As a lazy human, I'm looking for automation setups that I can import on Make that are not pricey (some ask to join their community for 100$/month and such).

Does anyone know where I might find quality resources for free or at a low cost ?

Would appreciate any tips on communities or websites that share these!

Cheers everyone

.. i am needing to automate the flow through this 3way bottom fill L-port valve ... but i am not familiar enough with the technical terms ...

Can anyonecrell me what this, as a solenoid type (that can be used in a plc or arduino) ?

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Static PDF lead magnets can get an upgrade now with AI. Dynamic PDF lead magnets are going to be so much more valuable to your leads as they are not going to be generic anymore.Think

• Content Idea Generator
• Customized Fitness Plan Generator
• Personalized Career Path Assessment
• Marketing Campaign Planner
• Sleep Quality Enhancer

Instead of having a generic "Sleep Quality Guide" for example, you could have a customized Sleep Quality Enhancer guide based on the users response such as sleep patterns, sleep environment, lifecycle habits, current stress levels etc.The possibilities are endless really!I've built my own version which creates a custom sales automation roadmap. Here's a high level breakdown:

• Capture responses (Typeform)
• Feed the responses to OpenAI to calculate an overall score , provide an assessment and suggestion recommendations (the AI assistant is custom trained with my own knowledge base)
• OpenAI will translate these information to a Google Slides template (that I've designed)
• Send a summarized version of the leads assessment to my CRM along with the score so I can personalize my message accordingly.
• Provide a roadmap to implement the system
• Include a CTA (to book a call with me) if they need help implementing the roadmap
• Plus some affiliate links 😉

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This is how i automate my appointment scheduling with new leads and also add them to my CRM all at once with this system.

This is how it runs.

1.A new lead fills out a form and schedules an appointment meeting with JotForm the system updates the date of the appointment in my google calendar.

2.The lead is then added to my CRM, after that the system creates a meeting join link for either Zoom or Google meet considering the choice of the lead.

3.The system sends an email to the lead, that states the successful schedule of the appointment and additional details of the scheduled meeting.

4.Finally, the system updates the CRM and sends me an email about the scheduled meeting. How I automate my appointment scheduling and Update CRM of news leads.

This is how i automate my appointment scheduling with new leads and also add them to my CRM all at once with this system.

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Need some help if you have experience with automation of these steps:

1. Incoming email arrives
2. Check if sender domain is A, if no, ignore, if yes, step 3
3. Extract email title and body
4. Create a new text post in a private reddit sub where user is a mod, with
5. Email title as post title and email body as post body

I tried to ping the AI tools and they are all telling me to run a python script and host it locally or in the cloud. This is a no go for me.

Isn't there a no-code way to do this? Like IFTTT or Zappier, or Make?

Anyone have any experience with this simple automation?

Thank you in advance!

DM me if you are interested.

Hello everyone! I’m excited to share news about an API I’ve been working on, designed to make it super easy to search Amazon products, generate affiliate links, and share them across social media or blogs without any coding. Perfect for No Code/Low Code app builders, this API saves time by letting you create affiliate links with just a few clicks.

Have been exploring no code apps recently, I created this API to help non-developers and content creators jump into affiliate marketing without the tech complexity. The idea came from watching how long it took me to manually create and share Amazon links, so I wanted to build something that’s fast and easy for anyone to use.

I’m giving away few license keys to get an early feedback and suggestions to improve the tool before releasing it to the world. If you’re interested, just DM me with the word “AUTOMATION”, and let me know how this could help with your content. Thanks for reading—I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

I have an elderly mother that is housebound and not able to use any IT or technology beyond channels on her TV.

I travel a lot and would love to share pictures with her.

I'd like to keep costs to a minimum.

Id like a tablet with nothing but a gallery display to cycle through say the last 50 pictures archiving any older ones and adding new images to the 50. Maybe displaying each pic for 5 seconds.

I feel like there is a lot of apps that can almost do this but not quite the same or require her to periodically do something. Ideally I'd be able to share the location to drop the pics with family members so others can also share their adventures with her.

Anyone got any experience with this? I have zapier pro so can automate some stuff. Anyone who ant to make something like t his together (if it doesn't already exist and is cheap / free?)

Hey everyone! I’ve recently built an AI automation flow using Make.com that I think could be a game-changer for website owners and marketers. It automatically connects your website’s RSS feed and publishes posts on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – all using AI-generated content! 🎉Here’s how it works:

• RSS Feed Integration: Connect your website’s RSS feed to the automation flow.
• AI-Powered Content: The AI generates captions, hashtags, and even images based on your blog posts or articles.
• Auto-Publishing: The posts are automatically published to your social media accounts, saving you hours of manual work.

