bjl systems

easy answers.
better workflow.

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what does the busywork cost?

Pick one manual job: retyping, chasing, copying between systems. Three numbers give you its price for a year.

$11,040

a year: 368 hours, or 49 working days, over 46 working weeks.

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what we do

all services
planSystems Diagnostic · Technology AdvicebuildCustom Software · Websites · Web & Mobile AppsconnectIntegrations · Automation · AIsupportHosting · Monitoring · Maintenance

Built on, and connected to, the tools you already use:

  • Microsoft 365
  • Azure
  • SharePoint
  • SQL Server
  • Salesforce
  • SAP Business One
  • Node.js

no surprises.

Every project runs the same four steps, and each step comes with a promise.

  1. 1. talk

    free first call

    Thirty minutes, no pitch.

  2. 2. plan

    fixed quote first

    Scope and price agreed before any work starts.

  3. 3. build

    you own it

    Code, data and documentation are yours.

  4. 4. support

    no lock-in

    Stay on for support, or take it all elsewhere.

from the notebook

all notes and articles
latest article, 5 min read

when to stop adding to the spreadsheet

Every growing field business hits the point where the workbook that got it here starts holding it back. Five signs you’ve reached it, what the research says about spreadsheet errors, and what to do next.

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recent notes

The spreadsheet isn’t the problemOne form, three systemsA backup you’ve never restored isn’t a backupAsk the person who does the jobNot everything needs AI
  • Shopfronts on a Hanoi street hung with wisteria, a white van parked outside
    hanoi · may 26
  • A three-piece band playing in a small bar in Chiang Mai
    chiang mai · jun 26
  • Palm trees along a canal lined with moored boats in Empuriabrava
    empuriabrava · aug 26
  • A wing mirror catching the sunset on a Spanish motorway
    spain · aug 26
  • A graffiti star sprayed on a breeze-block wall in Valencia
    valencia · aug 26
  • Sunset over the rice terraces and mountains at Sapa
    sapa · sep 26
  • A long exposure of a fire and streaked lights at night in Sapa
    sapa · sep 26
  • A concrete track through rice paddies in Bac Kan, a blue motorbike parked at the side
    bac kan · sep 26
  • A lotus pond at sunset in Tay Ho, the dog in the corner of the frame
    tay ho · oct 26

you’ll be talking to bryan.

I build systems for small businesses. The rest of the time I travel, write code for the fun of it, make art, take photographs, and take the dog anywhere that’ll have him.

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