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Client Portals for Professional Services Firms: Built Around Your Workflow, Not a Vendor Template

Generic client-portal products force your practice workflow into their shape and cannot ...

AI Transformation

What Are AI Agents? A Plain-English Guide for Business Leaders

If you lead a UK business, you have probably heard the phrase "AI agents" used to ...

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Questions to Ask a Customer Portal Development Agency (A Buyer's Checklist)

A buyer's checklist for choosing a customer portal development agency: pricing model, ...

AI Transformation

12 Real AI Agent Examples From Inside UK Businesses

When people ask for AI agent examples, they usually want the same thing: proof that this ...

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Diagram of a professional services client portal built around a firm's workflow and connected to its CRM as the single source of truth

Portals

17 May 2026 10 min read

Client Portals for Professional Services Firms: Built Around Your Workflow, Not a Vendor Template

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John Kelleher

Claude AI agents for UK businesses, by SpotDev

AI Transformation

17 May 2026 9 min read

What Are AI Agents? A Plain-English Guide for Business Leaders

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John Kelleher

Buyer's checklist for choosing a customer portal development agency, covering pricing, timeline, CRM integration, data ownership and scope

Portals

16 May 2026 10 min read

Questions to Ask a Customer Portal Development Agency (A Buyer's Checklist)

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John Kelleher

AI Transformation

16 May 2026 8 min read

12 Real AI Agent Examples From Inside UK Businesses

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John Kelleher

AI Transformation

15 May 2026 8 min read

How Do AI Agents Actually Work? Tools, Context and Guardrails

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John Kelleher

Mid-market B2B operator reviewing customer portal limits and a CRM-integrated replacement plan

Portals

15 May 2026 11 min read

Signs You Have Outgrown Your Off-the-Shelf Customer Portal (and What to Do)

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John Kelleher

Timeline showing a customer portal launching in 30 days from contract signing

Portals

14 May 2026 9 min read

How Long Does It Take to Build a Customer Portal? (And Why 30 Days Is Possible)

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John Kelleher

AI Transformation

14 May 2026 7 min read

AI Agents for Business: Where to Start When You Have 30 to 250 Staff

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John Kelleher

Cost drivers for a custom UK customer portal, from journeys and integrations to hosting

Portals

13 May 2026 9 min read

How Much Does a Custom Customer Portal Cost in the UK? (2026 Guide)

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John Kelleher

AI Transformation

13 May 2026 7 min read

The Benefits of AI Agents: What Changes and What Does Not

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John Kelleher

Decision framework comparing buying an off-the-shelf customer portal with building a custom one for a mid-market B2B

Portals

12 May 2026 11 min read

Build vs Buy a Customer Portal: An Honest Decision Framework for Mid-Market B2B

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John Kelleher

New customer using a branded onboarding portal that validates details and writes them into the CRM

Portals

11 May 2026 9 min read

Customer Onboarding Portals: Cut Manual Onboarding and Time-to-Value

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John Kelleher

Expert insights for B2B revenue leaders

Client Portals for Professional Services Firms: Built Around Your Workflow, Not a Vendor Template

What Are AI Agents? A Plain-English Guide for Business Leaders

Questions to Ask a Customer Portal Development Agency (A Buyer's Checklist)

12 Real AI Agent Examples From Inside UK Businesses

Thoughts and guidance from SpotDev

Client Portals for Professional Services Firms: Built Around Your Workflow, Not a Vendor Template

What Are AI Agents? A Plain-English Guide for Business Leaders

Questions to Ask a Customer Portal Development Agency (A Buyer's Checklist)

12 Real AI Agent Examples From Inside UK Businesses

How Do AI Agents Actually Work? Tools, Context and Guardrails

Signs You Have Outgrown Your Off-the-Shelf Customer Portal (and What to Do)

How Long Does It Take to Build a Customer Portal? (And Why 30 Days Is Possible)

AI Agents for Business: Where to Start When You Have 30 to 250 Staff

How Much Does a Custom Customer Portal Cost in the UK? (2026 Guide)

The Benefits of AI Agents: What Changes and What Does Not

Build vs Buy a Customer Portal: An Honest Decision Framework for Mid-Market B2B

Customer Onboarding Portals: Cut Manual Onboarding and Time-to-Value

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