The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

PayPal has a seriously complicated fee schedule that adds up quickly, and even basics like a virtual terminal or a recurring payment tool require a subscription plan plus an added fee. Stripe vs. PayPal FAQ Stripe vs. Here's how those factors weigh against each other at a bird's-eye view.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Working at Zapier means I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make software do my job for me. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. How to kickstart your AI automation strategy Automate intelligently with Zapier What is AI automation? Automation used to be the best way to do that.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

The brands with access to it get a golden opportunity to push news, offer new products, and start conversations that aren't possible in other channels. Plus, Brevo now includes meeting scheduling and phone features, so you can manage all your sales communication in one place.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

That's where Zapier Interfaces shines, not just as a form builder, but as a flexible platform to build custom tools that power your unique business workflows. Here’s how five companies, from HR teams to marketing and ops, use Zapier Interfaces to modernize processes, scale smarter, and get measurable results. ZenGroup Inc.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Case in point: as a business owner, I grew my new TikTok account to over 1,200 followers and 150K views in a matter of months. For context: my Instagram account has only attracted ~300 followers in the same period.) A personal account is the most popular option. I've also added a few myself.) Take a look.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

With an intuitive drag-and-drop editor, Softr makes it easy for non-technical folks to whip up custom-made business tools, like customer portals and internal databases. But once your app is live, managing users, forms, emails, and data across platforms can cost you valuable time. New to Zapier? The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

And while you might feel very attached to the email account you opened when you were a pre-teen— dragonmaster93[at]gmail.com does have a nice ring to it—it's time to swap that out for one that ends with your business domain name. Billions of people use Gmail accounts for personal communications. You run a business.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

AI orchestration is the connected, end-to-end application of AI tools, agents, and automations across workflows, teams, and systems. It uses structured logic and adaptive intelligence to decide which tool should act, when, and how—so your business moves faster without giving up control.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

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. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Reporting tools. Recurring billing.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Someone has to process them and make sure it all ends up in your accounting system. In this guide, we'll look at how it works and the benefits it brings to your accounts payable workflow. Then, we'll show you how to connect your invoice tools to the rest of your systems using Zapier. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. It offers business and productivity tools that run the gamut from sales and marketing to finance and legal to IT and analytics.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

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. Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

you're managing a handful of vendors, the next, your finance team is playing Whac-A-Mole with overdue notices, drowning in an inbox full of emails with the subject line "bumping this." " Save time and reduce errors with accounting automation Learn how I've been there. One minute.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. What are the benefits of using a CRM?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

As someone who has spent many hours exploring various VoIP systems, I can attest that these are complex tools with a lot of capabilities, and it can take years of hands-on experience to truly understand their nuances. Plug-and-play hardware, intuitive software portals, and helpful onboarding are all big pluses. Here are some examples.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

That's when I started experimenting with LinkedIn marketing tools to find a sustainable rhythm that actually works for lead generation and business growth. After testing lots of different LinkedIn marketing tools, here are the ones I liked the most. month (billed annually); Business plan from $12.36/profile/month

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Log key takeaways, decisions, and action items in a Zapier Table—then hit the "Send email" button to share the recap with your team automatically. You can even use Zapier's built-in AI to add intelligence to the workflow. You can customize it, import past notes, and tweak fields however you want.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

But we did have some tips for how to improve email deliverability, so you can be sure your messages don't go to spam and result in long-term damage to your business email account. Let's say you've built a welcome sequence that's supposed to onboard new users. Table of contents What is email deliverability?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Opening a spreadsheet CRM can feel like accidentally stumbling onto a Gen Alpha's TikTok account—disorienting, a bit of panic, and the realization that you might need a teenager to explain it to you. To set this up, create a new Google Sheet by typing sheet.new in your browser. I named mine "Customer Data."

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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. To set up a new calendar, open your Google Calendar. On the left, click Other calendars , then the + icon, then Create new calendar. When you've connected those accounts, click Create.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Making sure that your internal and external systems are constantly secure (and every team has access to the tools they need to get their jobs done) can't be easy. In this guide to IT automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, and how you can get the most out of your IT automation software with Zapier.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Suddenly, every process has a hundred steps, five tools, and a dozen people involved. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. Contact Sales I work at Zapier, an enterprise that not only helps other businesses automate their workflows, but relies on automation to power our own internal operations.

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The Zapier Blog

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. New to Zapier? Instead, use Zapier. Here's how. Sign up for free.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

Starting a new job is already a nerve-racking parade of awkward handshakes, mysterious Slack channels, and wondering if it's too soon to take your first bathroom break. The last thing a new hire needs is to fumble through locked accounts and needlessly convoluted onboarding documents like a bad escape room.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier We really could have used RACI. The RACI model—which stands for responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed—would have gotten us the Instagram-worthy escape time we'd hoped for. Think of it as a roadmap for who's doing what.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

With Zapier's ChatGPT integration , you automate everything from intelligent sales outreach, content marketing generation, or even image creation. Whatever your use case, we'll show you different ways to pull in the power of ChatGPT into Zaps—Zapier's automated workflows. You can see the full list of models here.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 27, 2025

No idea what anything cost, no idea who to trust, and somehow, despite watching multiple YouTube videos, I still managed to burn $150 in about 12 minutes. If you've ever dipped a toe into Meta Ads Manager, you know exactly what I mean. Awareness campaigns are cheapest because you're asking people to simply notice you exist.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 21, 2025

Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. So let's take a look at how revenue forecasting works, why it matters, and the software you can use to help you get your business's version of a shiny new console. Automate your forecasting with Zapier What is revenue forecasting?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier Add that to the "pudding will get hot when heated" warning and the trademark "shower cap fits only one head" disclaimer, and you've got yourself an era in which communication plans are not only a helpful organizational tool but a very necessary one.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier Even if the most meticulously laid plans are at the mercy of a capricious host with a skinny microphone, starting with a project plan template lays a foundation of order and direction in a world where the rules are made up and the points don't matter.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

But while Fathom is the simpler tool, Fireflies offers more advanced features, which large organizations will appreciate. Either way, both platforms will give you just about all the tools you need. I summarized the key differences in this quick comparison table, but for my detailed experience testing both apps, keep reading.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

I've been writing about AI since before most people knew what it stood for, and still, barely a week goes by where I don't have to look up some new term or technical topic. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. You can build your own AI agents using tools like Zapier Agents.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT. APIs also perform a lot of the heavy lifting for programming new apps. Connect apps without coding using Zapier API FAQ What is an API? POST: This tells the API you want to add, or post, new data to the server. Install the pip package manager.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

f"Data is the new oil." 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. Tough to design and maintain: Building and managing databases for structured data often requires specialized knowledge and skills.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

An alternative: Zapier Tables Airtable vs. Google Sheets at a glance If you don't want to read a granular breakdown of how the two products compare, here's the gist. Google Sheets is simple, quick to onboard, and comparatively limited in its use cases, making it a good choice for teams that just want basic data management.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

You need something to keep things straight when juggling client management, property listings, and the looming threat of being upstaged by that insufferably smug agent from the office across the street. Workflow management: Real estate involves numerous tasks and deadlines, and a CRM that can streamline your workflow is essential.

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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. It's a tool that helps anyone connect apps and automate workflows—without any complicated code.

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