Articles tagged "Automation"

Hack your calendar, to-do list, and work environment for optimal productivity

I've been on a 10-year quest to find the perfect way to organize myself and my teams. Sure, it's been a crooked path, dotted with wrong turns and missteps, but I've developed a system that works well for me—and taught me a lot about what doesn't work.

When to automate a one-time task

Usually, we talk about automation as a way to create systems and processes that run themselves. But you can also use automation to save time on large, one-off projects.

6 things that help me work through anxiety

All the productivity tricks in the world can't help when your brain is fighting your best instincts. Instead of fighting your brain, here are some tips you can try to be kinder to yourself and get at least one thing done.

3 ways to empower your team with automation

The automated workflows that orchestrate tasks behind the scenes are what empower L. Michelle Smith and her team to do our best work. Here's a look inside her tech stack and the Zaps that power it.

Use the good days to set yourself up for the bad ones

Since we're all going to be wildly fluctuating on the good/in-between/bad spectrum for the foreseeable future, we might as well plan around it.

Automation is about to cement its place in the history of technology

The way we work has changed, and this transformation shows no signs of slowing down. Across all industries, we see people embracing new ways of working, and as the future unfolds, I believe automation will play a pivotal role in how we work.

How automating our offer process helped us generate more leads and book more calls

Each day hundreds of visitors request offers from multiple providers. If you don’t have the infrastructure to send them what they want, your leads go cold. This is where we started from. Adding automation helped us change that.

Automation for education: Less time record-keeping, more time with your students

Anyone who's worked in an accredited education setting knows about the mountains of information, records, and resources that institutes have to maintain. We love teaching, yet we dread the record-keeping that comes with it. We solved this with automation.

Building Zaps for others: set up automation for your team or clients

Small and medium-sized businesses often struggle with productivity, especially in start-up or early growth mode. It seems there's always more work to do than the people, time, and expertise available to get it done.

10 takeaways from ZapConnect, Zapier's first user conference

Automation doesn't have to be a solo endeavor. Thousands came together for our first-ever user conference, where they learned from expert Zapier users, heard from our founders, and got a first look at our newest feature, Transfer.