Business Consulting,
AI & Automation
for Small Businesses

Gecko Gully helps small business owners improve their businesses through business consulting, AI and automation, websites and online marketing.

Based in Timaru, New Zealand, Gecko Gully works with small businesses worldwide, with consulting also available by Zoom.

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Problems I Help Business Owners Solve Such as...

"I'm working too many hours."

Better systems, delegation, processes and automation to take some of the load off you.

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"We're losing enquiries and quotes aren't being followed up."

Lead management, follow-up systems, CRM and automation so opportunities don’t slip through the cracks.

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"My website isn't bringing in enough good enquiries."

Website strategy, AI-powered estimate forms, SEO, AI search optimisation and content that helps the right people find you.

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"I know AI could help, but I don't know where to start."

Practical advice on where AI can save time, reduce repetitive work and make a real difference in your business.

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"The business depends too much on me."

Business consulting, systems and accountability to help the business run without you having to be involved in everything.

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"We're busy, but we're not making enough money."

Business consulting to work out where the money is going, what needs to change and where to focus next.

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What I do From Strategy to implementation, I make AI and Automation simple, practical and effective.

Business Consulting - Business Success Programme

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This is Oxygen8’s flagship business consulting programme, designed to help small business owners grow their businesses.

Before working together, Christine Abela offers two meetings, each about an hour in length. By Zoom anywhere in the world, or in person in South Canterbury, New Zealand.. In the first meeting, she discusses the challenges the business owner is facing, to determine whether there is scope for them to work together.

In the second meeting, Christine asks the business owner 66 questions about their business. They rate themselves from 1 to 5, depending on how they feel their business is doing compared with an ideal business. The answers are entered into a spreadsheet, along with the annual turnover, cost of goods sold, expenses, and wages.

The spreadsheet calculates a “profit leakage” figure which shows, theoretically, how much more profit the business owner could make if they improved all the 1, 2, 3, and 4 answers up to 5. All 66 of these questions cover areas that Christine can assist with through the Business Success Programme.

Click here to find out more about the Business Success Programme from Oxygen8 Business Consulting.

AI and Automation Consulting

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AI and Automation Consulting

AI and automation are changing the way businesses operate, but many business owners are unsure where to start. Some are trying random tools without a clear strategy. Others are spending hours on repetitive admin tasks that could easily be automated. Christine Abela helps small business owners make sense of AI and identify practical ways it can save time, improve follow-up and increase profit.

With more than 40 years of technical experience and over 20 years working with businesses, Christine focuses on real-world solutions rather than hype. That might include automating customer follow-up, creating AI-powered tools for websites, streamlining internal processes, improving lead handling, or connecting systems so information flows properly between them.

Many businesses already have software in place, but the systems do not work together efficiently. Staff may still be manually copying information between platforms, chasing enquiries by hand, or missing opportunities because there is no structured follow-up process. Christine helps identify these gaps and recommends practical improvements that suit the business and its budget.

Artificial Intelligence can also help businesses improve their websites, marketing and customer experience. Christine creates AI-assisted systems such as online estimate tools, automated lead qualification systems, content generation workflows and AI-enhanced SEO strategies that help businesses get found online.

Rather than offering one-size-fits-all packages, Christine works with each business individually to identify where AI and automation can have the biggest impact first. In many cases, small changes can save hours every week and create a much smoother experience for both staff and customers.

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Online Estimate Tool

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Many service businesses spend too much time quoting work that never goes ahead. An online estimate tool gives potential clients a rough idea of pricing upfront, helping filter out low-quality enquiries and focus your time on people who are ready to move forward.

At the same time, Google and AI platforms are favouring businesses that provide pricing guidance. An online estimate tool helps you get seen, while improving the quality of the leads coming through your website. Take a look at how it works and how it could fit your business.

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Video Creation and Video SEO

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Christine Abela can take existing written content and give it a new life as video. Blog posts can be transformed into engaging videos that reach a wider audience, with the option of Christine providing the voiceover herself. As a trained voiceover artist, she produces polished, professional narration that fits the brand’s tone. She has created and voiced many videos for clients across a range of industries, always with the goal of ensuring those videos are not only well-made but also found by the right people.

