Before I was a full-time developer, I ran businesses. I know exactly what it feels like to have those nagging little technical frustrations that eat away at your day.

You know the ones: The spreadsheet that needs manual formatting every Monday morning. The two pieces of software that should talk to each other but don’t, forcing you to copy-paste data like a human bridge. The subscription app you pay $30 a month for that only does one very specific thing.

You might look at these issues and think, “It’s annoying, but it’s not a whole website build. Surely it’s not worth hiring a professional developer just for that?”

My answer is a resounding yes.

In fact, fixing these small, targeted pain points is often where you get the highest return on investment from technology. Here is why you shouldn’t ignore those little frustrations, and how Strahan Web Development approaches “small” projects.

1. Turn Recurring Subscriptions into One-Time Assets

Take a look at your business credit card statement. How many $15, $29, or $50 monthly subscriptions are you paying for “Software as a Service” (SaaS) tools?

Often, small businesses use these tools to patch holes in their workflow. Maybe it’s an app that automatically watermarks your images, or a connector that sends Shopify orders to a Google Sheet.

Those costs add up. A $30/month tool costs you $360 a year, every year, forever.

The Developer Alternative: Often, the specific function that subscription tool performs can be replicated with a custom script—a piece of code written just for you. You pay for the development once, and you own the solution forever. The ROI on replacing monthly subscriptions with permanent code happens surprisingly fast.

2. Make Your Tools Talk to Each Other

The biggest thief of time in a small business is when your technology sits in silos.

If your inventory system doesn’t talk to your website, or your email marketing platform doesn’t talk to your CRM, you become the bridge. You end up spending valuable hours manually moving data from Tab A to Tab B.

Technology is supposed to work for you, not the other way around.

A developer can build integrations (using APIs) that act as invisible bridges between your favorite tools. When your systems talk to each other automatically, errors go down, and you get hours of your week back.

3. The Hidden Value of the Workflow Chat

Here is the secret about “small” pain points: they are usually symptoms of a larger workflow issue.

Clients often come to me saying, “I just need you to fix this one little thing with my image uploads.”

But when we sit down to discuss their workflow, I learn that because of that image issue, they are also manually renaming files, uploading them twice, and emailing attachments to three different people. They didn’t realize there was a better way because they were too busy doing the work.

A developer brings a fresh set of eyes to your processes. We see automation opportunities you might not know exist. A thirty-minute chat about your workflow can sometimes uncover hours of wasted time that can be reclaimed with code.

No Problem is “Too Small”

At Strahan Web Development, we don’t just chase massive e-commerce builds. We believe that any technology that saves a business owner time is a successful project.

Whether you need a full website overhaul or a 20-line Python script that automates one boring task, we are here for it.

Don’t let those “couple of pain points” keep slowing you down. If something in your business is frustrating you, it’s worth fixing.

What repetitive task is driving you crazy right now? Let’s talk about automating it.