A fictional day in the workshop

Your working day should not end at your desk.

Martin is a joiner in Fürstenfeldbruck. He would rather be at his workbench.

But enquiries, call-backs and website updates rarely fit into his working day.

Martin and his joinery business are fictional. This is an example, not a customer story. No business is using GO in production yet.

Hands guide a plane across a clamped oak board while a long shaving curls away; AI-generated example image.
AI-generated example image. Martin, his family and his business are fictional.
In pilot

A reply before the day gets away from you.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

A quick reply, then I can unload. Otherwise that email will join us at the table tonight.

GO takes over

GO drafts a reply to your email enquiry. You check the text and approve it.

Keeping customers. Without a quick reply, the Huber family asks the next joiner.

Email intake is running in a pilot and is not yet generally available.

More: Answering enquiries automatically (German page)

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 25 enquiries a week, 12 minutes per reply without GO and 5 with GO. You still read, check, edit and approve.

175 min a week

Running todayEmail in pilot

Arrange the visit. Get back to measuring.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

Measurements first, appointment second. Both need to fit.

GO takes over

GO suggests times within your opening hours. You check what fits and confirm the appointment for your iPhone calendar.

Keeping customers. Without a prompt suggestion for a date, Ms Lechner waits longer and may ask another firm.

More: Automating appointment booking for trades businesses (German page)

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 10 appointments a week, 8 minutes to arrange each without GO and 3 with GO. Measuring itself takes the same time.

50 min a week

Running today

The deadline is no longer buried in the small print.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

The letter has been in the tray since Monday. When the money has to go out is surely somewhere in the small print.

GO takes over

GO reads the letter from your photo, explains in plain words what it means and suggests the deadline. You confirm it, GO reminds you in good time and, if you wish, drafts a reply.

Avoiding trouble. No customer is lost here, but a missed deadline causes trouble with the timber merchant.

The AI only receives the recognised text, never the photo. You check and confirm deadlines yourself. The reply is a draft that GO does not send; for mail from a court GO drafts none.

More: Data protection and security at bytebrise GO

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 6 letters a week, 5 minutes per letter without GO and 2 with GO for reading, sorting and noting the deadline. Checking, paying and replying stay with you.

18 min a week

Reminder running todayText and phone in preparation

Keep that call-back in sight.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

That note was here a moment ago. Right, Mrs K. first, then my sandwich.

GO takes over

GO reminds you to call back and shows what the call is about. You make the call when you have time.

Keeping customers. If the call-back gets left, Ms K. may look for another firm.

Call-back reminders run today. SMS and phone are in preparation.

More: Following up missed calls (German page)

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 10 call-backs a week, 4 minutes of searching without GO and 1 with GO. Time spent on the call is not counted as a saving.

30 min a week

Running todayLive status for DHL and Deutsche Post

You know when the parcel arrives.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

So when do the fittings arrive? I noted the number down somewhere, but where?

GO takes over

You scan the barcode or enter the number. GO recognises the carrier and, for DHL and Deutsche Post, shows the current status with its history.

Avoiding trouble. No customer is lost, but if you do not know when the fittings arrive, you cannot give the customer a reliable fitting date.

You capture parcels by barcode scan, from scanned letters or by hand. GO fetches the live status only for DHL and Deutsche Post; for other carriers you set the status yourself.

More: bytebrise GO at a glance

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 3 deliveries a week, 5 minutes without GO and 1 with GO for finding the number and asking for the status. Unpacking does not count.

12 min a week

Running today

The document is where you look for it.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

The quote for the Huber family has to go out. I did file those hallway photos somewhere.

GO takes over

Your documents sit in folders in the filing area. The search finds files by name and, for letters, by the recognised text. What you no longer need, you put in the archive.

Keeping jobs. If Martin cannot find the photos in time, the quote for the Huber family goes out later, and the job may go to a faster firm.

The search only shows hits from folders you are allowed to see. The archive is read only.

More: What bytebrise GO connects to today

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 5 searches a week, 6 minutes per search without GO and 1 with GO. Filing itself stays with you.

25 min a week

In preparation

You have already put work into that quote.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

I put some thought into that kitchen. I would like to know if they still have questions.

Planned for GO

A reminder with a suggested follow-up for open quotes is planned. This feature is not available yet.

Keeping jobs. Planned: without a follow-up, the kitchen quote for the Brandl family may stay unanswered, and the job goes to a firm that gets in touch. This function is not available yet.

More: Following up quotes (German page)

Not in the total

In preparation

Let word of your work get around.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

Those doors fit nicely. It would be good if someone looking for a joiner saw that too.

