Illustrative examples

Time saved vs. retainer cost

How businesses could recover hours — and what they pay YouAutomate to run automations in production.

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Three businesses, three workflows

Estimated monthly labour value compared to Starter or Growth plan retainers. Your audit will model real numbers for your business.

Restaurant · Shoreditch, London

Bella Vita Trattoria

Missed-call WhatsApp recovery & table booking

Starter
Time saved (est. monthly)£936

~52 hrs/month @ £18/hr

YouAutomate retainer£149/mo
Net monthly gain+£787

6.3× return on retainer (labour value vs subscription)

Evening service meant missed calls went unanswered. An AI workflow now texts back within seconds, qualifies party size, and books tables into their diary.

  • •38% more bookings recovered from missed calls
  • •Staff stopped juggling WhatsApp while serving
  • •24/7 enquiry handling without extra headcount
“We were losing covers every Friday and Saturday. The automation pays for itself before the lunch rush.”

Salon · Clapham, London

Luxe Hair Studio

Booking confirmations & no-show reminders

Starter
Time saved (est. monthly)£858

~39 hrs/month @ £22/hr

YouAutomate retainer£149/mo
Net monthly gain+£709

5.8× return on retainer (labour value vs subscription)

No-shows and last-minute gaps were costing chair time. Automated WhatsApp reminders and waitlist fill-ins keep the column booked.

  • •No-shows down 34% in 6 weeks
  • •6+ hours/week saved on manual reminder texts
  • •Waitlist fills cancellations automatically
“No-shows dropped sharply in the first month. My receptionist finally has time to focus on clients in the chair.”

Trades · Islington, London

Northside Plumbing & Heating

Lead qualification, quoting & invoice chase

Growth
Time saved (est. monthly)£2,135

~61 hrs/month @ £35/hr

YouAutomate retainer£349/mo
Net monthly gain+£1,786

6.1× return on retainer (labour value vs subscription)

The owner was on tools all day and missing enquiries. AI qualifies jobs by SMS, logs leads to the CRM, and chases overdue invoices.

  • •Same-day reply to every missed call
  • •Quote follow-ups run without office admin
  • •Average days-to-payment cut by 5 days
“I'm off the tools less but winning more jobs. Invoice chasing alone was worth the retainer.”

All businesses and figures on this page are fictional illustrations for marketing purposes. Results vary by industry, workflow, and team adoption.

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