AI Automation for SMBs
A practical, step-by-step path to identify, build, and ship AI automations that save time and grow revenue.
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How To Use AI to Start, Build & Grow Your Small Business (20 AI Marketing Tools!)
HubSpot's definitive guide to 20 AI marketing tools that help small businesses start, build, and grow --- covering everything from content creation to customer analytics.
List 3 repetitive tasks that could be automated this month.
AI Tools for Small Business - 7 Ways Small Business Can Use AI Today
Philip VanDusen walks through 7 practical ways small businesses can leverage AI tools today --- from content creation and customer service to data analysis and workflow automation.
Pick 2 AI tools to test against your top task.
Stanford's Practical Guide to 10x Your AI Productivity | Jeremy Utley
Stanford's Jeremy Utley shares a practical 5-step playbook for multiplying your productivity with AI --- moving beyond theory into actionable daily workflows that compound results.
Define the inputs and outputs for one automation.
Custom GPTs to Grow your Business - The Top Tool for using ChatGPT to Connect, Sell and Streamline
Discover how to build custom GPTs in ChatGPT to connect with customers, streamline operations, and drive business growth.
Draft a Custom GPT for a single workflow.
From Zero to Your First AI Agent in 25 Minutes (No Coding)
Futurepedia walks you through building your first AI agent without writing a single line of code --- and you'll have it running in under half an hour.
Build your first simple agent with one trigger.
Make.com AI Agent Tutorial – Build a No-Code Assistant That Works 24/7
Kevin Stratvert walks through building a fully functional AI agent in Make.com without writing a single line of code. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to create a 24/7 automated assistant that handles tasks while you sleep.
Connect a live trigger and test end-to-end.
Automate CRM Enrichment For Demo Requests (AI workflow)
Softr demonstrates how to automate CRM enrichment when demo requests come in, using AI workflows to pull company data, score leads, and eliminate manual data entry.
Automate enrichment for one lead source.
The Cold Email Engine That Writes Itself
A step-by-step guide to building an automated cold email system that researches prospects, writes personalized messages, and sends follow-ups --- without manual effort.
Create a personalized outreach template.
Automate LinkedIn Outreach Like a Pro (Phantom Buster Tutorial)
Master Phantom Buster for LinkedIn outreach --- build automated prospecting workflows, send personalized messages at scale, and generate more leads.
Launch a small LinkedIn automation test.
How I Use AI to Automate 80% of My Marketing | 13 Strategies for Success
Eric Siu shares 13 AI-driven marketing strategies that automate the heavy lifting --- from content creation to ad optimization --- so you can reclaim 80% of your marketing workload.
Automate one task per marketing channel.