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See what to build, and what it would save you.

We map the jobs your team repeats every week, measure what each one costs you in hours, and design the system that would take them over. Sometimes that's AI. Often it's a simpler automation, or a setting in software you already pay for. You get the blueprint and a fixed quote, and the $1,000 comes off the build.

Not sure what you need? Take the two-minute Gap Score.

Comes off the build
$1,000
Weeks to your blueprint
1–2
An example Gap Blueprint: your repeat jobs measured in hours with replying to inquiries first, a fix for each job (an automation, AI or a setting you already pay for), and one fixed quote for the full build.
The problem

Sound familiar?

Your week runs on repeat.

The same inquiries, quotes, chasing and copying between tools, done by the people you can least spare.

A big build feels like a gamble.

You know something has to change, but not what, what it would cost or what it would save.

Everyone has an answer, usually AI.

Nobody has looked at how your business actually runs before saying what you need.

The difference

Your work first. The build second.

  1. 01

    We start with your week

    We map the jobs your team repeats, start to finish, before anyone mentions a tool.

  2. 02

    We fix the job before we build

    A messy job built into software is still messy, just faster. We cut the steps that don't need doing first.

  3. 03

    Every recommendation measured in hours

    Each job comes with the hours it costs you now and what the build would save, so you can judge it before you spend more.

What you get

From a busy week to a blueprint

How your week runs now

  • The jobs your team repeats, mapped start to finish
  • The hours each one takes, and who does it
  • Where work stalls, gets copied twice or slips through
  • The software you pay for, and what it could already do

What to change

  • The jobs ranked by hours back each week
  • The steps to drop before anything is built
  • For each job: a setting, an automation, AI or a full system, and why
  • The jobs that should stay with a person, and what to keep away from AI

Your blueprint

  • A written blueprint of the build, in plain English
  • What it would save you, next to one fixed quote
  • The first move, if you'd rather start small
  • Yours to keep, whether or not you hire us

If you go ahead

  • The $1,000 comes off the build
  • We build it ourselves, at the price quoted
  • Ongoing advice as things change, for a fee agreed first

$1,000 · fixed price · Usually done within a week or two. · All prices

Testimonials

From our clients.

  • Richard is the guy for turning messy systems into logical and simple solutions for a non-techy business owner.

    ResiTechAutomations and dashboardsCase study: ResiTech →
You'll stop · You'll start

What changes after the blueprint

  • StopGuessing what a fix would save

    StartKnowing the hours, job by job

    Every repeat job is measured, so the biggest drain is obvious.

  • StopBuying software to fix a messy job

    StartFixing the job, then building

    We cut the steps that don't need doing before anything is built.

  • StopBeing sold AI for everything

    StartUsing it only where it pays

    AI where it saves real time, and a simpler fix everywhere else.

  • StopWondering what a big build would cost

    StartSeeing one fixed quote

    The full build, priced in writing, next to what it would save.

How it works

Four steps. No surprises.

Free · no commitment

  1. Gap Audit

    Tell us what eats your week, then we talk it through on a short call.

  2. Plan

    A free written plan with the gaps, a rough saving, and whether a Blueprint makes sense. Within a week.

Fixed price · only if you say yes

  1. Blueprint

    We map and measure every repeat job, design the build and give you one fixed quote. A week or two.

  2. Build

    If you go ahead, we build it at the price quoted, and the Blueprint fee comes off.

You decide after step 2. Only pay if you like the plan.

Why us

A blueprint from the people who build it

  • Fixed price, and it comes off the build
  • You talk to the person who'd build it
  • Plain English, no jargon and no hype
  • We'll tell you when a simpler fix will do
  • Our own five businesses run on systems we built ourselves
  • Every account in your name, never ours
Questions

Gap Blueprint: your questions

How is this different from the free Gap Audit?

The free Gap Audit looks across your whole business, finds the gaps and gives a rough saving. If you need a single piece, like a CRM or an automation, it ends with a fixed quote. The Gap Blueprint is the next step for a bigger build: every repeat job mapped and measured, the full system designed, and one fixed quote for all of it.

Do I need the free Gap Audit first?

Usually it comes first, and it often points here. If you already know you want a bigger build, you can start with the Blueprint.

Does the $1,000 come off the build?

Yes, all of it, if you hire us to build what the blueprint recommends.

Will you push AI on us?

No. AI is one option among several. Often a simpler automation or a setting in software you already pay for does the job better. The blueprint says which, and why.

What could the blueprint lead to?

Anything from a change to software you already pay for to a complete system: a custom automation, a CRM, a dashboard, or all of them joined up as Business HQ. The build is quoted at a fixed price, next to what it would save.

Can you give me a real example?

For ResiTech, a relocation company, we built a register of every visa, ID and work permit they manage for a client's staff and their families. It warns the team before anything expires. Our own five businesses, GapShark included, run on systems we built ourselves.

What about our data and privacy?

We recommend tools and settings that keep your business data private, and flag anything that shouldn't go near AI.

What if a big build isn't right for us yet?

Then the blueprint says so, and what to fix first. Sometimes it's a small change you can make yourself.

Get in touch

Tell us about the work that eats your week.

A few lines help us see whether a Gap Blueprint fits, or whether the free Gap Audit is the better start. We reply within a business day.

Rather email? Write to rich@gapshark.com. Rather talk it through? Book a call.

Not sure it's the right fix? Take the two-minute Gap Score first.

Optional.

If you have one.

What can we help with?

The job your team repeats most, where it gets stuck, roughly how many hours it takes and who does it.

Services

Need more than a blueprint?

Pick your path and start where you are. We'll guide the rest.

  • I want more customers

    A website that brings in work

    A fast, clear site that shows up on Google and tells people what you do in five seconds. Start simple or go custom.

    from$99/month

    no setup fee, 12-month minimum

  • Leads slip through the cracks

    Turn more inquiries into paying customers, on autopilot

    Every inquiry lands in one place, gets a reply in minutes and a follow-up until they book. Your CRM chases the leads, so you don't have to.

    Fixed quote

    after the free Gap Audit

  • Admin eats my week

    Automations built around exactly how you work

    Tell us the job no tool does your way. We build it around your process, connect it to your tools and have it running about a week after the brief.

    from$300

  • I'm guessing at my numbers

    Your business, live on one screen

    Sales, leads, jobs and cash, pulled in and updated on their own. Know what's making money, and what isn't, before it costs you.

    Fixed quote

    after the free Gap Audit

  • I pay for too many tools

    Run your whole business from one login

    Business HQ puts your website, customers, quotes, invoices and numbers in one system built around how you work. It replaces the pile of subscriptions, for one monthly fee.

    Fixed quote

    after a Gap Blueprint

Already have a website?

Make the one you have work harder, or move it somewhere better.

  • My WordPress site is slow

    Move off WordPress and keep your Google rankings

    We rebuild your site without the plugin pile, and keep every page address Google already knows.

    from$99/month

    no setup fee, 12-month minimum

  • I'm not showing up on Google

    Steady SEO that builds month by month

    Monthly SEO on the site you have, or added to any website plan. No tricks, just work that lasts.

    from$950/month

    6-month minimum

  • Customers ask ChatGPT first

    Get named in AI answers

    Clear, quotable pages so ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews can find you and name you.

    Included in every SEO package

free · no sign-up

Learn for free

Ready-made prompts for the jobs you repeat, from replying to inquiries to drafting quotes. Copy one, paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. No call needed.

Not sure which path is yours?

Example screens, not real client data. Prices in US dollars.