Phillip Hughes
@phil-techuk.bsky.social
🚀 Automate Your Business, Reclaim Your Time
💰 AI Solutions That Make You Money
🤖 Building Automation since '07
👉 AI & Automation Resources shop.philliphughes.co.uk
💰 AI Solutions That Make You Money
🤖 Building Automation since '07
👉 AI & Automation Resources shop.philliphughes.co.uk
The 120th weekly email went out this morning, The Automation Blueprint.
Blows my mind a little.
Each week, I runthrough a simple but smart AI/Automation solution.
Let me know if you're interested in receiving it each week, and I'll send you the link.
#buildinpublic
Blows my mind a little.
Each week, I runthrough a simple but smart AI/Automation solution.
Let me know if you're interested in receiving it each week, and I'll send you the link.
#buildinpublic
February 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The 120th weekly email went out this morning, The Automation Blueprint.
Blows my mind a little.
Each week, I runthrough a simple but smart AI/Automation solution.
Let me know if you're interested in receiving it each week, and I'll send you the link.
#buildinpublic
Blows my mind a little.
Each week, I runthrough a simple but smart AI/Automation solution.
Let me know if you're interested in receiving it each week, and I'll send you the link.
#buildinpublic
Most people ask, “Which AI tool should I use?”
Wrong question.
The right one is, “Which task should I automate?”
Focus on high-impact, low-effort work.
That’s how you save time and scale fast.
Here's how: https://shop.philliphughes.co.uk/l/automation
Wrong question.
The right one is, “Which task should I automate?”
Focus on high-impact, low-effort work.
That’s how you save time and scale fast.
Here's how: https://shop.philliphughes.co.uk/l/automation
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Most people ask, “Which AI tool should I use?”
Wrong question.
The right one is, “Which task should I automate?”
Focus on high-impact, low-effort work.
That’s how you save time and scale fast.
Here's how: https://shop.philliphughes.co.uk/l/automation
Wrong question.
The right one is, “Which task should I automate?”
Focus on high-impact, low-effort work.
That’s how you save time and scale fast.
Here's how: https://shop.philliphughes.co.uk/l/automation
AI saved our client 30 hours a week.
We used automation tools, AI agents, and a custom-coded API.
Now machines handle 90% of the work.
The last 10% takes 15 minutes, not 4 hours.
AI + automation + coding isn’t hype—it’s leverage.
#buildinpublic
We used automation tools, AI agents, and a custom-coded API.
Now machines handle 90% of the work.
The last 10% takes 15 minutes, not 4 hours.
AI + automation + coding isn’t hype—it’s leverage.
#buildinpublic
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
AI saved our client 30 hours a week.
We used automation tools, AI agents, and a custom-coded API.
Now machines handle 90% of the work.
The last 10% takes 15 minutes, not 4 hours.
AI + automation + coding isn’t hype—it’s leverage.
#buildinpublic
We used automation tools, AI agents, and a custom-coded API.
Now machines handle 90% of the work.
The last 10% takes 15 minutes, not 4 hours.
AI + automation + coding isn’t hype—it’s leverage.
#buildinpublic
Today it's all about football. Huge local Derby on the TV
Wigan Vs Bolton - COYWM
Oh, got the Manchester Derby on the laptop too.
How are you spending your Saturday afternoon.
Wigan Vs Bolton - COYWM
Oh, got the Manchester Derby on the laptop too.
How are you spending your Saturday afternoon.
January 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Today it's all about football. Huge local Derby on the TV
Wigan Vs Bolton - COYWM
Oh, got the Manchester Derby on the laptop too.
How are you spending your Saturday afternoon.
Wigan Vs Bolton - COYWM
Oh, got the Manchester Derby on the laptop too.
How are you spending your Saturday afternoon.
Lawyers lose thousands by not billing small tasks.
One firm missed £138k a year by skipping calls under a billing threshold.
I built an automation that links calls, CRM, invoicing, and email.
Now every minute gets tracked, billed, and sent automatically.
Comment with "legal" to get the breakdown
One firm missed £138k a year by skipping calls under a billing threshold.
I built an automation that links calls, CRM, invoicing, and email.
Now every minute gets tracked, billed, and sent automatically.
Comment with "legal" to get the breakdown
January 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Lawyers lose thousands by not billing small tasks.
One firm missed £138k a year by skipping calls under a billing threshold.
I built an automation that links calls, CRM, invoicing, and email.
Now every minute gets tracked, billed, and sent automatically.
