Automating Your Business with Zapier – WPCAST025

This week, we’re talking about how you can automate parts of your business by integrating WordPress and Zapier.

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
  • 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
• 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
      • http://www.woothemes.com/products/woocommerce-zapier/
      • https://easydigitaldownloads.com/extensions/zapier/
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Zaps mentioned in this podcast