How I Use Make.com to Automate the Boring Stuff (and Actually Run My Business While I Sleep)

Let’s face it – most solopreneurs didn’t start their business because they love copying Google Sheet rows or manually sending confirmation emails at 2 AM. If you enjoy that, I admire your discipline… and question your life choices.

For the rest of us, there’s Make.com – the automation tool that does the tedious work without whining or asking for a raise.

🚀 What is Make.com?

Make.com (formerly Integromat) is like Zapier’s slightly nerdier cousin – but don’t be fooled. It’s powerful, visual, and best of all, cheap (or even free) if you’re starting out.

Think of it as your AI-powered assistant that connects all your tools: Notion, Gmail, WordPress, Google Sheets, Slack, Stripe, ChatGPT… and about 1500 others.

With Make, you can:

• Auto-generate blog content with GPT-4 and post it to WordPress
• Send follow-up emails after purchases (without lifting a finger)
• Sync lead data across Airtable, Notion, and MailerLite
• Monitor pricing updates or stock changes from supplier feeds
• Build full-on SaaS automations without writing a single line of cod

Here’s a real automation I use on my own blog:

1. Every morning, Make.com generates a long-tail SEO blog topic using GPT-4.
2. It stores it in a Google Sheet (because who doesn’t love a spreadsheet?).
3. Then, every afternoon, it creates a draft blog post based on that topic.
4. The post gets uploaded to WordPress and saved as draft.
5. Optional: I get a Slack ping that says, “Hey genius, new content’s ready.”

With one Make scenario and a $10 GPT-4 API budget, I generate 60 pieces of content monthly.
Try doing that with a content team (without crying into your coffee).

Why It Matters for Solopreneurs?

You don’t need a team. You need a system. Make.com is the scalable backend of your one-person empire.

If you’re still manually sending emails or moving files between tools like it’s 2006 – stop.
Make.com lets you build your own automated workflows, even if you don’t know what an API is.

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