New · 5 agent playbooks + 7 n8n workflows

Hire your AI team.

Five boring jobs every small business has, handed to AI agents that draft first and ask before anything risky. Step-by-step playbooks, importable workflows, Excel trackers.

  • One-time $29
  • Instant download
  • 229 pages
  • Drafts before sends
The six books of Hire Your AI Team: Start Here and Books 1 to 5
The five jobs

Most small businesses don't need an "AI employee."

They need five boring jobs done every day, reliably, with a human in charge of anything that matters.

AGENT 01

Answer leads fast

A reply in minutes, drafts for anything unusual.

AGENT 02

Triage the inbox

6 labels, drafts in your voice, a morning brief.

AGENT 03

Turn notes into posts

One voice note becomes a week of drafts.

AGENT 04

Chase invoices

Friendly, then clear, then firm. You send the last one.

AGENT 05

Research prospects

20 good-fit names a day, one true first line each.

What's inside

Six real books. Not thin PDFs.

A Start Here guide and five playbooks, 229 pages in total. The previews below are actual pages from the files you download.

00-Start-Here-Agent-Safety-and-Setup-Guide.pdf · 34 pages
Cover of Start Here: Agent safety & setup guide
Start Here

Agent safety & setup guide

Read this first. The four rules that keep agents from costing you money, prompt injection explained simply, the accounts you need, n8n in 20 minutes, a weekend plan, and the ROI calculator.

4 safety rulesPrompt-injection defencesn8n setup, step by stepAgent ROI Calculator (Excel)Error-alert workflow
01-Lead-Responder-Agent.pdf · 45 pages
Cover of Book 1: The Lead Responder
Book 1

The Lead Responder

Every new inquiry gets a useful reply in minutes. The agent classifies it, drafts an answer in your voice, sends only safe FAQ answers (when you allow it), and puts everything else in Gmail for you to approve.

n8n workflow + Zapier route30 reply templatesHand-off rulesLead Tracker & Score (Excel)
02-Inbox-Agent.pdf · 44 pages
Cover of Book 2: The Inbox Agent
Book 2

The Inbox Agent

Every email gets one of 6 labels: Act, Reply, Waiting, Read, Receipts, Noise. Replies become drafts in your voice, and an 8 a.m. briefing tells you what matters. Drafts, never sends.

n8n workflow6-label systemVoice-guide builder40 promptsTime-Saved Tracker (Excel)
03-Content-Agent.pdf · 36 pages
Cover of Book 3: The Content Agent
Book 3

The Content Agent

Record a 5-minute voice note about something real from your week. The agent turns it into X posts, LinkedIn posts, a newsletter and captions. You bring the substance; it only formats.

n8n workflowVoice brief template60 hooks + banned phrases30-Day Content Calendar (Excel)
04-Back-Office-Agent.pdf · 36 pages
Cover of Book 4: The Back-Office Agent
Book 4

The Back-Office Agent

Invoice reminders that go friendly, then clear, then firm, with the final one kept as a draft. Booking confirmations and no-show reminders. Receipts into a sheet, and a weekly cash summary.

2 n8n workflows12 reminder templatesWhat to leave to your accountantCash-Flow Tracker (Excel)
05-Prospecting-Agent.pdf · 34 pages
Cover of Book 5: The Prospecting Agent
Book 5

The Prospecting Agent

Each weekday it researches up to 20 new names from your sheet, scores fit against your ideal client, and writes one specific, true first line. You decide who to contact and you send every message.

n8n workflowIdeal-client worksheetCAN-SPAM · CASL · GDPR basics25 outreach templatesOutreach Tracker (Excel)
How it works

One pattern, seven agents.

Every workflow follows the same shape. Once you have set up one, the other six look familiar. That is on purpose.

the-pattern.n8n
Triggerform · email · scheduleConfigyour words, your rulesAI stepclassify · draft · scoreCheckguards & confidenceAct or draftyou approve the unusualLogevery action, in a sheetyour corrections improve Config, not the code
1 · Import

Open n8n, choose Import from File, pick the .json. The agent appears, node by node.

2 · Configure

Replace the example.com values in one Config node: your services, prices, tone, limits.

3 · Test, then publish

Run it with fake data, read the drafts, then go live. The book walks through every click.

The workflows

See the actual n8n files.