Her expertise extends beyond video creation into Video SEO. Christine specialises in optimising videos so they don’t simply sit on YouTube unnoticed but rank well on both YouTube and Google. This means when potential customers search for answers, there is a strong chance they will find and watch her clients’ videos first.

The benefits go further still. Once a video is created and uploaded, it can be repurposed across multiple platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Business Profile. This provides extra reach and consistency without the need to continually produce new content. A single video can support a business in many ways, increasing visibility and keeping the brand in front of potential clients.

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Content Marketing, SEO and AI SEO

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Christine Abela is a strong believer in content marketing, also known as inbound marketing. This approach involves using the content on a website to position the business owner as an authority in their field, and attract visitors to the website from search engines such as Google. It is one form of Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO, which aims to get a website to rank higher on Google.

Want to know how well your website is answering your visitors’ questions? Click here for a free content audit.

Christine employs a combination of old-fashioned research, AI, and human writing to create a great deal of content for her clients’ websites. They approve all content before it appears on their site as a blog post.

Once a blog post has been published, Christine uses software that she helped create to select sentences from the blog post, and schedules multiple posts to appear on social media over the next 12 months. The main social media sites she uses are Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Business Profile. Christine can also help to set up and optimise these platforms if they are not already being used.

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Wordpress Websites

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Christine Abela has been building websites for clients since the early 1990s, using a variety of systems. She now almost exclusively uses WordPress, which is the most widely used Content Management System on the internet today.

Over the last 35 years, she has built thousands of websites, including simple information sites, blogs, and eCommerce (shopping cart) sites. Having been a programmer since the early 1980s, Christine can also develop additional software if required, such as plugins.

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About Me

I’m Christine Abela, your business guide to help you with AI, Automation, and all things online. I am based in Timaru, South Canterbury (New Zealand), but have worked with clients across New Zealand, Australia and the USA.

Since the late 1980’s, I have been helping small businesses, especially with smart systems. I will help you work smarter, not harder.

Who I Work With

owner-operated small businesses
trades and service businesses
businesses with a small team
owners struggling with systems, workload, profitability, marketing or growth
businesses wanting to use AI or automation but unsure where it will genuinely help

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Tools Free Business Health Checks

Lead Follow-Up Gap Finder

Find out where your enquiries are slipping through, and what it could be costing you.

Trades Revenue Leak Finder

This quick tool shows where your enquiries, follow-up & processes are costing you work & estimates how much revenue you could be missing.

Conversion Psychology Scorecard

Find out what’s quietly costing you conversions. Quick scorecard shows where your website and marketing may be losing potential customers.

Electrical Issue Finder Demo

Get a quick idea of what might be causing your electrical issue & what it could cost. This demo tool shows how smart enquiry tools can work.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AI automation?

AI automation combines artificial intelligence with software automation to reduce manual work and improve efficiency.

Can AI help a small business?

Yes. AI can assist with customer service, lead qualification, reporting, content creation and many other repetitive tasks.

Do I need technical skills?

No. Most solutions can be set up and managed without programming knowledge.

Contact Details

Timaru, New Zealand

NZ 027 256 8812

christine@geckogully.com

Business Consulting,AI & Automation for Small Businesses

Problems I Help Business Owners Solve Such as...

"I'm working too many hours."

"We're losing enquiries and quotes aren't being followed up."

"My website isn't bringing in enough good enquiries."

"I know AI could help, but I don't know where to start."

"The business depends too much on me."

"We're busy, but we're not making enough money."

What I do From Strategy to implementation, I make AI and Automation simple, practical and effective.

Is your business running you?

About Me

Who I Work With

Go Beyond Busy Podcast

Latest Posts Small Business News & Tips

Tools Free Business Health Checks

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AI automation?

Can AI help a small business?

Do I need technical skills?

Business Consulting,
AI & Automation
for Small Businesses