Expawers · June 2026
What's yours, what's mine
4 things only you can do
These need your login or your knowledge — I can't do them from my side even with admin access.
Authorize the email assistant in your GmailDo first
Why · I built an assistant that watches your inbox and writes a draft reply for common questions — already loaded with your real services and pricing (below). It runs free, inside your own Google account. Switching it on is a one-time ~5 minutes — easiest if we do it together on a quick call — and after that it works on its own. Because it reads your mail, Google has you click "Allow" once; that's the one step only you can do.
- Get a free AI key — open aistudio.google.com/apikey → Create API key → copy it. (Free, no credit card.)
- Start a project — open script.google.com → New project.
- Paste the assistant — click Copy the code below, select-all in the editor, paste over it, and Save (the disk icon).
- Add your key — gear icon (Project Settings) → Script Properties → Add property: name GEMINI_API_KEY, value = the key from step 1.
- Turn it on — back in the editor, pick setupTrigger in the function menu, click Run, then Allow on the permission screen. Done.
Turn on the nightly Dropbox backupUnlocks the sync
Why · This is the spine of the schedule sync. Time To Pet can't feed the hike app directly — except through a nightly backup it drops into Dropbox (~1 AM): your clients, pets, and the next 7 days of schedule. It connects to your Dropbox, so you sign in and click Allow once — that part's only yours. This one gates going live: once a single real backup lands, I wire up the rest.
- In Time To Pet: Settings → Integrations → Dropbox → Connect, sign in to your Dropbox, Allow.
- The first backup lands next morning under Apps → Time To Pet.
Then send me access
Share that Apps → Time To Pet folder with me ("Can view") so my morning job can read it. If it's the same Dropbox already linked to your hike-app photos, just tell me — I may already be set.
Send me a few tuning notesOptional
Why · The assistant already answers with your real pricing and services — I pulled and confirmed these from expawers.com, so it works today. A few details aren't on your site; send them whenever and I'll sharpen the replies. Totally optional — nothing's blocked without them.
Already loaded into your assistant ✓
| Hiking | From $115/hike · 1 day/wk $130 · 2/wk $125 · 3/wk $115 · packs of 10–15 · Legacy Pack for seniors · photo/video updates |
| Boarding | From $120/night · home-style overnight · daily photo/video · optional hiking add-on · NYC pickup & drop-off |
| Training | From $195/session · private 1-on-1 · board-and-train · off-leash |
| New dogs | Dog/people-friendly, reliable off-leash recall + basic obedience, vaccinated · intake via "Free Recommendation" consult |
| Foundation | Rescue · Rehabilitate · Rehome · Korean K9 Rescue partner · donate via Give Lively · EIN 39-3983087 |
Send when you can (optional): boarding capacity, any current intro offer/promo, training package prices beyond "from $195," and a line on the tone you like (warm & casual? brisk & pro?). A voice memo is perfect.
Glance at email drafts before they sendOngoing
Why · We deliberately set the assistant to draft only so nothing reaches a customer until you've seen it — the safe way to start.
- In Gmail, the assistant's drafts are labeled auto-drafted.
- Read, tweak, hit Send — or delete if it's off.
- Once you trust it (a couple weeks), tell me and I'll flip chosen categories to send automatically.
Time To Pet setup — on me
I'll do these with my admin access. They're written out only so you can see what's happening — or do any one yourself if you'd like it live sooner than I get to it.
Create the "Pickup Spot" field
Why · So the hike app knows where to collect each dog. The address is entered once in Time To Pet and rides the nightly backup into the app — no double entry.
- Settings → Custom Fields → Add Custom Field.
- Name it exactly Pickup Spot · type Text · attach to Clients (or Pets). Save.
Set up Recurring Templates for regular clients
Why · This is what stops the monthly chasing. A Template tells Time To Pet "this dog hikes every Mon/Wed/Fri" and it auto-creates next month, auto-charges, and reminds the client 24h before. I can build these from the schedules already in your account.
- Per client: Schedule → Templates → New Template → service + their days.
- Approval Automatic · Approval Date ~30 days out · auto-charge + 24h reminder on.
Swap the website "Sign In" link
Why · Your site's client "Sign In" is a placeholder. I'll pull the real client-portal address straight from your Time To Pet settings and swap it on the site — nothing needed from you.
At a glance
| Task | You | hän creative |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Authorize email assistant (one click) | ✓ | |
| 2 · Nightly Dropbox backup (your Dropbox login) | ✓ | |
| 3 · Tuning notes — tone & a few extras (optional) | ✓ | |
| 4 · Review drafts (ongoing) | ✓ | |
| 5 · "Pickup Spot" field | ✓ | |
| 6 · Recurring Templates | ✓ | |
| 7 · Website portal link | ✓ | |
| Email assistant — built, copy & pricing loaded | ✓ | |
| Morning sync · data reader · deploy · hike-app wiring | ✓ |
Fastest path to live
Really only two things move the needle from your side: the one-click email assistant authorization (#1), and turning on the nightly Dropbox backup (#2) — the one that unlocks the whole schedule sync. The rest is mine, rolling out over the next couple of weeks. Stuck anywhere? Send a screenshot.