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Blackburn Creative

Automations that give you your afternoons back.

We connect the tools your business already uses and remove the copy-paste between them: leads that land in the CRM, quotes that go out on time, invoices that reconcile themselves, reports that arrive before you ask. Workflow automation, CRM setup and integrations for businesses in Gatineau, Ottawa and across Canada.

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Find the busywork, then remove it

The most expensive hours in a small business are the ones spent moving information from one place to another: retyping a web enquiry into the CRM, chasing a deposit, building the same weekly report, sending the same follow-up email. None of it needs a person, and all of it is where mistakes happen.

We start with a short audit of how work actually flows through your business, then automate the handoffs in order of payback. Most clients see the first automation live within a week, and the pattern compounds: each one frees time to fix the next.

The tools we work with

We build on n8n when you want to own the automation and keep data in your hands, and on Zapier or Make when speed and simplicity matter more. We set up and integrate CRMs such as HubSpot, Pipedrive and GoHighLevel, connect accounting tools like QuickBooks, calendars, email platforms, payment providers and the custom APIs behind your own systems.

  • Lead capture to CRM with instant, personalized follow-up in the enquirer's language
  • Quote, invoice and payment reminders that run themselves
  • Scheduling and booking flows with confirmations and no-show reduction
  • Marketing email sequences triggered by real behaviour
  • Live dashboards that pull sales, ads and operations numbers into one view

The custom punch-clock and reporting tools we built for Paysagement Pierre Perrier show how automation and a small piece of custom software can replace an entire manual routine.

Built to keep running

An automation that silently fails is worse than none. Every workflow we build has error handling, alerts when something breaks, logs you can read, and documentation that explains what runs and why. We keep credentials in your accounts, so nothing depends on us, and we test each flow with real edge cases before it goes live.

Where a step needs judgement, for example classifying a message or drafting a reply, we add an AI step with a human check, rather than pretending a rule can cover every case.

What automation costs

Individual automations are the most accessible thing we sell: many are scoped and built within days. A full CRM setup with pipeline, follow-ups and reporting is a larger project, usually a few weeks. We quote fixed prices per workflow or per phase, and the tools themselves carry modest monthly costs that we help you keep down.

Start by listing the tasks you repeat every week in the project form. We will come back with which ones to automate first and what each would save.

What's included

Workflow audit

A map of how work moves through your business and where time leaks.

Workflow automation

Built on n8n, Zapier or Make, with error handling and alerts.

CRM setup and integration

Pipelines, fields, follow-ups and reporting configured for how you sell.

Email marketing automation

Sequences triggered by behaviour, in French and English.

API integrations

Custom connections between systems that don't talk to each other.

Dashboards and reporting

Live numbers from every tool in one view, delivered on schedule.

How it works

  1. 01

    Audit

    We document the repetitive tasks and rank them by hours saved.

  2. 02

    Design

    Each workflow mapped with its triggers, rules, exceptions and owners.

  3. 03

    Build and test

    Built in your accounts, tested against real edge cases.

  4. 04

    Monitor

    Alerts, logs and a review after the first month of real use.

Questions we get asked

Which automation platform should we use?

n8n if you want ownership and control of your data, Zapier or Make if you want the fastest path. We recommend based on your tools, volume and budget.

Can you set up our CRM?

Yes. We configure pipelines, fields, automations and reporting in HubSpot, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel and others, and migrate your existing contacts.

What happens if an automation breaks?

It alerts you and us, logs the failure and, where safe, retries. Nothing fails silently.

Do we need custom software instead?

Only when the process itself is unique. We tell you honestly, because automation is usually cheaper.

How fast can we see results?

Simple workflows go live within days. A full CRM and follow-up system takes a few weeks.

What would you do with five hours back a week?

List the tasks you repeat and we'll tell you which to automate first.