Articles tagged "Automation"

5 things to do before going out of office

Vacations shouldn't be stressful. This seems obvious, but a Zapier survey discovered that the dread involved with coming back from vacation can be crippling. 

5 ways personal assistants can start automating their work

As a personal assistant, your job is all about someone else. Whether it's managing a schedule, keeping track of daily tasks, or organizing files, you're the expert on what your employer needs, and—more importantly—the expert on how they work.

5 ways facilities managers can start automating their work

Being in charge of a physical space can be stressful. Most people don't think about the effort that goes into keeping a place running as smoothly as possible—they just expect everything to work.

How to automatically create QuickBooks invoices from PDF vendor invoices

We have heard that a "paperless world" is coming for years—are we getting any closer? Well, we seem to be with so many companies pushing us to go paperless. But doesn't this just create other issues?

How to save hours each month by automating client file requests

When I first set out on my own to create an accounting firm, I had grandiose ideas about how it would be hyper automated and super efficient.  

Google Cloud Print is no more—here's what to do

You can still print on Chromebooks, thanks to native printer support, and there are other apps you can use for cloud printing—including connecting with Zapier. Let's talk about why Google killed Cloud Print and how you can get some of these features back. 

The roles your customers play in your business—and how to help them succeed

Customers do more than just pay us for services rendered or products sold. They contribute to our research and planning, help us with our marketing, perform quality control checks, and everything in between.

How a manufacturing tech company uses Zapier to support SOC 2 and other security workflows

Facilitating SOC 2 compliance, or compliance with other systems, takes work—and meticulous attention to detail. By adding Zapier to their software and processes, Poka created a system that minimized risk and human error.

How a small team connects hundreds of people with long-lost loved ones

Imagine not seeing a loved one for 15 years, or being separated from your entire family for that long. Think about the background radiation of it—how it would hang over everything you do. 

Outgrow: App of the day

Discover how to create interactive content—like quizzes, chatbots, recommendations, and calculators—that your audience can't stop themselves from interacting with.