Automation
Speed to Lead: Why the First 5 Minutes Matters
How a simple instant SMS autoresponder turns a new web form inquiry into a booked job before the lead goes cold.
Charlotte, NC — Educator for Service Business Owners
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I'm Colin Osborne — a Charlotte, NC entrepreneur and educator. I teach service business owners how to build the websites, CRM, and follow-up systems I run myself.
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Colin Osborne
Charlotte, NC · Educator · Launch Your Business
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Launch Your Business
The flagship 7-module course — your starting point.
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Who is Colin Osborne
An operator who teaches what he actually runs
Colin Osborne is a Charlotte, NC-based entrepreneur and educator for service business owners. He created the Launch Your Business automation course to teach service business owners the same systems he runs himself — websites, CRM, and follow-up automation built for real day-to-day operations.
The CourseExplore the Full Curriculum
Launch Your Business
The complete step-by-step curriculum to build, set up, design, automate, and scale your service business operations — the exact path Colin uses himself.
7 Modules
41 Lessons
Completion Credential
What the course covers
- Foundation, branding & business identity
- Legal setup, banking & payment integration
- Website, lead forms, calendar & publishing
- CRM workflows, pipelines & automation
- Social media & automated review systems
Free Learning Hub
Start Free On YouTube — Then Go Deeper
Colin publishes practical automation breakdowns for free. When you're ready, the full course takes you from setup to systems.
Free · YouTube
The @thecolinosborne Learning Channel
Watch Colin build real websites, CRM workflows, and follow-up automations for service businesses — explained step by step, no fluff. Always free.
Watch Free on YouTubeOn the channel
- Live website & funnel builds for service businesses
- CRM and workflow automation walkthroughs
- Follow-up, appointment & review systems
Go Deeper · The Course
Launch Your Business
When the free videos aren't enough, the full 7-module course walks you from foundation and branding through online presence, CRM workflows, social outreach, and automated review collection.
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CRM
Building Your First Follow-Up Workflow
A plain-English walkthrough of a service-business follow-up sequence — from first reply to appointment reminder.
Reviews
Automated Review Requests That Actually Get Sent
Why timing is everything for Google reviews, and how to trigger a request right when customer satisfaction is highest.
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Free Service Automation Playbook
Download Colin's playbook explaining simple, highly-effective automations for service businesses: automated lead follow-ups, appointment reminders, missed call autoresponders, and customer text messages.
- Instant Follow-up Flow: Text prospective clients within 60 seconds of a form fill.
- Appointment Reminder Matrix: Reduce no-shows with timed SMS and email confirmations.
- Review Request Trigger: Automatically request Google reviews after job completion.
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Single Paid Step · Founding Price
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Go Deeper for $49/month
The free start unlocks the full course. When you want ongoing templates, live build calls, and community, the founding membership is the single next step — locked in at the founding rate.
- Full course library: all 7 modules & updates
- Snapshot & template library: new snapshots monthly
- Regular live build & Q&A calls
- Community with other service business builders
$49/ month
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