Instagram inquiry
A real message from a separate Instagram account reached the workflow, was normalized and classified, and received an automated reply. The n8n execution completed successfully.
Elmer Lead Systems | Houston, Texas
A working system for leads that arrive while the team is busy.
I built and tested a lead follow-up workflow for local service businesses. It receives an inquiry, identifies urgency, records the lead, prepares an appointment, and alerts the owner. This page shows what works today and what has not been proven yet.
Verified: real Instagram messageVerified: Google Sheets and CalendarVerified: duplicate and error handling
Test record
What has been exercised end to end
These are completed demo tests, not planned features. Test records used fictitious lead data. Access tokens and customer information are not published.
Web form
Real form submissions reached the public webhook. The workflow validated the payload, identified a high-priority HVAC request, and returned the expected response.
Sheets and Calendar
A fictitious lead was written to Google Sheets and an HVAC visit was created in Google Calendar. Both records were read back from Google after the workflow finished.
Errors and duplicates
A controlled failure created an error record and alert. A repeated lead was blocked before it could create another row, appointment, or message, including after an n8n restart.
Architecture
The system is visible before a client pays
The diagram is a sanitized view of the working demo. It contains no credentials or customer data.
No lock-in
The client owns the working parts
I sell implementation and maintenance. I do not resell access to a shared n8n account.
Your infrastructure
The VPS or n8n Cloud account belongs to the client and is paid directly by the client.
Your accounts
Google, Meta, phone and AI credentials remain in accounts controlled by the client.
Your workflow copy
The client receives a sanitized workflow export, documentation and a tested handoff.
Plain disclosure
What I am not claiming
- This is not an HVAC case study. I do not have a paying HVAC client yet.
- I do not promise more revenue or zero missed leads. Software and third-party services can fail.
- The demo is not an emergency dispatch service. Urgent or unsafe situations still require a person and the proper emergency service.
- Every client setup is tested separately. A demo connection does not prove a future client account is connected.
Contact
Ask to see the working demo
I can show the workflow and its test records without asking for access to your business accounts.
elmercontent@gmail.com