http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.strictlysavvy.co.nz en-us Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:23:25 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/166179/why-diy-automation-often-breaks/ Automation is more accessible than it has ever been. Most platforms now make it pretty simple to connect tools, trigger emails, or move information from one system to another. For straightforward workflows, that can work well. Difficulties rarely appear at the start. They shows up gradually, once automation becomes part of the everyday running of the business. ... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:19:50 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post166179 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/165673/what-automation-supported-va-support-actually-looks-like/ Once you understand the benefit of automation-supported virtual assistant support, it’s natural to ask how that plays out day to day. Here’s how that works in practice. ... Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:21:16 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post165673 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/165580/our-internal-automations-exposed/ "You set it up, connect your tools, and save time." Not really helpful information when you're just starting out.We want to go deeper into the specifics: which tasks, which tools, what the automation actually does, and whether it was worth building. Here's a look at what automation genuinely looks like inside Strictly Savvy to give you some inspiration.... Fri, 29 May 2026 11:25:07 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post165580 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/165466/effort-isnt-enough-why-growing-businesses-need-systems/ At a certain stage in business, workload isn’t the issue anymore. You’ve delegated, you’ve brought in support, and tasks are getting done. From the outside, it looks organised. But it still feels like someone has to be actively thinking about everything for it to keep moving. That’s the point where systems start to matter. ... Tue, 26 May 2026 17:59:15 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post165466 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/164880/delegation-isnt-the-same-as-a-system/ Most business owners reach a point where they realise: “I can’t keep doing all of this myself.” So they delegate. They hire a VA, hand over the inbox, pass on invoicing, and get help with follow-ups. And things improve. But there’s a second layer most people don’t think about: Delegation alone doesn’t automatically make your business run smoothly. It just changes who is doing the work. ... Tue, 19 May 2026 18:45:15 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post164880 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/164244/what-makes-a-good-automation/ Set it up once, let it run, get your time back. And yes, when it works well, that's exactly what happens.But there's a version of automation that looks nothing like that. The one where you're constantly stepping in to fix errors, where the process has more manual steps than before you started, where something breaks on a Friday afternoon and you're troubleshooting it over the weekend.The difference between those two outcomes usually comes down to a handful of things that are easy to overlook whe... Wed, 06 May 2026 15:51:19 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post164244 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/163595/we-ditched-chatgpt/ If you've been using ChatGPT for a while and it's lately been feeling like more work than it's worth, you're not alone. The editing gets heavier, the outputs start to feel same-same, and troubleshooting anything technical can turn into an hour of being sent in circles by a AI hallucinations.That's where we landed after months of daily use. We'd done the work to set ChatGPT up properly, and it still wasn't performing. So we switched to Claude, and we've been moving the whole team across. Here's w... Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:25:37 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post163595 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/163174/death-by-a-thousand-clicks/ Things are getting done, clients are looked after, and the work is moving forward. But behind the scenes, there's often a different story.It looks like manually forwarding emails between inboxes because the tools don't talk to each other. Chasing the same overdue invoice for the third week running because there's no automatic follow-up. Rewriting the same new client email from scratch every time because there's no template, no trigger, no system behind it.None of this feels like a crisis. Each t... Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:16:04 +1200 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post163174 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/162572/tools-that-dont-just-talk/ AI tools have been great at helping you think, write, and solve problems, but you’ve still had to do the work.You generate something, then copy it, paste it, move between tools, and finish the task yourself. That gap has always been there. Claude Cowork is starting to remove it.It’s a desktop agent created by Anthropic that can operate across your computer. It can access files, open tools, and carry out multi-step tasks on your behalf. It’s designed for non-coders, so you don’t need anyt... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post162572 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/post/162530/signs-your-business-is-ready-for-automation/ Most business owners don’t wake up one morning thinking, “Today feels like a good day to automate things.” What they usually feel instead is: a bit stretched a bit distracted and slightly uneasy about how much is being held together by memory and effort If that sounds familiar, automation might already be relevant - even if you don’t quite see it that way yet. Here are some common signs your business is ready for autom... Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:48:04 +1300 http://www.strictlysavvy.co.nz/blog/#post162530