Screenshots of the seven workflow files imported into n8n (version 2.47), each tested end to end with sample data. Sticky notes inside every workflow explain the setup.

lead-responder.n8n.json
n8n canvas of the Lead Responder workflow
Screenshot of the Agent ROI Calculator Excel workbook
Agent ROI CalculatorExample numbers, labelled EXAMPLE in the file
Screenshot of the Lead Tracker & Score Excel workbook
Lead Tracker & ScoreExample rows
Screenshot of the Time-Saved Tracker Excel workbook
Time-Saved TrackerExample rows
Screenshot of the 30-Day Content Calendar Excel workbook
30-Day Content CalendarPrompts for 30 days
Screenshot of the Cash-Flow Tracker Excel workbook
Cash-Flow TrackerExample rows
Screenshot of the Outreach Tracker Excel workbook
Outreach TrackerExample rows

Excel screenshots show example rows, labelled EXAMPLE inside the files. Delete them and add your own.

Who it's for

Built for people who run the business.

Good fit

  • Solo operators and small service businesses: trades, cleaning, studios, clinics, agencies, consultants
  • You get inquiries by web form or email and answer them yourself
  • You send invoices and sometimes chase them
  • You want to post and prospect more, without sounding like a robot
  • You can follow a checklist; no code needed

Not a fit

  • You want a "fully autonomous" agent that sends and pays without review
  • You want guaranteed income or follower numbers
  • You need enterprise compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2) out of the box
  • You want a done-for-you service: this is a do-it-yourself kit
Safety first

Drafts, not sends.

Most agent tutorials skip permissions. The Start Here guide puts them first, and every workflow is built around the same four rules.

01
Start read-only

New agents read and draft. They earn the right to send, one category at a time.

02
A human approves money and messages

Anything unusual, sensitive or expensive waits for you.

03
One API key per agent, with a cap

A spend limit means a bug can't become a bill.

04
Log every action

Each run writes a row to a sheet, and an error-alert workflow tells you when something fails.

Incoming emails, forms and web pages are treated as data, never instructions, so a message saying "ignore your rules" gets flagged for you instead of obeyed.

An honest note

Built in public.

This is a brand-new product from a brand-new account. There are no testimonials on this page because there aren't any yet, and we won't invent them.

What you can check instead: the previews above are real pages, the screenshots are the real workflow files, and the first three chapters of Book 1 are free to read before you buy.

Any example figures in the books and posts are labelled as examples. If something in the files is wrong or broken, email [email protected] and we fix it.

Price

Everything. Once.

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  • Start Here: safety & setup guide
  • 5 playbooks, one agent each (229 pages in all)
  • 7 n8n workflow files, tested
  • Zapier route in every playbook
  • 30 reply templates, 40 inbox prompts, 60 hooks
  • 12 reminder and 25 outreach templates
  • 6 Excel tools, including the ROI calculator
  • Packs in Markdown and CSV
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Do I need to code?

No. Every workflow imports into n8n from a file. You connect your accounts, paste an API key, and change the words in the Config node. The Code nodes are explained line by line in each book, but you never have to edit them.

n8n or Zapier?

The files are built for n8n (free to self-host, or n8n Cloud). Each playbook also has a chapter that rebuilds the same agent in Zapier, so you can choose. Zapier is easier to start; n8n is cheaper as volume grows.

What will it cost to run?

The bundle is $29 once. Running costs are yours: n8n Community Edition is free to self-host, n8n Cloud and Zapier have paid plans, and AI calls are billed by your provider. The Start Here guide shows how to set a monthly spend cap before you begin.

Will an agent send emails or money without me?

Not by default. Every workflow drafts first. Only low-risk messages (like an FAQ answer or a friendly invoice reminder) can be switched to send automatically, and only after you have reviewed two weeks of drafts. Nothing in the bundle moves money.

Which AI model does it use?

Any OpenAI-compatible API. The default in each Config node is a small, inexpensive model; you can change it in one field. Your API key stays in your own n8n credentials and is never in the files.

Is this for my business?

It fits solo operators and small service businesses that get inquiries by form or email, send invoices, and want to post or prospect more consistently: cleaners, trades, studios, consultants, agencies, coaches, freelancers.

What format are the files?

6 PDFs (229 pages in total), 7 n8n workflow files (.json), 6 Excel workbooks (.xlsx, they also open in Google Sheets), and prompt and template packs in Markdown and CSV. Delivered as one ZIP plus one ZIP per book.

Can I get a refund?

The files are delivered instantly, so sales are final once you have downloaded them. If a file is broken or you were charged twice, email us and we fix it or refund it. Read the free chapter first to see exactly what you get.

Who is behind this?

La Shop à Agents, a small studio in Québec, Canada, that builds AI-agent playbooks. This is a new product launched in public on X, so there are no testimonials yet. Questions go to [email protected].