Freelancers & agency owners, Take the advance payment. Seriously. I know this sounds obvious, but I ignored this rule once and I'm paying the price for it right now. A few weeks ago, I completed an entire workflow for a contractor based in California. The scope was discussed. The work was delivered. Everything was completed from my side. Then came the scope creep. Suddenly there were new requirements that were never part of the original agreement. Since those requests were outside the approved scope, the project got stuck in back-and-forth discussions. The result? The client hasn't paid the contractor yet. The contractor hasn't paid me yet. And everyone's stuck in endless conversations. The reason I didn't take an advance? "Let's build trust first." Big mistake. Trust is great. Contracts are better. Advance payments are even better. A lesson I'll never ignore again: Get the scope in writing. Take an advance. Deliver the work. Get paid. Leave on good terms. PS: Get that advance fix that windshield 😂

Hello, guys, I am proud to showcase my first build that I made all by myself. I wanted to test my skills if I could build a workflow that checks an email upon arrival decides wether it has a picture in the attachments. If it does so than it updates a database with the picture description. What do you think? Would you suggest any improvements that I could make? Leave your impressions down in the comments🙌 PS: Huge thanks goes to @Matthias Schweiker for helping me with this idea for a build.💪

Anybody in this group getting good results from implementing AI receptionists? I'm thinking either RetellAI or GoHighLevel. I watched a Youtube video with Danny Harris and how easy (it seems?!) to sell voice agents to businesses that miss calls every day because they're away from the phone or too busy to pick up. I feel like I keep coming back to this service model which probably means it's resonating with me and I should pursue it. Are there any seasoned veteran-users in this group who I'd be able to fall back on if I have questions on implementation down the road? TIA!!🤩

I am looking for a AI developer for my agency. Please message me if interested!

Hi everyone 👋 I’m currently building my first real client automation using n8n and I’d love to get some feedback from people who already run similar setups in production 😊 Current setup: - self-hosted n8n on VPS - local HTML file as a simple dashboard/form - HTML triggers n8n webhooks - additional n8n Forms for mobile usage - goal: keep everything extremely simple for the client The client wants: - add new customers easily - customer get forms (which need to be filled out by him) - “gap filler” feature for free appointment slots - usage on PC + smartphone - as little technical complexity as possible My open questions: 1️⃣ Local HTML file vs small web app? Right now I’m leaning towards simply copying the HTML file locally onto the studio laptop (via USB) instead of hosting it online. Why? - simple - no publicly accessible frontend - less hosting/security overhead How would you solve this? 2️⃣ Security If the local HTML file sends data to my n8n server through HTTPS webhooks: Would you consider that secure enough for a small business use case like this? 3️⃣ Mobile solution For mobile usage I’m planning to simply use n8n Forms and save them as home screen icons. Example: - “Add new customer” - “Send gap filler” Is anyone here using something similar in production? 4️⃣ SMS / Whatsapp for existing customers (because they are already in an excel sheet with name and tel number - unfortunately no email adress) Does anyone have experience with: - affordable SMS providers in EU? - whether WhatsApp would make more sense? 5️⃣ General question: How would you design this whole system to be as maintenance-free and foolproof as possible for small local businesses? Any input is highly appreciated 🙌