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Building an AI-Powered CRM That Actually Works for Solo Consultants

Most CRM software is built for sales teams of 10+. Solo consultants need something different.

The Architecture

  • Notion database for contact records (free tier)
  • Claude API for email analysis and lead scoring
  • Zapier for automated data entry (free tier)
  • Calendar integration for meeting tracking

Total cost: $20/month.

AI Lead Scoring

Every new contact gets scored 1-100 automatically based on company size, urgency signals, fit with AI services, and decision-making authority.

Automated Follow-Up Sequences

  • 80-100: Immediate personal outreach + free audit offer
  • 60-79: Email nurture sequence
  • 40-59: Newsletter list
  • Below 40: Archive

Meeting Intelligence

After every call: Whisper transcribes, Claude generates structured summary with action items, summary syncs to Notion, follow-up email drafted and queued.

Results

  • Lead response time: 4 hours to 12 minutes
  • Follow-up consistency: 60% to 100%
  • CRM maintenance: 5 hours/week to 15 minutes

Complete blueprint: wedgemethod.gumroad.com/l/ai-automation-playbook-smb

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