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Hire · n8n automation · em8 studio

Hire an n8n expert
who ships production,
not tickets.

em8 is a founder-led AI studio. You book a 30-min discovery call, leave with a plan, and we build n8n / RevOps systems that run on your stack — not marketplace roulette.

Proof from Case 01 — not vanity counters.

Plate 01 · Live results · Full blueprint →
175/wk
Hours of rep prep redirected (Case 01 model)
3 wk
Kickoff → production on Case 01
4,000 rows
Deal-flow DB from scattered PDFs (sister build)
$45K
Qualified pipeline, first live week (sister build)

Numbers from live Case Blueprint No. 01 and the case rail on that page. Hours/$1M+ are the published model (rep time redirected, not payroll cut). No invented “500+ hours saved” claims.

Marketplace hire vs em8 studio.

Plate 02 · Same intent, two outcomes
№ 01 · Upwork / Fiverr / Partners list

Ticket freelancers. Energy: high. Ownership: unclear.

  1. Post a job. Sort proposals by rate and stars.
  2. Brief the same workflow three times to three people.
  3. Hope the n8n instance, credentials, and edge cases survive handoff.
  4. Pay again when the next builder renames every node.
  5. Still no system your team can run without them.
Will this compound? Rarely.
№ 02 · em8 studio

One engagement. Production on your stack.

  1. 30-min discovery. Map the bottleneck. Fit / not-fit, honestly.
  2. Same-day proposal when it’s a fit — fixed scope, fixed price.
  3. Build on your n8n (self-host or cloud), your CRM, your data.
  4. Ship with docs. You own credentials, code, and runtime.
  5. Optional retainer only around what’s already working.
Will this compound? That’s the point.

How hiring us works.

Plate 03 · Discovery → build → handoff
  1. 01 · Discovery

    30 minutes. No pitch.

    Bring the workflow that burns hours. We map where n8n / AI fits, what’s out of scope, and whether a studio engagement beats a marketplace ticket. You leave with a plan either way. If the tool is not named yet, the definition of an AI automation agency is a different page. This one is n8n.

  2. 02 · Build

    Real data. Edge cases. Your stack.

    We design and ship on your n8n, wire CRM / LLM / ops tools, and test against production reality — not a demo happy path. Typical production window: weeks, not quarters. If the hard part is the judgment step, not the runtime, that's AI workflow automation services. If the job is CRM sync and writeback, that's CRM integration services.

  3. 03 · Handoff

    You own it.

    Documentation, runbooks, and credentials stay with you. We’re fractional when you want us in Slack — never a black-box vendor you can’t leave.

Hire FAQ.

Plate 04 · Reference
Is this an Upwork / marketplace hire?
No. Google’s “hire n8n expert” SERP is Partners, Upwork, Fiverr, Toptal. We’re the studio path: one engagement, production systems on your stack, handoff you own — not a rotating bench of gigs.
Do you only build in n8n?
n8n is the default runtime when you want self-host, unlimited executions, and full data ownership. We use what fits the job — Claude, your CRM, and the rest of your stack. You own credentials, code, and infrastructure.
How fast can you ship?
Discovery is 30 minutes. Same-day proposal when it’s a fit. Case 01 went from kickoff to production in 3 weeks. MVP in days; production in weeks for most mid-market builds.
What proof do you have?
Live Case 01: sales prep systems on the client’s own n8n — 175 hrs/wk of rep capacity redirected at full team model, 3 weeks to production. Sister builds include a 4,000-row deal-flow DB and $45K qualified pipeline in the first live week. Details on /case01 — we don’t invent vanity “500+ hours” stats.
Who is this for?
Mid-market B2B with a real sales or ops team ($1M–$50M ARR range is typical). Not a fit if you want a $2K one-off ticket or an SDR vendor. For a checklist on hiring freelancers, see /blog/hire-n8n-expert — then book if you want the studio.

Book a 30-min call.
Leave with a plan.

Free. No pitch. Tell us the one n8n / RevOps problem eating your week. We’ll say fit or not-fit and outline 1–2 concrete builds. Soft CTA — conversion, not a CV.

Proof → Case 01 · Checklist → hire-n8n-expert