You Probably Need Automation, Not More AI

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At the heart of AI excitement is the dream of automation. Taking those annoying repetitive tasks off our plates. I recently met with a potential client who operates a successful e-commerce business. They want to learn how AI can streamline their operations and assist their customers and whole-sale partners.

As I listened, I knew what they really need is workflow automation! (with a sprinkling of AI on top). Workflow automation breaks processes into steps. Sounds simple enough, but describing your complex process to a computer in a way it can understand is anything but. My favorite illustration of this challenge: a dad asking his kids to write instructions for making a pb&j. Classic.

n8n is a powerful workflow automation tool. It’s my recommendation. It has powerful core capabilities, it has a large community, and importantly, it’s open source and can be self-hosted. That gives me the confidence that I will never lose control of the automations I build.

My latest youtube video is all about n8n. I walk through the full process of setting up a n8n workflow. I connect to a shopify store selling expensive monocles, and leverage AI image generation to email the shop’s customers with custom engraved monocle pouches!

If you want to chat more about workflow automations reach out! It’s one of my favorite topics!