Sean Lund-Brown

Thanks to tools like Zapier, you can easily automate your Facebook Ads management, from publishing campaigns to notifying your team when new ads go up, and so much more. Zapier is an entire tool dedicated to the art of automation—all you have to do is put it to work. By creating Zaps, you can automate a lot of different aspects of your business.

Zapier offers a premium integration with Google Ads, allowing you to connect instantly with more than 3,000 apps so that you can automate tasks and channel your team’s productivity powerhouse. What is Zapier, you ask? For those who aren’t yet familiar, Zapier is an amazing task automation tool. Its entire purpose is to automate other apps and integrate your AI-capable tasks to free up your time and streamline your productivity.

How many times have you attempted to use the speech-to-text feature on your phone, only to have it translated into something about Larry picking up the duck? Yet, companies continued on their quest for better tools, and over time they have done well to deliver a lot more than some ever expected. Of course, there’s always going to be some training and a little bit of a learning curve, but it’s generally well worth the effort with the tools available today. How do you choose, though, and how many different types are there? What makes a good dictation tool? Don’t sweat it, because we’ve got you covered.

Google Analytics is a reporting and metrics tool that many small businesses use as a part of their day-to-day operations. When combined with the power of Zapier, the two can create an analytics powerhouse that makes sure that everyone knows where your business stands, reports are properly run, and everyone gets the insights that they need, when they need them. Integrating Zapier and Google Analytics will allow you to create workflows between your reporting and email, CRM, message boards, spreadsheets and databases, and more.

Airtable bills itself as a modern database that’s created for everyone, offering fast, flexible ways to track data and information, whether you’re trying to monitor inventory, plan the schedule, or even track down sales leads. With the combination of Zapier and Airtable, you can automate so much of your database work that you’ll see an impressive reduction in the number of tedious tasks and routine to-dos that you have to take care of on your own.

“It’s not you, it’s me. ”As a business owner, these seemingly tired words come up far too often—but you can’t be forced to work with clients that don’t fit your business model or whom you feel you aren’t the best fit for, can you? The answer is no, and you shouldn’t try to do it to yourself. Referral marketing is a thing. In what ways can you use referrals to get rid of those clients that you can’t (or just don’t want to) serve?

Journaling has proven to have some pretty profound benefits for self-confidence, well-being, and overall mental and physical health. But did you know it can also provide a dramatic boost to workplace productivity? In this guide, we’ll explore the best business journal apps and what they bring to the table.

Networking is a critical element in business today, as it always has been—it's more about who you know, sometimes, than what you know. Connections in the professional world can take you far. It can be hard to find connections, and even when you do, it can be hard to nurture them properly. You need to find a way to connect and get to know people, and you may struggle to figure out how to get through the awkwardness of those first few exchanges, but in no time you’ll be an old pro if you just keep practicing. To help you with that effort, we’ve compiled a list of the best networking groups and resources that are available today.

Asana is one of the leading project management platforms available today. This collaborative tool is an information management solution that helps organizations manage and organize people, tasks, and more. Streamlining is easy with this customizable tool, which offers cloud deployment for easy scalability. Asana makes tracking projects easy, and you can save even more hours by adding Zapier to the mix.

When the prospect of adding a new client to your list presents itself, the excitement that usually accompanies it isn’t always there. Several factors may require you to turn down a client, and doing so can be overwhelming, frustrating, and maybe even a little bit scary at times. When you’re growing your business, you never want to say no to money. The ideal way to get through the situation of declining a new client by phone, email, or text is by doing so politely, with kindness, and professionally.