# 5 AI Automations Every Solopreneur Should Set Up This Month (Step-by-Step)


Automation isn't about replacing your judgment — it's about removing the busywork between decisions. These five automations save the average solo operator 5-10 hours a week. Each takes 30-60 minutes to set up in Make and then runs forever.

## 1\. New Customer Onboarding — Save 20 min per customer

**Trigger:** A new payment in Stripe, PayPal, or your payment processor.

**What runs automatically:**

*   Welcome email sent (from Kit, Beehiiv, or Gmail)
    
*   Customer added to your CRM (Notion, Airtable, or HubSpot)
    
*   A new client folder created in Google Drive or Notion
    
*   Slack or email notification to you
    

**Setup:** Stripe trigger → branching modules for each downstream tool. About 30 minutes to configure once.

**Why it matters:** Most solos handle this manually, drop the ball, and forget details. Auto-onboarding looks professional and frees you to focus on delivery.

## 2\. Content Repurposing — Save 2-3 hrs per blog post

**Trigger:** A new blog post published on your site (RSS or webhook).

**What runs automatically:**

*   AI generates 5-10 tweets from the article
    
*   AI generates one LinkedIn post from the article
    
*   AI generates a newsletter-style summary
    
*   All drafts land in a Notion database for your approval
    

**Setup:** RSS module → OpenAI or Claude module with prompts → Notion. About 45 minutes.

**Why it matters:** Writing the article is 80% of the work. Most solos don't repurpose because it feels like more writing. This makes it automatic.

## 3\. Lead Capture Follow-Up — Save 5 min per lead

**Trigger:** Someone fills out a form on your site (Tally, Typeform, or native).

**What runs automatically:**

*   Lead added to your CRM with source and UTM data
    
*   Auto-reply email sent with your calendar link
    
*   Lead enrichment (Apollo or similar) pulls company data
    
*   Slack alert with the lead's profile
    

**Setup:** Form webhook → CRM + email + enrichment modules. About 30 minutes.

**Why it matters:** Speed of response is the single biggest predictor of conversion. Manual follow-up loses 30%+ of leads to slower replies.

## 4\. Meeting Prep — Save 15 min per meeting

**Trigger:** A new meeting added to your calendar.

**What runs automatically:**

*   AI researches the attendee (LinkedIn, company info, recent news)
    
*   AI drafts a meeting agenda based on the title and your CRM notes
    
*   Brief lands in your Notion or inbox 24 hours before the meeting
    

**Setup:** Calendar trigger → research + AI modules → Notion. About 60 minutes initially, then bulletproof.

**Why it matters:** Walking into meetings prepared is the easiest way to look 10x more competent than your competition. Most solos skip prep because it feels like overhead.

## 5\. Content Distribution — Save 30 min per publish

**Trigger:** A new article published.

**What runs automatically:**

*   Posted to Twitter/X
    
*   Posted to LinkedIn
    
*   Sent as a newsletter via Beehiiv or Kit
    
*   Cross-posted to dev.to or Medium with canonical link to original
    
*   Indexing requested in Google Search Console
    

**Setup:** RSS module → multiple destination modules. About 40 minutes.

**Why it matters:** Most solos publish then forget. Auto-distribution doubles the reach of every article for zero additional effort.

## Where to Build These

Use **Make** ($9/month). At this scale it's significantly cheaper and more powerful than Zapier. The visual builder makes branching scenarios manageable, and 10,000 operations/month is enough for all five of these to run in parallel.

Build them one at a time. Don't try to stand up all five in one weekend — you'll burn out and abandon them. One per week is a healthy pace, and by month two you've added 5-10 hours of capacity to your week, permanently.