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Automate Your Work with Zapier

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Introducing Zapier

2:37 with Guil Hernandez

Zapier makes automation easy and accessible to everyone, integrating with familiar apps like Gmail, Slack, Google Calendar, GDrive, GitHub, and thousands of other apps. You create custom workflows that automatically move information between your apps so that you can spend less time every day on repetitive work––letting the computer do the work for you.

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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    Think of your day-to-day tasks at work 0:09
    or as students, and the tools you use to get them done. 0:11
    Depending on the software you use, your day might include routine tasks, 0:15
    like setting up calendar events, 0:20
    checking emails, invoicing, posting to social media, adding tasks to to-do lists, 0:22
    consolidating information into spreadsheets, and more. 0:28
    Now imagine how much time you might spend each day manually moving 0:33
    information from one tool or app to another. 0:37
    For instance, creating calendar events from new emails, 0:39
    saving email attachments to a cloud storage platform like Google Drive, or 0:43
    sharing recent Twitter posts to LinkedIn or other social media platforms. 0:47
    Although individual tasks like these may not require much time or effort, 0:52
    consider how these tasks overall might be consuming time you could use for 0:57
    more meaningful work or things you really want to be doing. 1:01
    Well, there's a fantastic productivity tool that can give you that time back, 1:05
    automating many of these types of routine tasks for you. 1:10
    Zapier! 1:13
    I'm Guil, an instructor here at Treehouse. 1:14
    In this workshop you'll learn how Zapier can make you happier by connecting 1:18
    many of the web apps and software you use to get tasks done. 1:22
    Zapier makes automation easy and accessible to everyone. 1:27
    Integrating with familiar apps like Gmail, Slack, 1:31
    Google Calendar, Google Drive, GitHub and thousands of other apps. 1:34
    You create custom workflows that automatically move information between 1:39
    your apps so that you can spend less time every day on repetitive work, 1:43
    letting the computer do the work for you. 1:47
    Whether you're starting a new learning journey or 1:49
    you're a professional developer, designer, or product manager, no matter your role or 1:52
    how you work, Zapier can help save you lots of time. 1:57
    That's extra time you can use for additional studying, 2:00
    building new projects or professional development. 2:02
    Throughout this workshop, 2:06
    I'll introduce you to some of the essential features of Zapier. 2:07
    We'll explore what automation is and 2:11
    how it can make your workflows even more powerful. 2:13
    You'll even get to create an automated workflow to help make the most of 2:16
    your learning time. 2:19
    You'll need a Zapier account to get started. 2:21
    It's free to start. 2:23
    Once you sign up at zapier.com, 2:24
    you can begin creating custom automated workflows in minutes, 2:26
    all without having to know or write code. 2:30
    There's no coding required when using Zapier. 2:33
    I'll see you in the next video. 2:35

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