Comment with "legal" to get the breakdown
One firm missed £138k a year by skipping calls under a billing threshold.
I built an automation that links calls, CRM, invoicing, and email.
Now every minute gets tracked, billed, and sent automatically.
Comment with "legal" to get the breakdown
A 30-minute task now takes 15 seconds.
One AI agent pulls the data. Another cleans and processes it.
No hallucinations. No manual steps.
My client saved a full work week every month.
How long are you still spending on reports?
#buildinpublic
One AI agent pulls the data. Another cleans and processes it.
No hallucinations. No manual steps.
My client saved a full work week every month.
How long are you still spending on reports?
#buildinpublic
January 12, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A 30-minute task now takes 15 seconds.
One AI agent pulls the data. Another cleans and processes it.
No hallucinations. No manual steps.
My client saved a full work week every month.
How long are you still spending on reports?
#buildinpublic
One AI agent pulls the data. Another cleans and processes it.
No hallucinations. No manual steps.
My client saved a full work week every month.
How long are you still spending on reports?
#buildinpublic
Anyone want to check out my AI & Automation Readiness Report?
If you are a business owner and are thinking about going "balls deep" with automation in 2026 might be useful.
Also looking for honest feedback.
Comment with AI, and I'll send you the link
If you are a business owner and are thinking about going "balls deep" with automation in 2026 might be useful.
Also looking for honest feedback.
Comment with AI, and I'll send you the link
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Anyone want to check out my AI & Automation Readiness Report?
If you are a business owner and are thinking about going "balls deep" with automation in 2026 might be useful.
Also looking for honest feedback.
Comment with AI, and I'll send you the link
If you are a business owner and are thinking about going "balls deep" with automation in 2026 might be useful.
Also looking for honest feedback.
Comment with AI, and I'll send you the link
Spent 16 hours creating a report for every client.
Now it takes 2 minutes.
We used AI + automation to:
- Build the report
- Format it to Word, PDF, and Sheets
- Add extra data for internal use
9500% return on time.
Their business can finally scale.
#buildinpublic
Now it takes 2 minutes.
We used AI + automation to:
- Build the report
- Format it to Word, PDF, and Sheets
- Add extra data for internal use
9500% return on time.
Their business can finally scale.
#buildinpublic
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Spent 16 hours creating a report for every client.
Now it takes 2 minutes.
We used AI + automation to:
- Build the report
- Format it to Word, PDF, and Sheets
- Add extra data for internal use
9500% return on time.
Their business can finally scale.
#buildinpublic
Now it takes 2 minutes.
We used AI + automation to:
- Build the report
- Format it to Word, PDF, and Sheets
- Add extra data for internal use
9500% return on time.
Their business can finally scale.
#buildinpublic
2025 Review time.
A big thank you to Modern Wisdom podcast for the template. I used it this time last year to review 2024. Let's see how 2025 has gone and then I'm going to read what I wrote last year.
Have you done a review of 2025?
A big thank you to Modern Wisdom podcast for the template. I used it this time last year to review 2024. Let's see how 2025 has gone and then I'm going to read what I wrote last year.
Have you done a review of 2025?
January 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
2025 Review time.
A big thank you to Modern Wisdom podcast for the template. I used it this time last year to review 2024. Let's see how 2025 has gone and then I'm going to read what I wrote last year.
Have you done a review of 2025?
A big thank you to Modern Wisdom podcast for the template. I used it this time last year to review 2024. Let's see how 2025 has gone and then I'm going to read what I wrote last year.
Have you done a review of 2025?
Most AI automation fails before it starts.
Why?
People automate the wrong things.
Instead of copying templates, look at what wastes your time. Rank 2-5 tasks by impact and simplicity. Then automate those.
Start from your process, not someone else's solution.
Why?
People automate the wrong things.
Instead of copying templates, look at what wastes your time. Rank 2-5 tasks by impact and simplicity. Then automate those.
Start from your process, not someone else's solution.
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Most AI automation fails before it starts.
Why?
People automate the wrong things.
Instead of copying templates, look at what wastes your time. Rank 2-5 tasks by impact and simplicity. Then automate those.
Start from your process, not someone else's solution.
Why?
People automate the wrong things.
Instead of copying templates, look at what wastes your time. Rank 2-5 tasks by impact and simplicity. Then automate those.
Start from your process, not someone else's solution.
They say Facebook Pages are dead!
No! Your content is rubbish.
The FB page for a side project was at 3.5K for ages (and was losing followers).
