This week, we’re talking about how you can automate parts of your business by integrating WordPress and Zapier.
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The Changelog
- SpinPress
- David on Timeline of Success
- David on WP Tonic
- David launched Ninja Forms Zapier
The Core
- Zapier
- “Connect your apps, automate your work.”
- “Zero coding API”
- 5 zaps and 100 tasks/month for free, paid plans starting from $15/month
- Interesting use cases
- Michael from http://zenergygroup.net/
- Wufoo -> Google Docs.
- SMS Notifications after getting a new lead. Following up with a lead immediately increases conversion rates.
- SMS Appointment reminders.
- Follow up email sequences.
- Shola from Digital Author Labs
- LinkedIn -> google contact
- 1. Identify ideal client
- 2. Identify linkedin group where’ they’re most likely to hang out. search for members within this group
- 3. Personalized connection request: “What projects are you work on?”, “What makes you excited?”
- 4. Contact gets synced with google contacts, follow up with them directly
- LinkedIn -> google contact
- Matt from Web Agency Podcast
- http://www.webagencypodcast.com/community/
- Community: Signup email: email parser -> google spreadsheet, Gravity Forms -> Spreadsheet
- Some of the most popular WP use cases:
- Social media automation:
- Share new WordPress posts on Twitter, FB, LinkedIn, Buffer
- Content creation automation:
- Create new WordPress draft (or any post status) from a new Evernote note, Instagram post, Youtube upload
- Social media automation:
- Michael from http://zenergygroup.net/
- How to set it up on WP
- Social media automation / content creation automation can be set up without a plugin
- Plugins
- Contact Forms
- Gravity Forms Zapier – http://www.gravityforms.com/
- Ninja Forms Zapier – http://ninjaforms.com/extensions/zapier/
- Ecommerce
- Contact Forms
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Zaps mentioned in this podcast
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