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Stop Retyping: Turn Your Website Database Into an Automated Workflow Engine

Stop retyping leads and orders into spreadsheets. Learn how InfoLobby turns your existing MySQL/MariaDB database into a usable system of record with web forms, staff workspaces, workflows, AI, and REST integrations—no rebuild or migration.

Stop Running Your Business on v3-final-FINAL.xlsx: Upgrade Now

Spreadsheets are great for quick analysis—but disastrous as a system of record. Learn how version conflicts, weak permissions, and silent errors create costly chaos, and how moving truth to MySQL with InfoLobby restores control with forms, permissions, and workflows.

Your Database Works—So Why Is Your Team Still Copy-Pasting?

Stop retyping data your website already stores. Learn how the “database blind spot” causes slow replies, missed follow-ups, and late reports—and how InfoLobby turns your existing MySQL/MariaDB into a usable front end with forms, permissions, and automations (no rebuild, no migration).

Drowning in SaaS? Consolidate Fast Without a Painful Rip-and-Replace

InfoLobby helps small teams stop SaaS tool sprawl by turning your existing MySQL/MariaDB database into a collaborative app—no migration or code—adding role-based workspaces, forms, integrations, and automated workflows to keep one clean source of truth.

Stop Running Your Business on “Final-USE-THIS-ONE.xlsx”

Spreadsheets break the “single source of truth” through duplicates, fuzzy ownership, fragile formulas, and no audit trail. Learn why operational data belongs in MySQL/MariaDB—and how InfoLobby turns your existing database into a secure, collaborative front end with permissions, history, and workflows.

I don't trust this Google Sheet anymore

Outgrown Google Sheets? Learn why SMBs stop trusting spreadsheets and how InfoLobby turns your existing MySQL data into a reliable, multi-user system without chaos.

MySQL frontend with automation: when a database stops being a spreadsheet with an identity crisis

Discover the power of MySQL frontends with embedded automation. Transform your database into an active participant in your workflow, eliminating the chaos of glue-code and duct-tape solutions. InfoLobby offers seamless integration of triggers, scheduled tasks, email notifications, and webhooks directly with your data, reducing complexity and enhancing visibility. Streamline your processes with automation that's as close to your data as possible, ensuring efficiency and clarity at every step. Embrace the quiet power of efficient automation for a more dynamic and organized system today!

Top 3 Platforms for Building Your Own Team Workspace

Compare Podio, Tape, and InfoLobby — three top platforms for building your own team workspace. Learn how InfoLobby offers a low-cost, bring-your-own-database alternative with unlimited users and no lock-in, ideal for SMBs that want full data control without per-user fees.

Turning InfoLobby into a Mini Automation Hub

Turn your MySQL database into a smart, self-running system. Learn how InfoLobby’s triggers, emails, and webhooks make it a mini automation hub—powerful like Zapier, but right next to your data.

Why Automations Belong Next to Your Data (Not in a Separate SaaS)

Keeping your automations close to your data makes everything faster, safer, and simpler. Learn why InfoLobby’s built-in triggers—running directly on your MySQL—beat external SaaS tools that ship your data across the internet for every small task.

7 Weird but Brilliant Things You Can Do With Webhooks (That Aren’t Just “Send a Slack Message”)

Discover 7 creative ways to use webhooks beyond basic notifications — from building silent-failure detectors and compliance watchdogs to powering IoT devices, cron jobs, and audit trails — all with simple pings into InfoLobby.

How to Turn Your cPanel MySQL Into a Business App

Turn your cPanel MySQL into a powerful business app with InfoLobby — no code, no migration, and built-in automations to query, update, and scale.

Why Vendor Lock-In Hurts SMBs (And How to Avoid It)

Vendor lock-in can trap small businesses with rising costs and data hurdles. Learn how InfoLobby helps you keep control and stay free to grow.

Get a CRM for Your Small Business - Practically for Free

Turn your existing cPanel MySQL database into a powerful small business CRM — free, simple, and fully under your control with InfoLobby.

The Real Cost of Airtable’s Record Limits vs Owning Your Database

Airtable offers slick interfaces, but record caps and per-seat pricing can bite. We compare Airtable’s limits and costs with running your own MySQL/SQL database — and explore when owning your data really pays off.

Bring Your Own Database: Why Small Businesses Should Rethink SaaS Apps

Small businesses often adopt SaaS tools without questioning data ownership, export risk, or long-term costs. This post argues for a “bring your own database” mindset, showing how SMBs can avoid vendor lock-in, reduce churn, and reclaim control of their data.