💡 Who is this for?

• Website owners who want to keep their social media active without spending hours scheduling posts.
• Digital marketers are looking to streamline their content distribution process.
• Entrepreneurs or small business owners who want to boost their online presence but don’t have the time to manage multiple platforms.

I’m offering a trial for anyone interested in testing it out! I’d love to hear your feedback and see how this can help you automate your social media efforts.👉 If you’re interested, feel free to DM me or drop a comment below, and I’ll send you more details!

I'd like to build an automation to track a couple of keywords that are used on LinkedIn posts and then send an alert to me. How can I do it? (I'm a newbie automation enthusiast).

I have been learning web scraping and have generated a lot of business information.

But I enjoy teaching AI and automation to business owners more. I get more satisfaction teaching and connecting with people.

Anyway, I got thousands and thousand of quality leads and spent time organizing each of them to industry because I have ADHD. I can't get it off my mind if it not organized.

Anyway, I dunno if many are interested in these information.

For context - these are public data from websites like email, address, phone number, website link, industry.

Thanks all!

Hey everyone! I’m curious to know if there are any repetitive, time-consuming tasks in your workflow that you wish you could automate. It could be something you do daily or even just occasionally that eats up your time.

Feel free to share your thoughts, and if you have an idea for a tool or platform that doesn’t exist yet, I’d love to hear about that too! Let’s brainstorm some solutions together.

Hi, I am looking for bot developers interested in deploying discord bots to a server that mainly builds Python projects and solutions in a community with around 10k users. The idea is to boost and expand engagement while implementing new features, so you'll be part of the server transformation journey. If you do have the experience or you are just starting but believe that your portfolio can provide meaningful value, we can start discussing the details.

just DM me to know more.

I recently completed a project to automate Reddit account creation while bypassing detection. Using a custom anti-detect browser, the bot masks its fingerprints and navigates challenges like captchas. In this demo video, I walk through how the bot operates and demonstrate its features.

I'd appreciate any feedback from those with experience in bot automation or anti-detect technology. It was a fun challenge, and I’m curious if others have tackled similar projects!

The thing im breaking my head ower is the picking mechanism.

I think i can do a randomizer etc in Arduino fine (yes im a noob)

But i dont know which mechanism would be best.. suction or friction (a silicone slider would be easiest as a suction cup would have to move first up and then Sideways, but a slider could accidentally move 2 stickers at 1 time tho...)

If you have a small business in the UK and are concerned about the cost of employment after the 2024 budget, you’re not alone!

Here is an article I wrote about how automating business processes to increase efficiencies can reduce the need for you to increase your headcount.

https://www.speedsheet.co.uk/post/how-process-automation-can-shield-your-business-from-rising-costs-in-2024

Hi, this subject is very new to me. I'm very interested in learning how to automate website tasks. I thought I'd start with solving a problem I have with my tennis club. It's almost impossible to book courts are there are so many members. The bookings open at midnight in advance. There are heaps of people that stay up late and book the court. Generally, they are all booked by 12:01. So, I want to automate the log in task so I'm the first one. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I tried some scheduling tools but they were unreliable. Really looking forward to hearing some ideas !

AI is starting to transform the engineering field in ways that feel like sci-fi stuff. Imagine being able to extract even the tricky values like tolerances and unique symbols. For years, people went behind  OCR, but that tech alone couldn’t handle the level of detail in our drawings—things like dimensions, symbols, and tolerances just didn’t translate well. But the tech world is making that possible with Intelligent document automation. It’s nothing but your OCR with human intelligence. I’m sure IDP is going to be the ChatGpt of Engineering drawings. 

Even on Reddit, I see a lot of questions to suggest the best OCR tools. Guys, if you’re looking to automate your engineering drawings - IDP is the keyword. A lot of people don’t realize the power of this simple tool, but top companies using these tools are already seeing up to a 40% boost in processing efficiency, especially in the construction and manufacturing sectors. This shift doesn’t just save time; it opens up a whole new world of accuracy, where data is fed directly into ERP systems without human error slowing down the process.

If you’re in engineering, how do you see AI shaping the industry in the next few years? Is anyone here already using it to speed up workflows or tackle data-heavy projects?

