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JULY 11, 2025

And listen, we're all for premium features. By connecting your CRM to tools like Google Sheets or Zapier Tables , you can build flexible, automated reports that update in real time—without ever touching the "Upgrade" button. That usually means upgrading—even if all you really want is a little extra flexibility.

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JULY 3, 2025

When you connect Grain with Zapier, you can orchestrate entire systems with AI and automation to streamline the way you hold meetings (and everything that comes after). New to Zapier? Sign up for free to use this app, and thousands more, with Zapier. But you still need to do something with those insights. Update the project doc.

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JULY 24, 2025

Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents Here, I'll show you the apps I built, the tools I used to build them, and how they actually work—in the hopes that you'll be inspired to build your own cool stuff. It works using natural language instructions and connects to 8,000+ other tools to help you get work done.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. When you click some of the links on this page, we may earn a commission. Streamline your invoicing workflows with automation Learn how And with so many great free invoicing tools out there, you can streamline the process without any upfront investment.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Invoices come in from all over: think your email, cloud folders, and payment processors. Someone has to process them and make sure it all ends up in your accounting system. It's tedious work, and, as the volume increases, so does the risk of falling behind. How does invoice automation work? Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I used to work at a children's shoe store, and we kept all our customer information on index cards (.yeah). So when a customer came into the store asking about their previous shoe size, naturally, we had lost their information and couldn't help them. But which one should you go with? user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. When you click some of the links on this page, we may earn a commission. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Those are all examples of email marketing. In this guide to email marketing automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, best practices, and how you can get the most out of it with Zapier. Personalize your messages based on behavior One-size-fits-all emails rarely work anymore.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

So we should probably quickly address what you're ignoring. Some of the features work better than others, but Canva is continuously improving on them. On top of all that, Canva has a solid free plan, an affordable paid plan for solo users, and a great team plan with collaboration features for businesses.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 18, 2025

In a perfect world, we'd have our documents all neatly organized in a centralized location. We have documents, PDF files, emails, forms, and more… all scattered across different apps. Here's how to use Zaps—Zapier's automated workflows—to streamline your document management. New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Virtual phone systems, also known as VoIP (voice over internet protocol) and cloud phones, are simply better options than a landline: they're less expensive, more flexible, and work on the devices you use most—mobile phones, desktops, and laptops. Getting started with VoIP is super simple. Select your phone number(s).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

You can use Zapier's pre-built simple CRM template or sales CRM template to optimize your sales process with an elegant and personalized CRM tool that fits your business needs. Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool. That's the kind of customer understanding we're talking about.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

I often used the minutes from SGA meetings to help me write my article, but I quickly realized that's about all they were being used for—SGA members never read them and usually forgot what they'd discussed in their meetings the next day. You can even use Zapier's built-in AI to add intelligence to the workflow.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. It's a weird hybrid approach, but it works for me.) Mind mapping with a sheet of paper and a pen is an incredibly intuitive and natural way to work.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

At Zapier , ours is mostly emoji reactions—or reacji, as Slack calls them. Make Slack a more productive place to work Automate Slack As a fully-remote company , reacji allow us to quickly respond to messages without creating unnecessarily long threads with "I agree" and "aww" (for dog photos, obviously).

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Fortunately with Zapier, you can build, deploy, and scale AI-powered agents that handle recurring tasks in the background automatically. How to set up an on-call agent Get started by clicking on the button below, then clicking Use Template in the pop-up window. The template uses Schedule by Zapier to trigger every day at 6:00 a.m.,

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JULY 13, 2025

" Save time and reduce errors with accounting automation Learn how I've been there. I wanted to find the tools that actually deliver on their promise to streamline all that stuff they promise to streamline and help you and your team reclaim time, enhance accuracy, and give you crystal clear control over your outgoing cash.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Make your Google Sheets work for you Automate Google Sheets Spreadsheet CRMs are perfect for those just starting out or small business owners looking to upgrade from that old shoebox under their desk. It's also a good idea to freeze this row so it's always visible, no matter how long your customer list gets.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

If you work in IT operations, the work you do is basically the backbone of your company. And when manual processes bog you down, it's even harder for you to focus on high-impact work. How IT automation works IT automation vs IT orchestration Automate IT with Zapier What is IT automation? The result?

