🐕 Still Doing That Task Manually? Try This Instead - Issue 36

What’s On My Mind?

Let’s play a quick game:

✅ Copying emails from one tool to another?

✅ Moving customer info into a spreadsheet… again?

✅ Manually updating your Notion board after every form fill?

If you said “ugh, yes” to any of those, congrats—you’re doing too much.

You didn’t start a business to become your own assistant.

But somehow, you’re spending hours every week doing tasks that feel small—but add up fast.

That’s not just annoying. That’s expensive.

And the worst part?

You probably don’t even notice how much time it’s stealing.

What’s this tool all about?
n8n

n8n (pronounced “n-eight-n”) is a no-code automation tool that connects your favorite apps and makes them work together—so you don’t have to.

You build a workflow once, and it runs in the background forever.

It doesn’t forget. It doesn’t sleep. And it never asks for time off.

You can use it to move data, send alerts, follow up with leads, update CRMs, post to Slack, and even run AI prompts with ChatGPT.

It’s basically a cheat code for getting more done without hiring help.

Key Features:

• Automate lead handling: A form submission → goes into your CRM → sends a thank-you email → pings you on Slack

• Clean up operations: Sync Google Sheets with Airtable, Notion, or wherever your team lives

• Trigger smart alerts: Get notified when something breaks, a payment fails, or a user signs up

• Run AI workflows: Connect n8n to GPT and generate auto-replies, summaries, or insights

And the best part? You don’t need to write any code.

(Unless you want to—n8n supports dev-level control too.)

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How it helps:
Use Case Example

Let’s say you run a tiny team with a big job: get leads and follow up fast.

A new signup comes in from your website form.

• n8n captures the submission

• Automatically adds it to Airtable

• Sends a welcome email

• Alerts your sales team on Slack

• Sets a follow-up reminder 2 days later

You didn’t lift a finger.

You just kept working—or took a nap. Either way, n8n handled it.

Pricing/Plans

• Self-hosting? It’s free—forever.

• Want the easy route? Cloud plans start at $20/month.

You get hosted automation, unlimited users, and 2,500 workflow runs per month right out of the gate.

Need more power? Pro and Enterprise plans scale with your business.

Why it Matters

Because doing everything manually isn’t noble—it’s exhausting.

n8n helps you stay focused on building your business, not buried in busywork.

It gives you leverage—without adding payroll.

Set up your first automation and watch your to-do list shrink:

👉 n8n

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