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Finding Out Before Your Customer Does

Stock, prices, uptime, reviews, competitors. How automatic monitoring tells you the moment something changes.

FIG. 23 BEFORE Customer tells you AFTER You knew already KABS AI LABS — SYSTEM DIAGRAM
What changes, in one picture.

“We find out something broke when a customer tells us.”

Said by a business owner, more or less word for word

What it actually is

Something that matters gets watched constantly. Stock levels, competitor prices, whether your site is up, new reviews, orders stuck in transit.

When it changes in a way you care about, you are told immediately, through whatever you actually check.

How it works

  1. You choose what matters

    The thing that costs you money when it goes wrong unnoticed.

  2. It watches continuously

    Every few minutes, all day, without getting bored.

  3. You hear about it fast

    Text, email or chat. Only when it crosses the line you set.

What finding out late costs
Incidents a month3
Hours before anyone notices6
Cost per hour unnoticed$300
=$5,400 a month of avoidable damage
Swap our numbers for yours. That figure is the only argument that matters.

Who this is for

  • Online shops watching stock and prices
  • Software companies watching uptime
  • Logistics watching shipments
  • Manufacturers watching supply
  • Anyone whose reputation lives on review sites

Four signs you need it

  • Customers tell you about your own problems
  • You found out about a stockout too late
  • Competitors change prices and you notice weeks on
  • Bad reviews sit unanswered for days
Typical cost
$400 to $1,500 a month
Time to set up
Days, not months
Category
Watch for Problems

Where to start

Before paying anyone, work out the number in that panel using your own figures. If it is small, this is not your first move and we will tell you so. If it made you wince, it is worth a conversation.

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