Bobby OS for Graphic Designers in Edinburgh | Save Time

If you run a graphic design studio in Edinburgh — even a solo one — you already know the pattern. Client briefs arrive on Monday, revisions drag into Wednesday, and by Friday you realise you never followed up on that brand identity quote you sent ten days ago. Research from the Federation of Small Businesses suggests that self-employed creatives lose between 8 and 12 hours per week on non-billable tasks: chasing invoices, replying to Google reviews, scheduling discovery calls, and updating project trackers. That is roughly one and a half billable days gone every week.

Bobby is a voice-first Growth OS built specifically for small businesses and solo professionals who cannot afford to hire an admin team but cannot afford to keep losing hours either. You speak to Bobby. Bobby handles the operational layer of your design practice.

What Bobby does concretely

• Quote follow-up on autopilot. You say: "Bobby, follow up with Callum at Leith Food Co — I sent a brand guidelines proposal on the 3rd, no reply yet." Bobby drafts and sends a professional follow-up email and logs the action in your pipeline. Studios that activate this module report recovering 15 to 20 percent of quotes that would otherwise go cold.
• Review collection after project delivery. You say: "Bobby, the Stockbridge bakery rebrand is done — ask them for a Google review." Bobby sends a polite, personalised request. The average reply rate for timely, contextual review requests sits around 34 percent, compared to under 10 percent for generic review links sent weeks later.
• Invoice reminders without awkwardness. You say: "Bobby, invoice 47 to Morrison Architecture is 14 days overdue." Bobby sends a firm but professional reminder, freeing you from the discomfort of chasing payment directly.
• Client onboarding sequences. You say: "Bobby, new client signed — it is a wayfinding project for an Edinburgh-based property developer, kick-off is next Tuesday." Bobby sends a welcome message, a briefing questionnaire, and a calendar link without you opening a single template.
• Weekly pipeline summary. Every Monday morning, Bobby gives you a spoken digest: open quotes, overdue invoices, upcoming deadlines, and which Edinburgh clients have not heard from you in more than 30 days.

Radical honesty

Bobby does not do your creative work. It will not generate logos, write brand strategy, or replace your design judgment. Bobby is not a project management tool with boards and Gantt charts — if you need Asana or Notion, those still have a role. Bobby also does not integrate with every piece of software on day one; current native connections cover Gmail, Google Calendar, and Stripe, with Xero and QuickBooks in active development. If your entire workflow depends on a niche industry tool, check compatibility before committing. Bobby will tell you clearly what it cannot do rather than overpromise and underdeliver — that is a foundational principle, not a marketing line.

How much does it cost?

You can run a free demo with no credit card required. Bobby walks you through a simulated week as an Edinburgh graphic designer: one overdue quote, one completed branding project awaiting a review request, and one new client to onboard. You see exactly what gets handled and how. Paid plans activate when you switch on three or more modules — quote follow-up, review collection, invoice reminders, onboarding sequences, or pipeline reporting. Pricing is structured for solo professionals and small studios, not agencies with dedicated operations staff. The free demo takes under 20 minutes and gives you enough information to decide without a sales call.

For a graphic designer in Edinburgh billing at £60 to £90 per hour, recovering even four hours of admin time per week adds between £12,000 and £18,000 in annual billable capacity. Bobby does not guarantee that figure. But it does remove the friction that makes those hours disappear in the first place.