Today, I've got 19.5K
< 4 weeks to have a 457% increase in followers.
The best part. FB are paying $650+ as well 😲
No! Your content is rubbish.
The FB page for a side project was at 3.5K for ages (and was losing followers).
Today, I've got 19.5K
< 4 weeks to have a 457% increase in followers.
The best part. FB are paying $650+ as well 😲
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They say Facebook Pages are dead!
No! Your content is rubbish.
The FB page for a side project was at 3.5K for ages (and was losing followers).
Today, I've got 19.5K
< 4 weeks to have a 457% increase in followers.
The best part. FB are paying $650+ as well 😲
No! Your content is rubbish.
The FB page for a side project was at 3.5K for ages (and was losing followers).
Today, I've got 19.5K
< 4 weeks to have a 457% increase in followers.
The best part. FB are paying $650+ as well 😲
Automation gets messy fast.
We start every project with one rule: keep it simple.
Smaller workflows. Clear boundaries. Stack them like LEGO.
It’s easier to scale when each block does one job well.
Overbuilding on day one kills momentum.
We start every project with one rule: keep it simple.
Smaller workflows. Clear boundaries. Stack them like LEGO.
It’s easier to scale when each block does one job well.
Overbuilding on day one kills momentum.
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Automation gets messy fast.
We start every project with one rule: keep it simple.
Smaller workflows. Clear boundaries. Stack them like LEGO.
It’s easier to scale when each block does one job well.
Overbuilding on day one kills momentum.
We start every project with one rule: keep it simple.
Smaller workflows. Clear boundaries. Stack them like LEGO.
It’s easier to scale when each block does one job well.
Overbuilding on day one kills momentum.
You can't automate a process if nothing is written down.
Start by mapping it at a high level.
Then decide which steps to hand off to AI.
No time to document? I'll do it for you.
Fill out this 2-minute form → https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/process-map
Start by mapping it at a high level.
Then decide which steps to hand off to AI.
No time to document? I'll do it for you.
Fill out this 2-minute form → https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/process-map
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You can't automate a process if nothing is written down.
Start by mapping it at a high level.
Then decide which steps to hand off to AI.
No time to document? I'll do it for you.
Fill out this 2-minute form → https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/process-map
Start by mapping it at a high level.
Then decide which steps to hand off to AI.
No time to document? I'll do it for you.
Fill out this 2-minute form → https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/process-map
12 months ago, I launched my AI automation agency.
I had no plan, just a skill I knew businesses needed.
Told my network. Took the first few calls. Solved real problems.
Now I run it full-time.
No idea what 2026 looks like—but I’m ready.
I had no plan, just a skill I knew businesses needed.
Told my network. Took the first few calls. Solved real problems.
Now I run it full-time.
No idea what 2026 looks like—but I’m ready.
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
12 months ago, I launched my AI automation agency.
I had no plan, just a skill I knew businesses needed.
Told my network. Took the first few calls. Solved real problems.
Now I run it full-time.
No idea what 2026 looks like—but I’m ready.
I had no plan, just a skill I knew businesses needed.
Told my network. Took the first few calls. Solved real problems.
Now I run it full-time.
No idea what 2026 looks like—but I’m ready.
Most people still think AI agents are just smarter chatbots.
They're not.
AI agents see, decide, and act on their own—no step-by-step instructions needed.
They handle tasks, learn from feedback, and improve without asking for help.
Think less like a tool, more like a teammate.
They're not.
AI agents see, decide, and act on their own—no step-by-step instructions needed.
They handle tasks, learn from feedback, and improve without asking for help.
Think less like a tool, more like a teammate.
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Most people still think AI agents are just smarter chatbots.
They're not.
AI agents see, decide, and act on their own—no step-by-step instructions needed.
They handle tasks, learn from feedback, and improve without asking for help.
Think less like a tool, more like a teammate.
They're not.
AI agents see, decide, and act on their own—no step-by-step instructions needed.
They handle tasks, learn from feedback, and improve without asking for help.
Think less like a tool, more like a teammate.
Is your business AI & Automation ready?
Answer 12 Simple questions to find out.
You'll get a report with tips on how to get started
Oh, and it's free -> https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/ai-ready
Answer 12 Simple questions to find out.
You'll get a report with tips on how to get started
Oh, and it's free -> https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/ai-ready
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Is your business AI & Automation ready?
Answer 12 Simple questions to find out.
You'll get a report with tips on how to get started
Oh, and it's free -> https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/ai-ready
Answer 12 Simple questions to find out.
