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Automating Your Business with Zapier – WPCAST025

November 26, 2014

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

http://media.blubrry.com/wpcast/wpcast.fm/wp-content/blogs.dir/483/files/episodes/WPCAST025.mp3

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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
    • 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/
  • Leave a relevant comment and win a t-shirt!

Zaps mentioned in this podcast


http://media.blubrry.com/wpcast/wpcast.fm/wp-content/blogs.dir/483/files/episodes/WPCAST025.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:16 — 16.8MB)

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Filed Under: Podcast • Tagged With: api, automation, easy digital downloads, google spreadsheets, ninja forms, woocommerce, zapier

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