# The Solopreneur's AI Automation Blueprint

Ten copy-paste automations that run your one-person business on autopilot. Each is built in three parts: a trigger, an AI prompt, and an action. Rebuild them in Make, Zapier, or n8n in about 15 minutes each. No code, no team required.

## The 10 Automations

| # | Automation | Trigger | AI Prompt | Action | Tool | Time Saved |
|---|------------|---------|-----------|--------|------|------------|
| 1 | Idea to backlog | You send a voice note or message to a capture inbox | Clean this raw idea into a clear content title plus a one-line angle. Suggest a format (post, video, thread) and one keyword. | Add a tidy row to your content database | Make | 3 hrs/wk |
| 2 | Blog to social bundle | New post appears in your RSS feed | From this post, write a 5-tweet thread, a LinkedIn post, and an IG caption with 5 hashtags. Warm, expert, second-person tone. Label each. | Send drafts to a review sheet | Zapier | 4 hrs/wk |
| 3 | Inbox to morning brief | Scheduled every morning | Summarize these overnight emails into 5 bullets, flag urgent items, and list action items. | Deliver brief to email or Slack | n8n | 2 hrs/wk |
| 4 | Routine email to draft reply | New email matching a label | Draft a reply in my tone [paste sample]. Concise and helpful. Do not send. | Create a draft for one-click send | Make | 5 hrs/wk |
| 5 | New lead to instant reply | New contact form submission | Write a warm reply thanking [name], answer their likely question, and ask 1 to 2 qualifying questions. | Send reply and log lead to CRM | Zapier | 3 hrs/wk |
| 6 | Long doc to summary | File dropped in a folder | Summarize this document in 7 bullets, then list decisions and deadlines. | Save summary beside the file | n8n | 2 hrs/wk |
| 7 | Feedback to insights | New survey or review response | Classify this feedback (praise, bug, feature, other), rate sentiment, and pull one quotable line. | Append to a feedback dashboard | Make | 2 hrs/wk |
| 8 | Weekly numbers to report | Scheduled end of week | Turn these metrics into plain English: what is up, what is down, one suggested action. | Deliver report to you | Zapier | 1 hr/wk |
| 9 | Transcript to tasks | New meeting transcript file | Extract decisions, action items with owners, and open questions from this transcript. | Create tasks in your task tool | n8n | 2 hrs/wk |
| 10 | Saved link to newsletter | New bookmark or saved link | Write a 2-sentence newsletter blurb summarizing this link and why it is useful. | Add to your newsletter bucket | Make | 1 hr/wk |

## 15-Minute Setup Checklist

1. Pick the one automation that fixes your most annoying task (start with #4 email drafts).
2. Create a new scenario in your tool (Make/Zapier/n8n).
3. Add the trigger exactly as listed in the table.
4. Add an AI step (OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini) and paste the prompt, editing the bracketed bits to your business.
5. Add the action step and connect the destination app.
6. Turn on a human checkpoint: draft, do not auto-send, until you trust it.
7. Test with one real item, tune the prompt to your voice, then activate.

## Two Rules for Every Automation

- Keep a human checkpoint on anything that sends, posts, spends, or deletes.
- Tune the prompt to your voice: paste a sample of your writing so output sounds like you, not a template.

## CTA

Grab the companion prompt pack and a fill-in worksheet at our Gumroad store. Build one automation today, then come back for the next. Your business should run while you sleep.