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If you work online, sooner or later you\u2019re going to discover that there are more tasks at hand than you can possibly handle. And this can happen in pretty much any business area you can think of. For example, bloggers might get overwhelmed with social media management. Product managers might lose track of their online mentions. Entrepreneurs might get suck with endless spreadsheets of contacts to reach out to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list of tasks in any given industry can quickly rise from 0 to 100. And oftentimes, this happens overnight. In other words, it happens when you least expect it. As such, it\u2019s easy to lose out on potential opportunities, or simply lose out on the opportunity to promote your business further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, while it\u2019s impossible to automate every single business task (if only!), you can definitely take off a lot of the extra strain from yourself by using tools like Zapier<\/a>. Indeed, rather than hiring an external assistant, you can use a specifically-built platform to help you automate some of the most common business tasks. And do it with such precision that you\u2019ll wonder why you hadn\u2019t started using such a tool sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In their own words<\/a>, \u201cZapier is an online automation tool that connects your favorite apps, such as Gmail, Slack, Mailchimp, and more. You can connect two or more apps to automate repetitive tasks without coding or relying on developers to build the integration. It’s easy enough that anyone can build their own app workflows with just a few clicks.\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say that you\u2019re running an ads campaign on Facebook. Generally, you\u2019d use a spreadsheet file to input each new lead and then continue your lead generation process from there. With Zapier, you can skip the input process entirely. This is because Zapier provides a seamless automation feature for adding Facebook leads to your spreadsheet file automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, you can do things like sync up your Slack and Gmail account, so that you can chat directly from your Inbox or vice-versa. Further, Zapier is known for its file management features, eCommerce automation<\/a>, and social media automation. There\u2019s very little you can\u2019t do with Zapier when it comes to automating everyday business tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this post is going to look at those different techniques and methods in-depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zapier at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most fundamental explanation for Zapier\u2019s services would be that it uses two different apps and makes a distinct connection between them<\/a>. From only 200 integrations some years ago, Zapier now supports more than 1,500 different apps and platforms. And you can rest assured, Zapier knows a thing or two about the apps you\u2019re already using in your workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, if you\u2019re a Shopify user – you can use Zapier to directly send the customer information data from Shopify to your favorite email marketing service. Such services include MailChimp, ActiveCampaign, AWeber, and many others. Further, you can send that customer data to spreadsheets, Airtable, or any other data collection platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal always remains the same, to help you streamline and automate tasks that you would otherwise have to do manually. Zapier, as a software company, is an expert in this field, and there\u2019s a reason the world\u2019s most popular brands embrace Zapier as their preferred choice of business task automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, with all that out of the way, I think it\u2019s time we look at ways in which you can use Zapier to automate your own business tasks. This list covers everything from tips, tricks, and the most popular Zapier <\/a>integrations that you can benefit from right away. Don\u2019t hesitate to share with us the ways in which you use Zapier yourself, down below in the comment section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1: Streamline your social media tasks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sharing your content to one social media website is manageable. But, when you start adding a few more, that task of social media management starts to become a little harder. In fact, you could save hours of your time per week just by automating a lot of the daily social media tasks. Such as, scheduling new content to publish, sending out blog post updates, or even performing automated replies to common questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question is, have you done something like this before? If not, Zapier provides some of the best social media automation tools<\/a> there are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s take a closer look at some of the most popular uses for Zapier\u2019s social automation features. Keep in mind, this is only a small overview for the 1,500+ integrations that you get access to as a Zapier user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n