Issue #01 – April 2025

🔧 Tool of the Week

Make.com (formerly Integromat)

A powerful visual automation builder that lets you connect apps and automate anything — without coding.

I use it to automate newsletter publishing, backup tasks, and syncing my Notion workflows.

https://www.make.com/en/register?pc=automationadvisor

🛠 Automation Template of the Week

Auto-Save Google Form Responses to Notion

Tired of manually copying form responses? Use Make.com to instantly send new form entries to your Notion database.

https://ko-fi.com/post/Automation-Template-Auto-Save-Google-Form-Respons-Y8Y51E3FDN?fromEditor=true

🧠 1-Minute Tip

"Automate the tasks you forget — before you automate the tasks you hate."

Forgetfulness costs more than frustration.

Start by automating tiny admin tasks first!

📆 Weekly Automation Planner

Section What It Helps With
🎯 Focus of the Week What automation are you focusing on? (ex: Automate newsletter publishing)
🛠️ Automation Tasks List 3–5 tasks you want to automate
🧠 Tools to Use What tools will you use (Zapier, Make, Notion, Airtable, etc.)
⏳ Estimated Time Saved Guess how much time each automation will save weekly
✅ Done? Checkbox to track progress
💡 Notes & Improvements Ideas for next week’s automations
Automation Task Tool Time Saved Done?
Auto Welcome Email Zapier + Gmail 30 mins/week
New Client CRM Entry Zapier + Airtable 1 hr/week 🔲
Assign Onboarding in Notion Make.com 45 mins/week 🔲

automation_brief_weekly_planner_vault.pdf

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