Client paid their agency $31k over 4 months for "workflow optimization." I recreated everything from scratch in 67 minutes. Runs 4x faster. Sometimes starting over beats fixing broken things. THE PROBLEM Client: "Our workflows are getting slower" Agency: "You need our optimization package" Client: "What's that involve?" Agency: "Performance audit, code refactoring, architecture improvements" Cost: $31,000 Timeline: 4 months Month 1: Audit phase Month 2: Planning phase Month 3: Implementation Month 4: Testing and rollout Client paid. THE RESULTS After 4 months and $31k: - Workflows 12% faster - Three new bugs introduced - Monthly maintenance required - Additional $2k/month ongoing support Client called me: "This doesn't feel right" THE ANALYSIS Me: "Show me the workflows" Client shares access. I review their system. What I see: - 9 workflows - Overly complex routing - Redundant steps everywhere - Built like spaghetti code Me: "Your agency optimized this?" Client: "That's what they said" Me: "They polished a mess" THE SOLUTION Me: "Let me rebuild these from scratch" Client: "How long?" Me: "Give me an hour" Client: "For the estimate?" Me: "For the rebuild" THE REBUILD 1:00 PM - Open Skada.ai Workflow 1: Lead processing - Agency version: 24 nodes, 8 seconds - My version: Generated in 4 minutes, runs in 1.8 seconds Workflow 2: Order fulfillment - Agency version: 31 nodes, 12 seconds - My version: Generated in 6 minutes, runs in 2.4 seconds Workflow 3-9: Same pattern 2:07 PM - Done All 9 workflows rebuilt. All tested. All deployed. THE PERFORMANCE Agency's "optimized" workflows: - Average execution: 9.2 seconds - Error rate: 3.1% - Maintenance: Weekly updates needed My rebuilt workflows: - Average execution: 2.1 seconds - Error rate: 0.1% - Maintenance: None needed 4.4x faster. Built in 67 minutes. THE COMPARISON Agency approach: - Analyzed existing complexity - Added patches and fixes - "Optimized" inefficient structure - Charged $31,000 - Took 4 months

Just wrapped up another automation project, and to be honest, this one felt really good to deliver. Steven came to me with a familiar problem, he was spending too much time doing the same repetitive tasks every single day. Nothing too crazy, but enough to slow him down and drain his focus. His words were basically: “I just want this stuff to run without me babysitting it.” So I built him a workflow that kind of does exactly that. Simple input → clean automation → consistent results No stress. And seeing feedback like this afterwards… honestly, it means a lot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Johnson has been really professional and very knowledgeable about the subject matter and it’s reflected on the automation workflow he created for me. I would recommend him to anyone.” I think this is why I enjoy building these systems, people get their time back, their work gets smoother, and the annoying parts disappear in the background. If you could automate one thing in your daily workflow, what would it be?

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Overcomplicating simple tasks Not adding proper error handling Ignoring webhook security The solution? Start simple, test thoroughly, scale gradually. What's your biggest N8N challenge?