Stop Paying the Zapier Tax: Why Workspace Flows is Your New Automation HQ If you’re still shelling out cash for Zapier or some other automation subscription, you might wanna sit down. I’ve found a new obsession that’s going to save you dough and a boatload of headaches: Google Workspace Flows. This is yet another reason—maybe […]
Building a Smarter Way to Staff the Shift The Challenge Every shift day starts with the same mission: ensuring every engine, truck, and unit is fully covered, every position is filled, and every station is ready to respond. Behind the scenes, staffing officers manage an incredible balancing act — navigating rosters, callback lists, mandatory holdover
How I Built a Daily AI News Digest with ChatGPT + Zapier Step 1 — Capture the Firehose with Google Alerts I started with Google Alerts. By creating alerts for keywords like OpenAI, ChatGPT, Anthropic, Claude, Gemini, Midjourney, AI regulation, and even niche ones like fire service AI, I set up a daily feed
How I Built My Automated Lead Magnet System with Zapier, Google, and WordPress One of the most powerful ways to grow an email list (and eventually, revenue) is by giving away a valuable free resource. In my case, it’s a free PDF guide to ChatGPT. But instead of manually sending it out every time
What I Learned Setting Up My First Zapier Workflow (and Mistakes to Avoid) If there’s one thing I’ve learned while building Ask Lucy — my AI + automation side hustle — it’s that automation always looks easy in the promo video. The reality? It’s a little more like rewiring your house with the lights off.