After seeing countless discussions about automation tools, I've noticed something interesting: while Zapier is still often mentioned as the "go-to" solution, almost everyone follows up with "but..." – whether it's about their pricing, limitations, or alternatives.

What I find fascinating is how the market has shifted:

• Zapier doubled their prices "overnight", as one commenter shared
• Make. com offers similar features for less, but it's also glitchy when it comes to real complex stuff, as few people mentioned
• New players like Relay. app and Bardeen bring AI into the game
• Latenode allows for real complex automation with multiple triggers, AI, code, while charging with a similar model to n8n, but even cheaper
• Self-hosted solutions like n8n gain traction

Here's what makes me wonder: are we paying premium prices for brand recognition rather than actual value? And with AI-native tools emerging, is the traditional automation approach becoming obsolete?

Recently hired at a local controls company, I am new to the game but I am eager to learn.

I have been assigned the task of converting a s7-200 file into s7-1200.

I have access to TIA v14, V15.1, and V17.

My research tells me that I need V11 SP2 but I do not have access to that and cannot for the life of me find a reliable source for it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Need help with Make.com workflow: RSS to ChatGPT to WordPress issue

 I'm trying to build this workflow: 

1. Crawl Google News RSS feed (10 articles)

2. Send URLs to ChatGPT for selection 

3. Scrape selected article 

4. Send content back to ChatGPT for rewriting 

5. Post to WordPress 

Current issue: RSS module only forwards 1 out of 10 articles to ChatGPT, despite setting max items to 10. Can't even get the URL in ChatGPT - messages mapping seems correct but nothing comes through. 

Anyone experienced with RSS bundling in Make who can help? Much appreciated!

You can use it for LITERALLY ANYTHING you do on a computer, with a handful of limitations.

Stack: Python, PyQt, Claude (w/ computer use)

GitHub repo: https://github.com/suitedaces/computer-agent

Contributions are most welcome!

Hello, everyone!

I’m excited to share something I’ve been working on for a while—BarcodeBuddyPRO! It’s a versatile tool that works with any basic 1D barcode scanner, transforming it into a robust automation assistant.

Simplify Your Work with BarcodeBuddyPRO

If you’ve ever thought barcode scanners were limited to just simple data entry, think again! With BarcodeBuddyPRO, you can automate tasks as naturally as you would perform them:

• Record Your Tasks: Simply press ‘RECORD’ and go through your usual mouse and keyboard actions, just as you normally would. No programming needed—BarcodeBuddyPRO captures every move, click, and keystroke.
• Print and Organize Barcodes: Each task sequence will be saved as a unique barcode. Print these barcodes and organize them however it suits you—tack them on a corkboard, a desk organizer, or anywhere handy.
• Scan and Go: Now, when you scan any of these barcodes, BarcodeBuddyPRO will instantly perform the full sequence of actions you recorded. Open apps, configure settings, initiate a complex command chain and more - all with a single *BEEP*!

Automation for Everyone

We use keyboards and mice freely for everyday tasks without restrictions. BarcodeBuddyPRO brings that same versatility to barcode scanners, making automation accessible to everyone. It’s designed for simplicity, so you just plug in your scanner, and you’re ready to start automating!

Freemium Licensing

BarcodeBuddyPRO is free for personal use, giving you the essential features to jumpstart your automation journey. The free version has some limits—one profile, up to 20 tasks, access to help center filled with instructions. For professional use, the €99 Premium license unlocks additional features, including auto-launch profiles, database barcode generation, and technical support.

Important Notes

For the best experience, BarcodeBuddyPRO works optimally in stable environments where on-screen elements remain consistent. The software records your exact actions, from mouse movements to keyboard shortcuts, so it’s ideal for repetitive workflows in fixed environments.

Currently, BarcodeBuddyPRO is only compatible with Windows 10/11 (64-bit).

Beta Release: Version 1.0.000

This is BarcodeBuddyPRO’s beta release, so while it’s been carefully tested, real-world use is the ultimate test. If you encounter any issues or have feedback, please reach out—I’d love to hear from you.

Ready to See What Your Scanner Can Do Now?

Download BarcodeBuddyPRO today and discover new ways to boost productivity.
Click here to visit the official website

If you know anyone who might find BarcodeBuddyPRO useful, please pass it along.
Thanks, and enjoy the new automation possibilities!

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Have been busy with folks from Flipkart, Leap AI, and more, helping them build their MVP of the vision they created in their minds.

