I’ve tried a few AI deck tools, and the first version usually looks good. The problem starts when I need to move things around, change slides, or send the deck to someone for a feedback.
At that point, I often end up doing a lot of the work again in PowerPoint.
I’m looking for something that actually saves time without making me redo half the deck again.
sales follow ups are starting to get messy and I’m trying to figure out what is worth automating without making everything feel robotic.
mostly looking at stuff like lead tracking, email follow ups, reminders, updates, pulling notes from calls, and maybe routing new leads faster.
curious what people here have actually tried.
what sales automation tool made a real difference for you, and what part of the sales process did it help with most?
I’m trying to cut down the time between a good sales call and sending the proposal.
Right now it still feels too manual. Notes are in one place, pricing is somewhere else, past work is sitting in old docs, and I spend way too long putting it all together.
Looking for something that can help with the first draft, especially scope, timeline, price, and next steps.
Not looking for a complicated doc editor. Just something that saves real writing time.
Curious what everyone is actually using for normal day to day automation.
I’m not talking about some huge agency setup or complicated AI agent system. More like the stuff that handles emails, forms, spreadsheets, reminders, calendar events, task creation, lead follow ups, and moving info between tools.
Are you mostly using one platform or do you have a mix of tools doing different things? I’m trying to figure out whether it’s better to keep everything in one place or just use whatever works for each task.
Been thinking about this with generative art.
Most of the focus is usually on rarity, artist name, mint number, traits, floor price, all of that. But the part I find more interesting is whether being early can become collectible too.
Not saying every early mint should be worth something. Most probably won’t be. But for artists or collections that end up mattering, the early supporter record feels like it could become part of the history.
Can proof of early support become collectible on it's own?
I keep catching myself wanting to automate everything, then realizing some stuff probably takes longer to automate than to just do normally.
Like if I only do something twice a month, is it even worth setting up a workflow for it? But then there are other little tasks that are so repetitive they make me lose my mind.
Curious how people here decide where the line is.
Do you go by time saved, how annoying the task is, how often it happens, or whether mistakes are expensive?
I’m trying not to build some overcomplicated mess that I end up abandoning in two weeks.
I run a small business and I'm trying to stop doing so much repetitive admin work manually. Things like lead follow ups, email replies, updating spreadsheets, scheduling reminders, and moving customer info between tools.
I've looked at Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate, and a few newer AI automation platforms, but it's hard to tell what is actually practical for a small team.
For other small business owners, what automation tools are worth paying for? Did they actually save time, or did you end up spending more time fixing broken workflows than doing the task yourself?
We keep making the same types of client and vendor agreements. Right now we copy an old document, change a few details, and send it around for review.
I’m looking for something that can use our previous agreements as reference and create a new first draft from the new deal details. Anyone doing this with AI?
Not looking for some huge AI setup or a 40 step workflow tbh as I am just starting out with automation.
May be something like auto saving attachments, reminders when someone fills out a form, moving notes into the right place, renaming files, sorting emails, whatever.
I feel like the small automations are probably the ones people actually keep using because they do not need much maintenance.
What’s one little automation you have that seems boring but genuinely makes your day smoother?
tried using chatgpt and a few ai image generators for charts and infographics but yeah not really made for it. text comes out wrong, numbers change and editing the final image is a pain.
i already have the notes and data, just need something that can turn it into a decent chart, diagram or infographic without changing the info.
mostly for reports, internal docs and social posts. what are u guys using?
Our content process is a bit of a mess right now. Product notes, customer questions, old docs, and half-finished ideas are spread across different places. We have plenty to work with, but turning any of it into a blog post, guide, or social post takes ages.
I’ve tried regular AI chat tools, but I still end up copying everything over, rewriting most of the draft, checking the facts, fixing the tone, and formatting it myself.
Has anyone found a tool that can take existing source material and turn it into a solid first draft without making everything sound like the same AI written article?
Looking for something a small team can actually use, not an enterprise content system that takes weeks to set up. Thanks in advance
Starting from basically nothing and trying not to overthink it.
I have a bunch of random work scattered across forms, spreadsheets, docs, calendar and messages. Nothing is terrible on its own, but all the little manual updates add up.
I do not want to build some complicated system on day one. I’d rather start with one simple automation that teaches me the basics and actually saves time.
If you were starting over with zero automations, what would you automate first?