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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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

ChatGPT for Business AI Content & Customer Service Best For: Automating customer support, content creation, and internal workflows OpenAIs ChatGPT has evolved into a robust business solution in 2025, offering a range of capabilities through a single platform. Now, with natural language input, you can describe a workflow (e.g.,

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 8, 2025

Zoom has cemented its status as the default video conferencing app, no matter if you're working remotely full time or just hop on an occasional video call. Zapier is a no-code automation tool that lets you connect your apps into automated workflows, so that every person and every business can move forward at growth speed.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

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. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. The best part? Try Zapier MCP!

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Explore now The Zapier ChatGPT plugin lets you connect thousands of apps (like Google Sheets, Gmail, or Slack) and automate tasks directly inside ChatGPT. This saves you the time and hassle of context switching, as you can just ask ChatGPT to perform a task in another app for you. You'll have the chance to review the copy.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Chronotype Key traits Best time for deep work Productivity tips Lion - Early riser - Goal-oriented - Thrives on structure - Fades by early evening 6 a.m. – " Think: the colleague who regularly sends you three Slack updates and a meeting agenda by 8 a.m. Researching: Everything I write requires some form of research.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

I considered and researched dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top 20 contenders to narrow it down to these eight form plugins for WordPress. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

I spent time talking to some of the best AI chatbots to see how they measure up. ChatGPT is an app created by OpenAI that lets users interact with its AI models: GPT-3 (on the free version) and GPT-4 (in early access for paid users). The app takes the prompts you write and passes them to the AI model. Extra features.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

While Notion operates as a broader productivity tool to manage your projects, knowledge, and files, Obsidian works more as a highly flexible writing app. This process is unlike what you'd come across on any other note-taking app, which can make it confusing if you're not a deep tinkerer.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Table of contents: Free CRM template for Google Sheets How to build a CRM in Google Sheets in 4 steps Connect Google Sheets to your other apps with Zapier Graduate to a simple CRM Free CRM template for Google Sheets To follow along with this process, I've created a free Google Sheets CRM template you can use.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

But the best enterprise automation tools, like Zapier, allow anyone at the organization to build for themselves, too. AI-assisted enterprise automation Spend any time online and you might think AI is just about generating awkward headshots or robotic blog intros.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Discover the best invoicing software in 2025 QuickBooks Online (QBO). If you're already using other Zoho apps or want a simple, integrated AP solution, Zoho Books is a great fit.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

But that doesn't mean relying only on text-based communications, like an email or Slack message. Here, I'll show you how to record a video on a Mac (we all use MacBooks at Zapier), along with a few tips for looking and sounding your best. At Zapier , we're huge proponents of collaborating asynchronously.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

I spent a bunch of time in each of these apps, and here's how the Airtable vs. Google Sheets showdown went. Though both can do many similar things, Airtable is a database app and Google Sheets is a spreadsheet app. But not a lot else. Unless you're really , really , really into it.)

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

No two service-based businesses are alike, which means it can be hard to find an appointment scheduling app that works for you. Regardless of your booking management needs, the best appointment scheduling software should present your business in a professional light while simplifying the booking process on both ends.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Automation used to be the best way to do that. It can crunch vast datasets for that aha insight, prototype a web app for a partner, or rapidly test new product features while your team dreams up the next big thing. This means businesses can: Use AI to model different scenarios and figure out the best backup plans quickly.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For me, it’s about simplifying complex tasks, streamlining processes, and ensuring the best use of resources: 1. Virtual Tools for a Smooth Workflow Think of tools like Slack or Trello as your virtual office’s backbone. With the right tools, you can automate routine tasks, giving your team more time to focus on what they do best.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. You can set up automated triggers to program the bot to hand the customer off to the best agent for the job. For example, in order to manage alerts, you're navigated to Opsgenie, a totally separate Atlassian app.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Communications tools : Slack, Facetime, WhatsApp, Skype, Wechat, NFX Signal. We also wanted tight integration with our email client (Superhuman (best) or Gmail , including pixel tracking of when emails were opened. 3) Email-focused CRMs : Streak and Copper do the best job of keeping the entire experience within the Gmail inbox.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. Uizard is a tool for designing mobile apps and websites that runs entirely on your web browser. We found that the tricks we learned and that are listed in this blog post are applicable in both of these contexts. Reason 1: P eople. Walk and talk.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Take a messaging app, for instance. And as more riders used the app, more drivers joined to benefit from the increased demand. Whether it’s blog posts, videos, or podcasts, content lets startups reach a global audience with just a few clicks. Remember, over the life of your business, your customers are your best critics.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