• Built SAAS from scratch using both no code and code with NEXTJS14 tech stack,
• now for November, I am available..to help you folks build your vision into reality..

hey, I am Lokesh and I am an AI automation expert and a freelance developer..

portfolio: www.lokicreatesai.me

feel free to dm me..🌻

If anyone can help this group can.

Background Client uploads a video weekly.

Task: I have to create blog post and email base on the transcript of the video.

Problem I need automation that will create a blog post outline and draft an email in a Google doc. From YouTube to chatgpy to Google doc

Can this be done with zapier or do I need to create something else?

I want to work Smarter not harder.

I keep hearing how V0.dev, Cursor, and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet are THE new stack for building products, so I wanted to try it out myself by building a Wordle clone. The crazy thing about it is I never even looked at the generated code 🤯. AI is making non-developers developers, and in this tutorial, I’ll show you exactly what I did to build it.

The Power of AI-Assisted Development

Remember when building web apps meant writing hundreds of lines of code from scratch? Those days are behind us. I literally built this beautiful Wordle clone in 30min without even looking at the code that V0 generated. I used plain English to iterate the code based on the user experience I wanted in the app.

Let’s get right into it!

By the way: I recently started an AI / software development agency to help businesses leverage automation. If you’re interested, I’d love to schedule a free call! https://cal.com/exafloplabs/aiaudit

Prerequisites

• A V0.dev account
• Node.js installed on your machine
• Vercel account (for deployment)

Let’s Build!

Step 1: The Initial Prototype

I started with the simplest possible prompt to V0:

build me a wordle clone

This gave me a basic structure, but like any AI-generated code, it needed some refinement.

Step 2: Making It Interactive

The initial version lacked keyboard input, a crucial feature for any word game. A simple prompt fixed this:

allow me to use my keyboard for input

Step 3: Adding Real Wordle Features

What makes Wordle engaging is its interactive feedback system. I enhanced this with two key prompts:

1. For the keyboard color updates:

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make the on-screen keyboard reflect the colors of letters in the game

2. For proper game logic:

   don't allow the user to move to the next row unless they get either a yellow or green square on their current row

Step 4: Polishing the User Experience

A good game needs satisfying feedback. I added a shake animation for incorrect guesses:

shake the letters with an animation if the user didn't
get a yellow or green on their current row

Step 5: Beautifying the Interface

Once the functionality was solid, it was time to make it look professional:

Great work! Now update the UI to be cool, slick, and modern
with a flat design theme

Step 6: Setting Up the Project

With our V0-generated component ready, it was time to create a proper Next.js app. I used shadcn for its beautiful UI components:

npx shadcn@latest init

Step 7: Integration and Deployment

1. Added the V0-generated code to `page.tsx`
2. Installed dependencies with:

​

npx shadcn@latest add button
npx shadcn@latest add card

1. Tested locally (it worked perfectly!)

​

npm run dev

1. Pushed to GitHub
2. Imported Github to a Vercel project and deployed! That’s it.

The Result

In under 30 minutes, we went from nothing to a fully functional, beautifully designed Wordle clone that’s live on the internet. I didn’t look at the generated code at all and focused instead on iterative refinement through clear, purposeful prompts.

By the way: I recently started an AI / software development agency to help businesses leverage automation. If you’re interested, I’d love to chat! https://cal.com/exafloplabs/aiaudit

You can check out the live app here: https://wordle-clone-test.vercel.app/

You can look at my exact conversation with V0 here: https://v0.dev/chat/9ZMwbO122Dl

Finally, here’s the live code on my Github if you’d like to see it all: https://github.com/basil-chatha/wordle-clone-test

Remember that page.tsx was all written by V0, and everything else was boilerplate generated by creating the Next.js project.

Key Takeaways

1. AI-First Development: Tools like V0.dev are changing how we build apps. Instead of writing everything from scratch, we can focus on describing what we want and refining the results.
2. Iterative Refinement: Notice how each prompt built on the previous one. This iterative approach allows for quick improvements without getting bogged down in implementation details.
3. Modern Web Stack: The combination of Next.js, shadcn, and Vercel makes deployment and scaling effortless.

The Future of Web Development

AI-assisted development is revolutionizing web development. What used to take days can now be accomplished in minutes, allowing developers to focus on creativity and user experience rather than boilerplate code.

Try It Yourself

The beauty of this approach is its accessibility. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, you can build sophisticated web apps really easily. I really can’t imagine where this is going over the next two years…whatever it is — it’s going to be insane.