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JUNE 26, 2025

Try Zapier Chatbots Create free custom AI chatbots to engage customers and take action with built-in automation. But you can take its capabilities even further with Zapier's Google AI Studio integration. Here's how. New to Zapier? Do you and your team spend most of your time working in Slack?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

But ChatGPT works even better (and helps you carry out tasks at scale) when you pair it with automation. But ChatGPT works even better (and helps you carry out tasks at scale) when you pair it with automation. Read more on how to effectively add AI to your Zapier workflows. You can see the full list of models here.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Try Zapier Chatbots Create free custom AI chatbots to engage customers and take action with built-in automation. Get started But pair Claude with Zapier, and it becomes part of something bigger: an AI orchestration engine that connects your apps, data, and logic across your entire processes. New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

A lot of AI chatbots all feel the same. Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents Instead of just being another chatbot, Perplexity is billed as an alternative to traditional search engines. Yes, it works kind of like a typical conversational AI chatbot , but it's designed to be more accurate and up to date.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

There's a lot of advice out there about the connection between timing and productivity: articles—including Zapier's own —suggesting "X things to do in the morning/afternoon/evening" to stay productive all day long. And yes, when you work on certain types of tasks absolutely impacts your productivity.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

I was confident we'd bust out in record time, but we quickly realized our error: too many cooks, not enough coordination. Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier We really could have used RACI. Like, "Hey, do you think we should add pickles to this?"

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Promote and publish your WordPress articles with automation Learn how So, if you're looking for a WordPress form plugin to quickly create contact forms, online surveys, registration forms, or applications, you've come to the right place. Try Interfaces free Spam protection. Unfortunately, online forms attract spam messages.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Communication plan templates How to write a communication plan Communication plan essentials What is a communication plan? One initiative I'd underline twice for our steam iron product would be to produce marketing imagery that clearly demonstrates how to iron a shirt—i.e., Table of contents: What is a communication plan?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

As a volunteer social media manager for an indie publication with a limited budget, I rely heavily on organic efforts to spread the word about our work. And over time, consistently high organic reach means more opportunities for engagement, brand awareness, and even conversions—all without paying a cent. Is organic reach dead?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

" away from Showcase Showdown glory, I drafted a meticulous battle plan for how I would crush all the people who think a toaster oven costs the same as a Camry. In this post, I'll show you how the right project plan template can bring that same level of preparedness to your professional projects. Wait, wrong show.)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

I order groceries, get food delivered, map out how long the drive is to Barnes & Noble, and check the weather to confirm that staying inside is the best course of action—all from my cozy corner of the couch. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. We'll go over how to find and use these keys later.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

And it's all thanks to its incredible insights into human behavior. Automatically extract data from your apps with Zapier Learn how And again, like oil, not all data comes out of the ground with the same properties. Descriptive text: Think names (of people, products, companies), categories, or titles of works.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Keeping track of all the new AI models getting released at the moment is practically a full-time job. I would know: I've been writing about them for the past few years, and it feels like every time I publish an article, another new model drops. mini, o3-pro, and GPT Image 1 are three of OpenAI's latest models. Hang in there.

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JUNE 3, 2025

With all the hype around AI, it'd be easy to forget that AI tools have existed for a while now. One area where AI has been working its magic for years is in AI grammar checkers. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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JUNE 12, 2025

Improve your real estate business with automation Automate your CRM But with countless options on the market, how do you know which software is right for you? ​​I After all that research, I've whittled down the list so you don't have to. Here's everything you need to know about the best real estate CRMs on the market.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

While turning said compact SUV into Mary Poppins' handbag, I realized the only way to make it work was to abide by a structure I could replicate when we had to unload at hotels along the way. All your updates get logged in a Zapier Table for easy tracking. Table of contents: What are project management templates?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Join Zapier Early Access Be the first to try out new Zapier products. Learn more Fortunately, folks at Zapier are pretty crafty. The ability to create custom AI-powered chatbots using Zapier Interfaces. And that's all before it goes to my (human) editor. Before you begin Make sure you have a Zapier account.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Build your own AI chatbot with no-code Here's how Allow me to save you a dozen Google searches (or ChatGPT prompts). I spent time talking to some of the best AI chatbots to see how they measure up. You'll even see how you can build your own AI chatbot if you don't find what you're looking for here.

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