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AI automation, research, and plain-English ops for London businesses.

Guides on phone orders, salon bookings, bookkeeping, WhatsApp, fractional CTO, and how AI search (GEO) picks sources. Written to be useful to owners — and clear enough for answer engines to cite.

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What free AI onboarding actually means for London restaurants, salons and shops

Free AI onboarding with Algonix means no payment to start, two live automations in about one week around tools you already use, a metrics report, and free maintenance on those two automations.

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Restaurant phones, salon diaries, shop books, founder tech leadership, and AI search.

Automation8 min

AI phone agents for London restaurants: stop missing dinner-rush orders

How AI phone order automation helps London restaurants recover missed takeaway revenue without new hardware or a customer app.

Automation7 min

Salon booking automation: cut no-shows with deposits and WhatsApp reminders

How London salons and barbershops reduce no-shows with automated booking, deposits, and day-before reminders — without another booking app fee.

Automation6 min

Bookkeeping automation for independent shops: get your Sundays back

How invoice capture and reconciliation automation gives London retailers hours back each week without replacing their accountant.

Automation7 min

WhatsApp automation for UK local businesses: bookings, reminders, and FAQs

Practical WhatsApp automation patterns for UK restaurants, salons, and shops — bookings, deposits, FAQs, and handoff to humans.

Founders8 min

Fractional CTO vs agency: what founders with an MVP actually need

When to hire a fractional CTO instead of another agency sprint — ownership, on-call, roadmap, and shipping for AI-built and early SaaS products.

Research9 min

AI automation in 2026: what the research means for small businesses

A practical read on 2026 AI automation trends for SMBs — agents, tool use, reliability, and why boring ops beats flashy chatbots for restaurants and shops.

GEO8 min

How AI search (GEO) changes marketing for local London businesses

Generative engine optimisation for local businesses: how ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI answers pick sources — and how Algonix content and case studies help.

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