It arguably produces the best results and would be my overall top pick for basically anyone if using it wasn't so…weird. See, unlike Stable Diffusion and DALL·E 2 , you can't install Midjourney on your own computer or use a nicely designed web app. The only way to access it is through Discord. Pick your Midjourney plan.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Although you can customize the template to build your own process (like collecting information from RSS feeds or sending automated daily reports to Slack ), we'll keep things simple for this guide. Make any needed changes to the instructions to make your report work best for your role or use case.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Best practices for Zoom board meetings at early-stage startups. And I have to admit, this is one of the reasons I’ve grown to dislike Slack. You can turn off the automatic imports, or further customize how meetings are filed or accessibility.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

After all, you don't need to know how to code, it works behind the scenes, and it powers essential processes with your favorite apps. Zapier is a no-code automation tool that lets you connect your apps into automated workflows, so that every person and every business can move forward at growth speed. Learn more about how it works.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

That's why, at first, I wasn't sure if I had the technical savvy to try out Leap AI , a nifty image-generation tool that works on JavaScript and that folks can integrate into their own apps. Its best use case, though, is that you can train your own models to generate images based on the originals you feed it.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

By default, Slack adds a red badge to its app icon whenever there's unread activity, like a direct message (DM), a mention in a public channel, or a Slack reminder. This is done by design: it's meant to get you to respond to messages quickly, which is part of what makes the app so addictive. That's it.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Slack channels can feel like a nonstop torrent of messages. With our Slack thread summarizer, you can just react to any public message with your chosen emoji, and in seconds you'll get a TL;DR of the entire conversation delivered as a private Slack message. Sign up for free to use this app, and thousands more, with Zapier.

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APRIL 3, 2023

He had previously used Zapier to automatically send links to tasks that he received through Slack straight to his to-do list. Try using Zapier's ChatGPT plugin to connect thousands of apps and perform automations from within ChatGPT's interface. The best AI productivity tools

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2020

Where you may have saved these for your town-halls in the past, in the world of virtual workspaces it is just as easy to acknowledge them via group email or in an online community like Slack. Use your usual technology or check out an app like Sococo where you can create an entire virtual office.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

But our platform goes far beyond automating simple tasks— when X happens in one app, do Y in another. Check out our guide to AI and explore how Zapier's suite of secure, intuitive AI tools help you scale intelligent systems across your apps, teams, and workflows. At Zapier, we're big believers in automation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2017

With so many services, apps and online tools available, it can be difficult to work out which are the best. Here are my top picks (in no particular order) for the apps that help me and my team stay connected and productive. Bring teams closer: Slack and Trello. Shapr is one of the most useful networking apps around now.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

Instead of manually checking Google Sheets every day for new information, create a Zap—our word for the automated workflows you create with Zapier—that will automatically notify you (or your team) in Slack whenever a new row is added to Google Sheets. Connect your Slack account, and click Continue. Learn more. field, select Yes.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 16, 2025

Working in Slack means your channel topic is basically the team's bulletin board. Don't let Slack chaos rule your (work) life. Whether you're updating who's on call, sharing the latest meeting agenda, or highlighting important team documents, keeping your Slack channel topic up to date helps your team stay aligned.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

You can start by automating individual tasks with simple workflows—what we call Zaps—and grow into orchestrating entire systems across apps, teams, and data. Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. That's where Zapier comes in.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Instead of manually entering numbers into spreadsheets or jumping between apps, automation pulls data from one tool to another and keeps everything in sync. New to Zapier? Sign up for free.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

What you can do with Looping by Zapier How to get started with Looping by Zapier Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Another AI by Zapier step formats the summaries for Slack using Markdown. Learn more. What is Looping by Zapier?

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