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