Built the same AI workflow in 8 minutes that took my competitor 6 weeks. Client paid me MORE. Here's what actually happened: THE SETUP Client called me frustrated: "We hired an agency 6 weeks ago" "They're still 'scoping requirements'" "We just need order processing automated" "Can you help?" Red flag: Agency was at $15k, hadn't delivered anything THE COMPETITOR'S APPROACH Week 1-2: Discovery calls Week 3-4: Technical documentation Week 5-6: "Building infrastructure" Deliverables so far: - 47-page requirements doc - Figma mockups - Architecture diagrams - Zero actual automation Their timeline: "Another 4-6 weeks" Their tech stack: "Custom Python API with n8n integration" MY APPROACH (Tuesday Morning) Client shared their requirements doc. 87 pages of overcomplicated nonsense. What they actually needed: 1. Email arrives with order 2. Extract order details 3. Validate inventory 4. Create shipment 5. Send confirmation Classic 5-step workflow. THE 8-MINUTE BUILD I didn't use n8n. I didn't write custom code. I didn't "architect" anything. I used the tool I've been building (Skada.ai). Typed one prompt: "Process order emails, validate against inventory sheet, create shipment in system, send confirmation" The tool: - Built the entire workflow - Connected all systems - Added error handling - Set up notifications Time: 8 minutes Tweaks needed: 2 (custom email template preferences) Total time: 12 minutes THE CLIENT DEMO Screenshare at 2pm. Ran test order through. Email in → Confirmation out. 3 seconds. Client: "Wait, it's done?" Me: "Yeah, let's test edge cases" Ran 15 different scenarios. All worked perfectly. Client: "The agency said this was complex" Me: "It's not" THE PRICING CONVERSATION Client: "So what do I owe you?" Me: "What were you paying them?" Client: "$15k setup, $2k/month management" Me: "$12k setup, $1,500/month" Client: "You built it in 12 minutes" Me: "And it actually works" They paid immediately. THE AGENCY'S RESPONSE They sent a 9-paragraph email explaining:

Right now i’m building something that kinda blurs the line between marketing and operations. A system that connects everything from Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, even viber and turns it into one synced sales brain. Built fully on n8n, Airtable, and an integrated OCR verification system, this setup isn’t just another chatbot it’s an actual assistant that handles the entire customer flow from “hi” to “here’s your order ID.” Here’s how it works 👇someone drops a message “menu ?” or “can i order?” Our AI agent (powered by n8n) fetches the menu straight from Airtable, confirms whether it’s delivery or pickup, asks if it’s cash or transfer, and summarizes everything before sending for confirmation. If the customer chooses transfer, that’s when the fun starts the agent requests the slip, sends it to a separate n8n workflow that runs OCR scans the slip, checks for duplicate reference numbers, validates the amount, and once verified, logs it directly into Airtable’s Sales Table. then automatic updates roll out. Customer gets their confirmed order + sales ID. Owner gets notified with the same details human input. no delays. zero repetition. Delivery or pickup, cash or transfer all handled in one flow. What used to take 4–5 manual steps and a ton of DMs now happens inside a single automation that never sleeps. Tech stack? 🧠 n8n – workflow automation & logic handling 📊 Airtable – product menus, sales records, order validation 👁️ OCR (Google Vision) – slip scanning + duplicate check 💬 Meta API + Viber + WhatsApp Cloud – message integration across all platforms The goal? to build a system that not only manages your social media but sells through it. If you think this can be something useful to you, leave me a dm