Learn Zapier + IFTTT and Automate Your Life | 2020 Guide

We go through a deeper explanation of automations and some helpful examples. We discuss the Automations Everywhere exercise that should get you in the mindset for automations. Also, check out the super helpful resource linked in this lecture!

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This is the exercise discussed in the last lecture to help you think through some existing and potential automations in your life.

We talk about the main differences between Zapier and IFTTT and when you should use either platform.

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We dive into the specific differences between Zapier and IFTTT.

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Zapier and IFTTT are fairly simple but there are just a few terms you should know before we dive into some examples.

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We talk through what's coming up including signing up for Zapier and receiving a free trial to access paid features like multi-step zaps, paths, filters, and more.

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We create our very first Zap in Zapier which accomplishes the same outcome as the first Applet we made in IFTTT. You will be able to see the difference in the two platforms very clearly in this lecture.

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We talk through the three major sections left in the course: basic, intermediate, and expert/advanced automations. We also have an optional section after this one that covers some tools that work really well with automations.

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The No-Code movement is underway allowing people to build websites, mobile apps, and web apps without code. Webflow is pioneering the movement by allowing people to design and build stunning websites without code.

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Bubble is a code-free programming language that lets you build and host web applications without engineers.

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Create an app from a Google Sheet in five minutes, for free. Create apps visually, without code.

Slack is a revolutionary chat tool that is best friends with Zapier and has countless automations to streamline your life.

Evernote helps you remember everything and stay extremely organized. Also another great automation-friendly tool.

Todoist is one of the best task list tools out there. Definitely worth checking out.

If you are business that uses email marketing, Mailchimp is the way to go. Not to mention the numerous automations that go along with it.

If you need to collect information, Wufoo is a great place to start. Also check out Typeform which has grown in popularity.

Here's the list of tools I outline in this section.

Get ready to dive into IFTTT and explore some of the automations it has listed in their collections library.

In this IFTTT automation, we setup a basic trigger from NASA to get an alert every time a new astronaut enters space.

Use Alexa or Google Assistant to find your lost phone in this helpful IFTTT automation.

Have Philips Hue lightbulbs? This IFTTT automation will make the bulbs flash anytime your Amazon Alexa timer hits 0. Or just have it call your phone :)

In this multi-zap automation in Zapier, we take things that happen in our life and add them to a single Google calendar. The ultimate year-in-review capsule.

We connect Slack and Todoist to easily add items to your to do list in this example.

A detailed list of the IFTTT and Zapier automations from this section.

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We talk through what we'll cover in this section and also take a look at the future of automations.

This is a two part applet in IFTTT that shows you a couple ways to use Gmail in automations.

Get alerted anytime a favorite artist has a new show in town with this fun IFTTT automation.

Automate your business mileage in IFTTT so that you are prepared for tax season!

Ideas come at the most random times; make sure you have these IFTTT and Zapier automations so that you can capture your ideas in one place.

In this first lecture of a two-part zap, we go through the setup and initial steps for an automation that calculates your gas price performance and let's you know how well you're doing.

We finish out the Gas Price zap and see it in action with a live example.

When someone schedules an appointment with you, get all of the right pieces in place... automatically.

A detailed list of the IFTTT and Zapier automations from this section.

We discuss the outline for this section and go into the two types of businesses that benefit the most from automations. We also talk about a role that will be standard in the industry very soon!

Zapier is the glue that holds things together for new products and business ideas. Entrepreneurs and founders are a third camp that rely on Zapier and automations.

Source leads from a website and coordinate with your team on reaching out to them and sending them information. We use Glide (https://www.glideapps.com/) in this workshop.

Part two. Source leads from a website and coordinate with your team on reaching out to them and sending them information. We use Glide (https://www.glideapps.com/) in this workshop.

Save websites, articles, and other links throughout your week and have them all emailed to you in a digest each week.

Create a email drip campaign using Google and Zapier, only. Featuring opt-out, feedback, and multiple email sequences.

Part two. Create a email drip campaign using Google and Zapier, only. Featuring opt-out, feedback, and multiple email sequences.

Part three. Create a email drip campaign using Google and Zapier, only. Featuring opt-out, feedback, and multiple email sequences.

Part four. Create a email drip campaign using Google and Zapier, only. Featuring opt-out, feedback, and multiple email sequences.

In this Zapier automation, we create a zap that takes one contact form and routes the responses to the right teams.

In this Zapier automation, we create zaps that take files from multiple places and uploads them to one single repository for your team.

We test out the One Place zaps to show you the live example.

In the first part of this Zapier automation, we begin to create a complex zap that starts with a questionnaire and ends up doing a whole lot of amazing things that will save you hours and hours of time.

In the second part of this Zapier automation, we continue creating the actions that follow from the questionnaire trigger. We go through most of the Zapier features like the formatter, search, paths, multi-step, and more.

The grand finale for this multi-step zap. We do a live test to see how it all works instantly.

In the first part of this Zapier automation, we create zaps to record Net Promoter Score's and send dynamic messages to a dedicated Slack channel.

In the second part of this Zapier automation, we finish creating the zaps and see the automations in action.

In this Zapier automation, we create a zap that integrates an inventory management system with targeted email marketing campaigns.

A detailed list of the IFTTT and Zapier automations from this section.

Congratulations! You finished the course! Continue to connect in the Slack channel and we'll see you next time. Thank you!

I use Zapier to connect no-code tools and will be sharing my journey as I launch no-code products. Follow along and get early access to products I launch.

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