Automating your routine tasks
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Automating routine tasks COMBINED, just saves you time. Also in your private not so business life. Practical example: automatically uploading a file to google drive, create a folder, upload the file, when an email arrives using Zapier
1 - I use @zapier. Email comes in. I set the trigger event on ´new attachment´. So whenever an email comes in with an attachment, zapier locates it.
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2 - I use a search string (search operator) to filter the attachment. From Amy? Use from: amy. Certain subject line? All possible to define. Certain label? all good. Here´s the full list: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190?hl=en…
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3 . - Then, in this case, I want to create a folder. So, as the next step in my Zap, I create a folder in Google drive (op dropbox, or any other place). But, you can also choose an existing folder.
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4. - As the next step, I upload the file to the created or existing folder. Done. Nothing to download, nothing to do, your file, on your drive, in your folder, all on auto-pilot. When you are asleep, on the beach, at your (girl)friend, or working on other stuff.
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You see. Automation can be easy peasy. It seems little time saving, but if you automate all these routine tasks, it saves you massive time.