arrives in seconds instead of hours.

Am I locked in?

No. Builds are quoted as one-off jobs, and ongoing support is month to month if you want it.

What happens to my data?

We agree on that before anything is built: what's stored where, what AI is allowed to see, and what never leaves your systems.

I'm flat out already. Do I need this?

Being flat out is usually why the admin is slipping. But I'm not going to talk you into anything. If there's nothing worth building, your plan will say so.

Do you sell anything ready-made?

Yes. I sell ready-made automation kits you buy once and run on your own n8n, like Quote Chaser, which follows up every quote, and the Review Request Machine, which asks every customer for a Google review. See all of them on the Products page.

Find out what's leaking.

A free written plan on where your enquiries, quotes and hours are going missing. Two minutes to ask, no call needed, no obligation.

Get your free plan

No call needed. Prefer to talk? Book a 15-minute call.