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  <description>Guides on automating office work, written for Utah business owners.</description>
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    <title>How much does AI automation cost?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>AI automation cost depends on the scale of the project. See what makes a project small or large, and book a free consultation to get a price for your task.</description>
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    <title>API or browser automation: how to tell which you need</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>An API sends data straight to a website's system. Browser automation works its screens like a person. How to tell which one your website needs, and what to ask.</description>
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    <title>How to automate emails from Excel</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Three ways to send emails from an Excel sheet: mail merge, Power Automate, or a custom automation. When each one fits, and when to hire a builder.</description>
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    <title>Automation consultant, DIY tool, freelancer or new hire?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>Four ways to deal with repeated office work: a DIY tool, a freelancer, an automation consultant, or another hire. When each one fits, and what to ask first.</description>
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    <title>Case study: about 250 hours a year of data entry, automated</title>
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    <description>How we automated a daily one hour of Excel-to-website data entry for a Utah fiber contractor: the steps, the build time, and about 250 hours a year returned.</description>
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    <title>Is AI automation worth it for a small business?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>AI automation pays off when a task repeats daily and follows fixed steps. A simple way to count the hours, with one real example from a Utah contractor.</description>
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    <title>Power Automate yourself, or hire someone?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>When Power Automate is enough to move data from Excel to a website, and when to hire a builder. A plain checklist from a Utah automation company.</description>
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    <title>The website has no API: what are your options?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <description>When a customer or vendor portal has no API, you still have options: a bulk import, browser automation, or a smaller manual task. How to choose between them.</description>
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