Task
How do I produce content and video with little active time?
One explainer video a month costs 15 active minutes of review, not two days of production. The difference is that scripting, animation and editing run automated and only the approval stays with a person. Publishing LinkedIn posts stays deliberate manual work: timing and tone per post is a judgment call, not a pattern. The Instagram reel also stays manual, because recording and cutting still need real decisions here.
These rows appear with measured minutes in the reference paper. Request it, free.
Not sure where to start? The Time Audit shows which task gets automated first.
What you get
You do not get slides. You get an answer for your business: which steps around content and video you can hand off, and which stay with you. That is what the Time Audit delivers:
- Your task list as a file, one row per activity
- One decision per task: automate, drop or keep
- One-page memo with the ten most important tasks
- The Build Sprint, if you want it: one workflow, built in your existing tools, with up to two connections. The metric is agreed in writing before the start, in hours per week. The Time Audit is credited 100% when the sprint is ordered within 30 days.
What changes in your week: Scripting, animation and editing of an explainer video can be automated where your task list confirms it. The approval stays with you. LinkedIn posts and the Instagram reel stay deliberate manual work.
Time Audit: €1,490 ($1,700) net + VAT, fixed price, delivered within 5 working days. Book the Time Audit or look at the page first.
Task list rows covered here
| No. | Task | Frequency/month | Active min/run | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Produce an explainer video | 15 | 15 | automate |
| 3 | Publish LinkedIn posts (4 per week) | 17 | 12 | keep |
| 9 | Record and cut an Instagram reel | 2 | 30 | keep |
Every row gets a decision in the reference paper: automate or keep. Your own rows: 20-minute diagnosis, free.
How the time audit measures this
One row in the task list exceeds what a person manages by hand in a month: 15 explainer videos, against roughly 10 by hand for a full-time role. Measured here: 3.75 active hours a month for all 15 videos combined, assuming 160 working hours a month and about two days per video by hand.
Frequently asked questions
How to automate routine office tasks for small businesses?
By automating only the part that repeats: raw material and structure. Approving the finished piece stays with a person. Whether that pays off for you, we settle in the free 20-minute diagnosis. Prefer to read first? The reference paper.
Best tools to automate admin tasks for small businesses
For content production it is usually a combination of a template and an automation step, rather than a single tool that covers everything. In the free diagnosis we place this against your own setup.
What are the best software options for managing repetitive business workflows?
Free tools often cover the rough cut or the structure; the final polish tends to stay manual work. Whether that pays off for you, we settle in the free 20-minute diagnosis. Prefer to read first? The reference paper.
Compare popular platforms for small business task automation.
The comparison is only worth doing once it is clear which rows genuinely have high frequency. For content that is often a fraction of the workflow. Whether that pays off for you, we settle in the free 20-minute diagnosis. Prefer to read first? The reference paper.
How to automate recurring tasks for a small business using digital tools?
Only for the parts with a clear pattern: scheduling, filing structure, status fields. The content decision stays outside the software. Whether that pays off for you, we settle in the free 20-minute diagnosis. Prefer to read first? The reference paper.
Note: this page summarises our own research (as of September 2026). It is not legal, tax or funding advice.
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