You'll get a report with tips on how to get started
Oh, and it's free -> https://forms.phhdigital.co.uk/ai-ready
I've had a business idea rattling around my head for months.
Already launched a waitlist, heard crickets, killed it.
1 month ago, I watched Diary of A CEO.
A 2-minute conversation on there made me give the idea "the kiss of life".
But I'm expecting to get beaten up again 🤣
Already launched a waitlist, heard crickets, killed it.
1 month ago, I watched Diary of A CEO.
A 2-minute conversation on there made me give the idea "the kiss of life".
But I'm expecting to get beaten up again 🤣
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I've had a business idea rattling around my head for months.
Already launched a waitlist, heard crickets, killed it.
1 month ago, I watched Diary of A CEO.
A 2-minute conversation on there made me give the idea "the kiss of life".
But I'm expecting to get beaten up again 🤣
Already launched a waitlist, heard crickets, killed it.
1 month ago, I watched Diary of A CEO.
A 2-minute conversation on there made me give the idea "the kiss of life".
But I'm expecting to get beaten up again 🤣
I definitely the guy at the bottom
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I definitely the guy at the bottom
Not a bad place to be putting an AI Automation project together.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Not a bad place to be putting an AI Automation project together.
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
What 99% of short-sighted AI "Gurus" miss.
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What 99% of short-sighted AI "Gurus" miss.
Your career will never hug you back.
Your inbox won't remember your birthday.
Your projects won't grow up and leave home.
Your meetings won't cherish memories with you.
Your ambition won't care for you when you're old.
Family time isn't disposable, it's the only resource you can't replenish.
Your inbox won't remember your birthday.
Your projects won't grow up and leave home.
Your meetings won't cherish memories with you.
Your ambition won't care for you when you're old.
Family time isn't disposable, it's the only resource you can't replenish.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Your career will never hug you back.
Your inbox won't remember your birthday.
Your projects won't grow up and leave home.
Your meetings won't cherish memories with you.
Your ambition won't care for you when you're old.
Family time isn't disposable, it's the only resource you can't replenish.
Your inbox won't remember your birthday.
Your projects won't grow up and leave home.
Your meetings won't cherish memories with you.
Your ambition won't care for you when you're old.
Family time isn't disposable, it's the only resource you can't replenish.
Tired of grinding 60+ hours a week while your profits shrink?
What if AI could hand you back your life and supercharge your business?
Dive into this A-Z guide of game-changing tools that automate the boring stuff and help you make bank!
What if AI could hand you back your life and supercharge your business?
Dive into this A-Z guide of game-changing tools that automate the boring stuff and help you make bank!
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tired of grinding 60+ hours a week while your profits shrink?
What if AI could hand you back your life and supercharge your business?
Dive into this A-Z guide of game-changing tools that automate the boring stuff and help you make bank!
What if AI could hand you back your life and supercharge your business?
Dive into this A-Z guide of game-changing tools that automate the boring stuff and help you make bank!
Loving my first trip to Turkey.
October 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Loving my first trip to Turkey.
If someone says they are an "AI Automation Expert", RUN.
I've been coding automation since 07.
Why?AI is only 2 years old. And it moves so fast
I'm like Liam Neeson; I've built up a set of skills that make me very dangerous.
I can help you automate part of your business.
I've been coding automation since 07.
Why?AI is only 2 years old. And it moves so fast
I'm like Liam Neeson; I've built up a set of skills that make me very dangerous.
I can help you automate part of your business.
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If someone says they are an "AI Automation Expert", RUN.
I've been coding automation since 07.
Why?AI is only 2 years old. And it moves so fast
I'm like Liam Neeson; I've built up a set of skills that make me very dangerous.
I can help you automate part of your business.
I've been coding automation since 07.
Why?AI is only 2 years old. And it moves so fast
I'm like Liam Neeson; I've built up a set of skills that make me very dangerous.
I can help you automate part of your business.
When you find out that person pitching you the new "AI-based" product, used to also schelp
-LinkedIn courses
-Growth hacking courses
-NFT's
-Crypto
-Dropshipping
-LinkedIn courses
-Growth hacking courses
-NFT's
-Crypto
-Dropshipping
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
When you find out that person pitching you the new "AI-based" product, used to also schelp
-LinkedIn courses
-Growth hacking courses
-NFT's
-Crypto
-Dropshipping
-LinkedIn courses
-Growth hacking courses
-NFT's
-Crypto
-Dropshipping