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Paid ideas ranked by their return: what's left each month after paying for the tool, in the worked example. A big saving from an expensive tool can beat a small saving from a cheap one, so this is the list to read if the money matters most.
The top 24 of 180 ideas
Roofers
Quotes get automatic follow-ups until the customer answers. From £40 a month per user with Powered Now Premium.
Conveyancing Solicitors
Archie, Smokeball's AI add-on, drafts first replies inside the matter for a conveyancer to check. £118 a user a month.
Private GP Clinics
Heidi drafts consultation notes and letters for the GP to check and sign. Free plan, or Clinician from £55 a month billed yearly.
Conveyancing Solicitors
Draft plain-English progress emails to buyers and sellers from anonymised facts, then check them. Free, or up to about £20 a month for a paid plan.
Builders
Draft a short written variation for every extra, with price and effect on the programme. Free, or up to about £20 a month for a paid plan.
Dentists
Dentally drafts clinical notes for new-patient exams and treatment-planning visits; the dentist edits and signs. From about £238 a month for 3 surgeries.
Plumbers
Quotes that chase themselves for approval, with reminders you set up in the app. From about £37 a month for one user.
Family Law Solicitors
Clients pick a first-meeting slot and pay when they book through Calendly. Standard from $10 (about £8) a seat a month.
Accountancy Practices
Fathom Pro for 30 clients is about £401 a month ($450 plus $17 for each of 5 extra companies). Editable AI commentary and branded reports.
Pubs
Brevo sends a weekly what's-on email to locals who have opted in. About £6 a month for up to 500 contacts.
Mortgage Brokers
Fathom AI Notetaker drafts a summary and action items from video meetings for the adviser to check. Premium from about £12 a user a month.
Employment Solicitors
Draft first versions of HR policies from your own precedents with an AI assistant, then check them. Free, or up to about £20 a month.
Video Production Companies
ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini draft call sheets and shoot risk assessments from your notes for a competent person to check. Free to about £20 a month.
Video Production Companies
Descript lets you edit video by editing the transcript, with filler word removal and captions. Hobbyist is from about £12 a month billed annually.
Hair Salons
Email clients who have opted in a rebooking reminder as their colour grows out. Brevo, free for up to 300 emails a day.
Takeaways
Brevo sends a weekly offer email to customers who have opted in at ordering. About £6 a month for up to 500 contacts.
Family Law Solicitors
Smokeball's automatic time tracking helps family teams record calls, emails and documents that go unbilled. Prosper+ £89 per user a month.
Takeaways
Take orders on your own website with Square for Restaurants. £0 a month, plus 1.4% + 25p on UK online card payments.
Private GP Clinics
Medesk sends reminders and online forms before a consultation. From about £60 a month for 250 appointments, about £72 with SMS; free for 50.
Video Production Companies
Frame.io collects client comments on frames and can generate transcripts and captions. Pro is $15 (about £11) a member a month.
Electricians
Draft clear quote wording from your site-visit notes, with inclusions and exclusions, so there's no row later. Free, or up to about £20 a month for a paid plan.
Plumbers
An AI receptionist answers the calls you can't take on a job, books the work and sends you the details. From about £44 a month.
Immigration Solicitors
Draft visa application cover letters and evidence indexes from anonymised facts with an AI assistant, then check them. Free, or up to about £20 a month.
Web Design Agencies
ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini turn a client questionnaire into first-draft page copy for the client to approve. Free to about £20 a month.