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Build Your First AI Automation with Make.com

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Build Your First AI Automation with Make.com

Make.com (formerly Integromat) is the most powerful no-code automation platform available. Combined with AI, it can save you — and your clients — dozens of hours per week.

What is Make.com?

Make.com lets you connect apps and create automated workflows (called "scenarios") without writing a single line of code. Think of it as a visual flowchart where data moves between apps automatically.

**Example:** New lead fills out a form → AI writes a personalized email → Email is sent automatically → Lead is added to your CRM → You get a Slack notification.

Your First Automation: AI Blog Post Publisher

This automation takes a keyword from a Google Sheet and automatically:

Uses ChatGPT to write an article

Posts it to WordPress

Shares it on Twitter

Notifies you in Slack

Step-by-step setup:

Step 1: Create your Make.com account

Go to make.com → Sign up free

You get 1,000 free operations/month

Step 2: Create a new scenario

Click "Create a new scenario"

Search for "Google Sheets" as your trigger

Step 3: Set up Google Sheets trigger

Connect your Google account

Create a sheet with columns: Keyword, Status

Set trigger: "Watch Rows" — fires when a new row is added

Step 4: Add OpenAI module

Add a new module: search "OpenAI"

Select "Create a Completion"

Model: GPT-4

Prompt: "Write a 1,500-word SEO blog post about: {{keyword}}. Include H2 subheadings, bullet points, and a meta description."

Step 5: Add WordPress module

Connect your WordPress site

Module: "Create a Post"

Title: Extract from OpenAI output

Content: OpenAI output

Status: Published

Step 6: Activate and test

Click "Run once" to test

Add a keyword to your Google Sheet

Watch the automation run!

5 Automation Ideas to Sell to Clients

**Lead Follow-up** — New lead → AI email → CRM entry ($500-$1,000 setup fee)

**Social Media Manager** — Blog post → 5 social media posts → auto-scheduled ($300/month retainer)

**Review Responder** — New Google review → AI response draft → email to owner ($200/month)

**Invoice Generator** — Sales form → AI invoice → PDF → email ($400 setup)

**Customer Support** — Support ticket → AI response → human review → send ($800/month)

Pricing Your Automation Services

Simple automation (2-3 steps): $300-$500

Complex automation (5+ steps): $800-$2,000

Monthly maintenance: $100-$300/month per client

5 clients × $200/month = $1,000/month passive income

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