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Notes from the studio: about our products, privacy and building software.

March 11, 2026How Scampilot Helped Expose a Grandparent Scam in Lübeck, and Why We Do ThisHappy ending in Lübeck: thanks to Scampilot, a grandmother spotted the “grandparent scam” (Enkeltrick) right away and kept her €2,000! 🛑 Our AI warns you for free about fraud by SMS & co. Protect yourself and your family now at scampilot.de 🛡️Products
March 11, 2026GDPR & Open Source: Why “Data Sovereignty” Is a Competitive Advantage in 2026GDPR (DSGVO) in practice: data sovereignty means control over tools, access, backups and deletion routines. Why open source is often an advantage in 2026, and how SMEs can start pragmatically.Privacy
March 11, 2026Scampilot.de: Your Calm Co-Pilot Against Digital FraudScampilot.de is your smart co-pilot against digital fraud: an AI checks emails, links and messages in seconds and gives you clear recommendations on what to do. Simple, secure and privacy-compliant, from Germany.Products
March 11, 2026When the Internet's Bouncer Takes a Break: Thoughts on the Cloudflare OutageHalf the internet down? 🚨 Today's Cloudflare outage shows that blind cloud dependency is a risk. Read how you can keep control of your data despite the tech giants, and why we rely on open source. 👇Company
March 11, 2026Hosting & Care: The 12 Points That Make a Website Truly “Maintainable”Hosting & Care as a checklist: backups, restore tests, monitoring, updates, logs, permissions and ownership. The 12 points that keep a website secure and maintainable in the long run.Development
March 11, 2026Core Web Vitals in 2026: Why “Fast” Still Means Revenue (Next.js Edition)Understand and improve Core Web Vitals: LCP, INP, CLS, including typical performance bottlenecks and Next.js quick wins for faster load times, better UX and better conversions.Development
May 6, 20265 N8n Automations That Save Service Businesses 10+ Hours a WeekThe 5 highest-impact N8n workflows for service providers: appointment management, quote PDFs, CRM sync, content drafts and reporting, with setup instructions and measurable time savings.Automation
May 6, 2026Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): Why ChatGPT Is Your Next Search EngineGenerative Engine Optimization explained: how GEO works, and why ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews cite your brand, or ignore it. 5 concrete tactics.Marketing
May 6, 2026How an HR Consultancy Achieved 200% More Organic Traffic and 10 Fewer Admin Hours per Week with Pixel & ProcessHow an independent HR consultancy used content marketing and process automation to get 200% more organic traffic and save 10 hours a week: an anonymized DACH case study.Marketing
May 6, 2026Shopify Redesign Conversion Rate: How a New UX Increased Revenue by 50%How a targeted Shopify redesign increased the conversion rate of a DACH fashion shop by 50%: concrete UX decisions, real numbers and takeaways you can apply right away.Development
March 11, 2026CRM & Sales Without the Chaos: A Pipeline Setup That Actually Gets UsedCRM without the chaos: clear pipeline stages, minimal required fields and the rule “Next Step + Date”, plus automation ideas with n8n.Sales
March 11, 2026Digitalization with Open Source: Independent, Data-Secure, AffordableDigitalization with open source: how SMEs (KMU) can cut costs, secure data sovereignty and scale without vendor lock-in using Umami, n8n, Matomo and more, with a roadmap, best practices and a security guide.Privacy
March 11, 2026Employee of the Month or Data Privacy Nightmare? A Reality Check on AI Chatbots for SMEsEveryone uses them privately, but businesses often lack a secure concept. We show what AI chatbots really deliver and how you can integrate them without making your lawyer nervous. Facts instead of hype for the Mittelstand.Automation
March 11, 2026Funnel Marketing: How to Win Customers Instead of Losing ThemMany companies invest time and money in marketing, and still revenue falls short of expectations. Why?Marketing
March 11, 2026GDPR-Compliant Digitalization for SMEs: Stay on the Safe Side with Open-Source ToolsDigitalization is no longer a luxury. It decides how competitive you are. But for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), the road is often bumpy: data protection, costs, complexity.Privacy
March 11, 2026How to Turn an Annoying Approval Process into a Smart Workflow with n8n and Google WorkspaceHow to fully automate a manual approval process with n8n and Google Workspace, including status check, email sending, logging and a Slack reminder. Clear, GDPR-compliant (DSGVO) and without detours.Automation
March 11, 2026Marketing Automation 2025: Why n8n Is Your Unfair AdvantageModern marketing teams juggle tools, campaigns, leads and numbers, often all at once. If you still send emails by hand, maintain Excel lists and run copy-paste workflows, you are losing time and opportunities.Automation
March 11, 2026n8n in the Mittelstand: 7 Workflows That Save Time Right Away (GDPR-Compliant)7 n8n workflows that make an immediate difference in SMEs (KMU): lead routing, follow-ups, CRM hygiene, OCR for receipts, reporting and onboarding. GDPR-compliant (DSGVO) and with data sovereignty.Automation
March 11, 2026Performance Marketing for SMEs: How to Turn Your Ad Budget into ResultsMany SMEs (KMU) invest in advertising, but have no idea what it actually delivers. Flyers, ads, sponsorships, maybe a bit of social media … and then what? Gut feeling replaces analysis.Marketing
March 11, 2026Why You Should Choose n8n for Process AutomationIf you regularly go through the same tasks, moving data from A to B, querying APIs, cleaning up Excel sheets, sending emails, you have probably thought: “Surely this could be done automatically?” Spoiler: it can.Automation