The AI Biz Audit: What You Can Automate in 24 Hours

Let’s be honest.
If you’re a small business owner or solo entrepreneur, your to do list is probably longer than your last vacation. But here’s the kicker:

Most of what’s on that list can be automated. Today.

You don’t need a CTO. You don’t need a huge team.
You just need to do what I call an AI Business Audit a simple process that reveals which parts of your business are ripe for automation using tools that are cheap (or free) and easy to use.

In this post, I’m going to walk you through the exact method I use to do a 24-hour automation audit for small businesses. You’ll learn:

• What parts of your business to target first
  
  

• What tools to use
  
  

• Real examples of how others have done it
  

An AI Business Audit is a step-by-step review of your current workflows, with one goal:

Identify everything you're doing manually that could be done faster (and cheaper) with AI or automation tools.

It’s not about replacing people it’s about buying back your time and sanity.

You’re probably already doing this stuff:

• Writing customer replies
  
  

• Manually onboarding clients
  
  

• Posting on social media daily
  
  

• Updating spreadsheets
  
  

• Repeating yourself on Zoom
  
  

What if that all ran in the background while you focused on higher leverage work?

Break your business into five buckets:

1. Marketing
   
   

2. Sales
   
   

3. Customer Support
   
   

4. Operations/Admin
   
   

5. Content Creation
   
   

Use a Google Doc or Notion board to list tasks under each one.

Go through each task and mark:

• M = Manual (done by you or team)
  
  

• A = Already Automated
  
  

• S = Semi-Automated (partially automated but still needs human input)
  
  

This will highlight where you’re leaking time.

Here are a few powerful tools and what they can replace:

Case Study: How a Coach Reclaimed 15 Hours a Week with an AI Audit

Melissa R., a mindset coach in North Carolina, used this exact audit to automate:

• New client onboarding (Google Form + Zapier + Airtable)

• Weekly recap emails (ChatGPT + TextCortex)

• Course delivery (Teachable + automation triggers)

She now saves 15 hours per week and reinvested that time into a group coaching program that doubled her income in 60 days.

Read the full case study here: Coach Automates Client Workflows

Focus on quick wins stuff that takes under 30 minutes to set up but makes a big impact.

Here are 3 examples:

1. Auto-Respond to New Leads

Tool: Tally Forms + Zapier
 Set up a form that triggers an instant email response + adds the lead to your CRM.

2. Daily Social Posts Without Logging In

Tool: Ocoya or FeedHive
 AI writes, schedules, and posts across all channels.

3. Turn Customer Questions Into Knowledge Base Articles

Tool: ChatGPT + Notion AI
 Paste a customer question into ChatGPT, get a polished response, and save it in your FAQ doc.

Before:

• Winging your schedule
  
  

• Manually emailing every client
  
  

• Constantly playing catch up
  
  

• Zero time for strategic thinking
  
  

After:

• Automations running in the background
  
  

• Inbox down to near zero
  
  

• Onboarding handled while you sleep
  
  

More time to grow and scale intentionally

Here’s the truth:
If you don’t start automating now, someone else in your niche already is.

But this isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses—it’s about building a business that doesn’t burn you out.

Run your AI Biz Audit today.
Then use what you find to build a system that supports your growth, your clients, and your life.

You’ve got 24 hours.
Let’s automate.