Planned for GO

GO is intended to prepare a request for an honest review. The feature is not available yet; the requirements for sending it are still being clarified.

Being found. Planned: if you do not ask for an honest review, you stay less visible to new customers. This function is not available yet.

More: Requesting Google reviews automatically (German page)

Not in the total

A bytebrise service

Your website needs attention. So does your evening.

Martin’s thoughts · fictional character

All right, I can close the laptop. My daughter is already taking my turns for me.

bytebrise takes over

bytebrise updates your website and Google profile as part of your booked services. You check the preview linked in the email and approve the change.

Keeping jobs. An outdated website and a neglected Google profile can mean enquiries end up with the firm next door.

Website subscription and Visibility are separate bytebrise services. We do not promise any particular Google ranking.

More: Renting a website and visibility on Google

Worked exampleShow assumption

Assumption: 60 minutes a week without bytebrise and 10 with it for updates and approvals. The 50 minutes are separate from GO.

50 min a week

A little less for Martin to keep track of.

  1. Email enquiryopenReply approved
  2. Measuring-up appointmentopenIn the iPhone calendar
  3. Invoice from the timber merchantopenDeadline with reminder
  4. Call Mrs K. backopenReminder with context
  5. Delivery of the fittingsopenStatus in GO
  6. Documents for the Huber quoteopenFile found
  7. Follow up the fitted-kitchen quoteopenIn preparation
  8. Ask for a reviewopenIn preparation
  9. Website and Google profileopenbytebrise prepares updates
Weekly worked example
AreaAssumptionMin a week
Email enquiries25 × (12 − 5 min)175
Arranging appointments10 × (8 − 3 min)50
Post and deadlines6 × (5 − 2 min)18
Searching before call-backs10 × (4 − 1 min)30
Tracking parcels3 × (5 − 1 min)12
Finding documents5 × (6 − 1 min)25
Subtotal GO310
Website and Google profile (bytebrise)60 − 10 min, separate50

More than an hour a day

back, with GO in the worked example

Calculation: 310 min a week ÷ 5 working days = 62 min per working day.

Incidentally: that is 5 hrs 10 min a week and about 20 hrs a month (310 min × 46 weeks ÷ 12 months = 1,188 min). Holidays and public holidays are deducted as 6 weeks.

Separately: 50 min a week in the worked example for website and Google profile updates, a bytebrise service.

Set your own figures

Not counted: following up quotes and review requests. Both features are in preparation.

Worked example: more than an hour per working day at the workbench instead of on these admin tasks.

The separate worked example leaves more time at the family table in the evening.

No business is using GO in production yet. These times are assumptions, not measured customer results.

“Enquiries without a reply: 0” is an assumption of the story, not a measured value. Only stops with customer contact that are not in preparation are counted. GO only prepares replies; nothing is sent until you approve it.

bytebrise GO from Fürstenfeldbruck costs €79, €149 or €399 a month depending on team size, plus a one-off €490 setup. All prices are final prices; under § 19 UStG no VAT is charged. See GO pricing.

Example calculation based on assumptions. Your figures may differ.

What would it save you?

The sliders start at the figures for Martin, our made-up example from the story above.

With Martin’s figures

around 62

minutes per working day

That is around 20 hours a month.

Month: minutes per week × 46 ÷ 12, rounded to the nearest half hour. Holidays and public holidays are deducted as 6 weeks.

Example calculation based on assumptions. Your figures may differ. The minutes per task are assumptions, not measured values, because no business is using GO in production yet. Not included: phone and text messages (in preparation), website maintenance by bytebrise.

How we calculate
Assumptions per task, with Martin’s figures
TaskMartin’s volumewithout GO (min)with GO (min)saved per task (min)minutes per working day
Answering email enquiries5 per day125735
Arranging appointments2 per day83510
Preparing call-backs2 per day4136
Handling letters6 per week5233.6
Finding documents5 per week6155
Tracking parcels3 per week5142.4
Total62
  1. Daily tasks: 5 × 7 + 2 × 5 + 2 × 3 = 51 minutes a day.
  2. Weekly tasks: 6 × 3 + 5 × 5 + 3 × 4 = 55 minutes a week, divided by 5 working days = 11 minutes a day.
  3. Together: 51 + 11 = 62 minutes per working day.
  4. Per month: 62 × 5 × 46 ÷ 12 = around 1,188 minutes, so around 20 hours.
A man in a work shirt moves a game piece at the kitchen table while a child opposite rolls the dice; AI-generated example image.
AI-generated example image. Martin, his family and his business are fictional.

On to the app

More time at the workbench. You stay in charge.

GO drafts replies, suggests appointment times and reminds you about call-backs. See what you check and approve.

How approval works