Client's "automation expert" took 8 months to build broken workflows. I fixed everything in 14 minutes and tripled their conversion rate.
Client's "automation expert" took 8 months to build broken workflows. I fixed everything in 14 minutes and tripled their conversion rate. This is why agencies are losing deals to solo operators: THE DISASTER HANDOFF Digital course creator, Michelle: "My automation guy disappeared after 8 months" Me: "What did he deliver?" Michelle: "Broken funnels, duplicate emails, missing sequences" Me: "How much did you pay?" Michelle: "$28,000 so far" 🚩 Red flag: 8 months with no working automation THE INHERITED MESS What the "expert" left behind: - 47 different Zapier workflows (most broken) - 12 landing pages that didn't connect properly - Email sequences firing randomly - Students getting charged twice - Refund requests daily - Course access failing 60% of the time Michelle: "I'm losing $15k/month in failed conversions" Her business was bleeding out. THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS I spent 30 minutes auditing the disaster: - Webhook endpoints pointing to deleted pages - Email triggers set up backwards - Payment processing had 3 different failure points - Course delivery broken in 8 different places - Analytics tracking completely missing The "expert" had basically connected random tools hoping something would work. THE 14-MINUTE REBUILD Opened Skada.ai and described what actually needed to happen: "Build complete course sales funnel: landing page visit → email capture → nurture sequence → sales page → payment processing → course delivery → student onboarding" 14 minutes later: ✅ Clean funnel architecture ✅ Proper email sequences ✅ Seamless payment processing ✅ Automatic course access ✅ Student progress tracking ✅ Completion certificates ✅ Upsell automation THE TESTING PHASE Michelle: "Should we test this slowly?" Me: "Let's run a live purchase right now" She bought her own course with a test card: - Landing page loaded instantly - Email capture worked perfectly - Welcome sequence triggered - Payment processed smoothly - Course access granted immediately - Student dashboard populated