After 90 min: Custom automated workflows triggered by events from any app or service
Automate Your Daily Tasks with Zapier
After 90 min: Three automated workflows that save you hours each week
Automate Your Daily Tasks with Zapier is a technical skill that opens real doors once you have it. This 90-minute plan is perfect for complete beginners — you can complete it from the comfort of home with the materials listed above, no special background required. The goal is not to leave you with theoretical knowledge but with a tangible, lived experience: by the end of this session, you will three automated workflows that save you hours each week. That concrete outcome is what separates structured plans from casual self-study — you always know what you're working toward and whether you've arrived.
The session moves through 5 carefully ordered steps, covering understand triggers & actions, build your first zap, connect to your calendar, and save data automatically. Each block has a specific time window so you know exactly how long to spend before moving on. The sequencing is intentional: early steps build foundational awareness and muscle memory, while later steps apply those fundamentals under slightly more demanding conditions — the same way a skilled instructor would structure a first lesson. By the time you reach the final step, you will have touched every core element of automate your daily tasks with zapier at least once.
One thing most beginners miss: Start with apps you already use daily. Test each zap with a test action before activating. Keeping that in mind throughout the session will dramatically improve your results. After this 90-minute foundation session, you'll have a clear picture of which aspects of automation feel natural and which need more deliberate practice. That self-knowledge is the most valuable thing you take away — it turns a one-off session into the start of a genuine learning path.
What you need
The 90-Minute Plan
Learn that Zapier connects apps. A trigger (when X happens) starts an action (do Y).
Create a zap that sends you an email reminder every Monday morning.
Set up a zap that adds new emails tagged 'Event' to your Google Calendar.
Create a zap that adds new Slack messages to a Google Sheet for record-keeping.
Turn on your zaps and watch them work. Next: explore Zapier's advanced filters.
Start with apps you already use daily. Test each zap with a test action before activating.
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