The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

I started tracking how long it took me to edit an article on my own versus with help from AI. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. But that brings up a bigger question: how do you know if AI is actually making a difference? " So I put it to the test. The difference?

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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. Automation used to be the best way to do that. And while AI has since come on the scene, it hasn't replaced automation—it's made it better. Now, I delegate to AI automation.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

At Zapier, we're big believers in automation. But our platform goes far beyond automating simple tasks— when X happens in one app, do Y in another. As the most connected AI orchestration platform , Zapier connects your people, tools, AI, and agents , so you can run workflows across your business, 24/7.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Despite the initial confusion, building a CRM in Google Sheets can be a surprisingly effective way to manage customer relationships (and slightly less terrifying than whatever Skibidi Toilet is). Of course, you can also build your own CRM spreadsheet from scratch in Google Sheets if you prefer. I named mine "Customer Data."

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. You want to empower teams to automate their work but not open up a tangle of permissions and shadow IT. Things slow down.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

And that's where automation can help. With Zapier, you can build automated workflows (we call them Zaps) that connect Softr to your other tools in minutes, safely and securely. New to Zapier? It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Make your own custom AI chatbot Try Zapier Interfaces I've spent countless hours using both apps in my personal and professional life. There have been major upgrades to both apps since I first started using them, so I dug into each one again to see how their features stack up.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Make your Google Sheets work for you Automate Google Sheets Here, I'll dive deep into Google Sheets' capabilities and limitations, exploring whether this kind of space is actually useful for your data projects or if it's a sign you might need to look beyond spreadsheets altogether. How many rows can Google Sheets handle?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

But with Zapier's powerful AI tools—like Zapier Agents and automated ChatGPT workflows—it's now easier than ever to become a trading pro. Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents AI-powered trading bots can help you buy, sell, and analyze markets—without a single line of code.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Take your transactional email to the next level with automation Automate your campaigns I've been using Mailchimp for years and have tested Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) extensively. I dug deeper into both apps for this article, exploring how each one works in detail to help you choose between them.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

Here are the top 5 AI tools every small business should consider in 2025, along with how they can help busy professionals deal with a range of administrative tasks in areas of their companies to work smarter, not harder. Send a Slack message when a new Stripe payment comes in), and Zapiers AI will generate and optimize the automation for you.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Agentic AI is the latest attempt to create a framework for what these tools would look like and how they could safely operate. Is that an agentic AI system, an AI email agent, or just a fancy set of filters? So let's dig in. Table of contents: What is agentic AI? It totally depends on what it can do without your intervention.

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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

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

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

JUNE 25, 2025

Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool. Try Zapier Tables Podio has a lot of great features, from custom project structures to collaboration tools for working with others, that elevate it from the lowly notebook. New to Zapier? And, in the digital age, you're probably—hopefully!—using

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Get more out of your spreadsheets with automation Automate spreadsheets Many people may be able to use these two related products interchangeably for general use, but more nuanced use cases will probably prove one to be an easy choice over the other.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

If you've heard the latest from OpenAI and ChatGPT, you'll know ChatGPT has released a new ecosystem of plugins, including the Zapier ChatGPT plugin. Explore now The Zapier ChatGPT plugin lets you connect thousands of apps (like Google Sheets, Gmail, or Slack) and automate tasks directly inside ChatGPT.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

After extensive research, we centralized on HubSpot and deprecated Salesforce, Hootsuite, Calendly, Mailchimp, Contacts+, and Zapier. We were only paying for Zapier in order to pull business cards into Salesforce. I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. The main reasons: First, all-in-one functionality. Hootsuite).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

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. Here, I'll walk you through key differences and use cases and share some examples so you can understand how to use both to power your business. What is unstructured data?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Spend less time in your inbox Automate Gmail Here, I'll show you free—provided you already have domain hosting—and paid (Google Workspace) solutions for setting up a custom domain email that allows you to send emails from your domain through Gmail. Instead, you can connect your custom domain to Gmail. What is a custom domain email?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

As a content marketer who's dabbled in building my own tools, I've learned to pick my battles carefully. Automate your database. Learn how These database tools store data: both associated app data (e.g., Firebase is best for vibe coders building flexible, real-time apps who want to work within Google's ecosystem.

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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. Automate Zoho What is Zoho? Table of contents : What is Zoho? What is Zoho used for? Is Zoho free or paid? Zoho apps: An overview What is Zoho One?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

And, even better, when you pair Read AI with Zapier, you can use AI and automation together to orchestrate entire processes around task creation, meeting follow-ups, and more. New to Zapier? It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. That's not really a problem.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

At Zapier , we're huge proponents of collaborating asynchronously. Whether it's an exec announcing a new strategy or a colleague sharing a project update, video is a more personal way to do it—you just have to know how to record a video on your device. Here's how to use it. Open Finder. Need to record your screen?

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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. Here's how. New to Zapier? It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

Automated provisioning fixes that. Automate your IT management workflows Learn how Ready to give your new employees a smooth, delay-free first day? Let's explore how automation can change how you onboard new hires. Let's explore how automation can change how you onboard new hires.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Keep your customer support systems healthy Streamline support You may not be in the shoe biz, but the importance of quality customer service is pretty universal. I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. But which one should you go with? Keep reading for my breakdown of Zendesk vs. Jira.

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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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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

Promote and publish your WordPress articles with automation Learn how If you're looking for a WordPress SEO plugin to improve your chances of ranking higher in the search results, you've come to the right place. 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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Turn ideas into action Automate your note-taking For years, I've relied on Notion to make sense of the avalanche of digital information I collect, like personal notes, web snippets, movie watchlists, itineraries, work reports—the list goes on. I spent weeks testing Notion and Obsidian to see how they stack up.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Systems Engineer, Thomas Moore, discovered Zapier’s Google Ads integration, specifically, the Offline Conversions and Customer Match actions now available for free. Zapier lets us put a name tag on every lead. So when Zapier published a blog post about tracking , it sparked an idea, and a solution.

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APRIL 12, 2023

So we asked folks in a variety of roles how they manage their time, and this is what they said. When you use time blocking, you're forced to think about how much time you have available for each task. When you schedule specific blocks of time for tasks, you can get a better sense of how long certain tasks take you.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Focus on the meeting, not the scheduling Automate your booking The best booking apps offer the perfect mix of flexibility and ease of use. Focus on the meeting, not the scheduling Automate your booking The best booking apps offer the perfect mix of flexibility and ease of use. What makes a great appointment or booking app?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

This latest generation of AI writing tools can obviously write a passable lede, but it can't give you an actual opinion as to how good it is. How to use OpenAI's GPT to spark content ideas Learn how As a human and a writer, I've been covering this kind of generative AI technology for almost a decade.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

Automate your email marketing Reach your audience When I was at Mailshake , we told our clients that while we can automate the way they send email, we can't guarantee that their emails will actually get into their subscribers' inboxes, much less get opened. But your open rates are weirdly low.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Use automation to share, engage, and cross-post without lifting a finger Learn how So when AI became more accessible, content repurposing was one of the first use cases I thought of. There are tons of ways to do this, but here, I'll share a few of my favorite ways to use AI to improve your content repurposing workflow.

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