Automation with Zapier

How a bootstrapped business used automation to bring its in-person team-building program online

The coronavirus pandemic devastated many businesses in the event industry, and Museum Hack was no different.

How to take the busywork out of scheduling podcast guests

Hosting a podcast is fun, but like most worthwhile endeavors, it takes a lot of work to produce a high quality show. I’ve been co-hosting The Art of Product podcast with Ben Orenstein for years, and know how much goes on behind the scenes.

How to launch and automate a referral marketing campaign

Referral marketing is getting your current customer base to help you find more customers. Behind it, is the expectation that your current customers talk to their friends, family, and network and that if they're happy with your business, they'll share it.

How to become a master automator

Creating an active and engaged community with automation

Because I'm an engineer by trade, I've always understood the value of automating processes to achieve scale. But I was happy to learn that the automation tool I chose to achieve the first two goals, Zapier, would help me accomplish my third goal as well.

Trello everything: maximize your work with the visual task management tool

A Trello board can be anything you want it to be: a virtual cork board, a place to brainstorm, or a way to manage projects and tasks. When you connect Zapier and Trello, you can turn Trello into a hub that organizes your work and makes things happen.

How automation changes your responsibilities to make more time for mindful work

Even though no-code automation is more accessible than ever, many workers are still hesitant to start automating their day-to-day workflows. Automation will change the way you work, but do it right and you'll be more productive and fulfilled.

5 tips and tricks to get more out of Pocket

Pocket is a great way to save all the interesting things you find online. Pocket—originally called Read It Later—makes it easy to save those articles, videos, and sites in a single click.

How to troubleshoot Zaps: tips from a Zapier Expert

Automation helps us keep things moving, but sometimes things go wrong: we get an error message telling us that our automation has errored. When that happens, it's important to know how to fix it.

How to automate your business Facebook Page for easier marketing

Facebook Pages are exceptionally valuable for businesses, even with organic reach declining. Setting up a Facebook Page is easy, but keeping it up-to-date and engaging takes work. You can use automation to make Page management easier.

Best practices for hiring a Zapier Expert

When you start a business, the first few months are in flux. But once you and your team are spending more than 20 percent of your time on administrative work, it's time to hire a Zapier Expert.

How to set up an automated system to confirm form submissions

Not all form submissions end up in the inbox—some are sent to the spam folder. Create an easy, automated system to save time checking submissions.

How the Georgia Innocence Project uses automation to keep all its systems running

For the Georgia Innocence Project, automation keeps staff and volunteers focused on their core mission—helping people wrongfully convicted of crimes.

How automating our business helped us get better customer reviews

Customer reviews are an essential element to the success of your business. It used to be that a prospective customer would reach out, get on a demo call, chat with the sales team, deliberate a bit, and then decide whether to buy your product or service.

4 ways to automate post-purchase marketing with PayPal and Mailchimp

How automation helped Halo Cars scale

It took less than a year for rideshare advertising startup Halo Cars to go from start to acquisition—and founder Kenan Saleh says without automation and Zapier that would have been hard to do.

4 ways to use automation for better task management with Todoist

Using a task manager application like Todoist is a smart idea. It can help you organize your to-do list, prioritize your work, collaborate with others, and overall just get a clear look at what you need to do for the day.