What is that job really costing you?
Put in the hours and see what it adds up to over a year. No email and no sign up. If the sums say it is not worth fixing, this page will tell you that too.
That job costs you about £5,750 a year.
230 hours, or roughly 6 working weeks of somebody’s year.
If a tool took three quarters of that job away, it would pay for itself in about 27 weeks at £2,500, the bottom of my price range, or about 86 weeks at £8,000, the top. The size of the job sets the price, and I will tell you which end you are at. It looks worth 20 minutes of your time.
Book Your Free 20 Minute CallHow do I work out what a manual job costs my business?
Multiply the hours a week by the number of people doing it, then by what an hour costs you. Multiply that by 46, which is the working weeks left in a year once 5.6 weeks of statutory holiday come off.
What hourly cost should I use?
If a member of staff does the job, use what they cost you, which is their pay plus your employer costs. If you do it yourself, use what an hour of your time earns when you are selling or doing paid work, because that is what you are giving up. £25 is only a starting point.
How does the calculator decide whether a job is worth fixing?
It assumes a tool takes three quarters of the job away, then shows the payback at both ends of my Build price, £2,500 and £8,000. If even £2,500 would not pay for itself inside a working year, it tells you not to build it.
These are rough sums, and your real numbers will differ. For more detail, read how much time AI really saves a small business and what a small business should pay for automation, or see my prices.