Zero-Code Ops Stack: 12 Automations That Run My $5K/Mo Business While I Sleep

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1. Lead Capture → Notion CRM

Trigger: Form submit (Carrd / Typeform / Tally / Webflow) Action: Create Notion database entry Fields: Name, Email, Source, UTM params, Timestamp, Status="New" Free tier: Make (1,000 ops/mo) or Zapier (100 tasks/mo)

Make Scenario:
Webhook → Notion: Create Database Item
  → Filter: Email not empty
  → Slack: Post to #leads "🎯 New lead: {{email}} from {{source}}"

Notion DB Template: DUPLICATE →

2. Content Repurposing Pipeline (1 → 12 Assets)

Trigger: New row in "Content Ideas" Notion DB (Status="Ready") Actions (parallel):

  1. Telegraph: Publish long-form (this page = demo)
  2. Canva API: Generate 3 Pinterest pins (template + variables)
  3. Buffer/Hootsuite API: Schedule 5 Twitter/X threads
  4. LinkedIn API: Post carousel (PDF from Canva)
  5. Reddit API: Post to r/IndieHackers + r/SaaS
  6. Dev.to API: Cross-post with canonical URL
  7. Newsletter (Buttondown/Beehiiv): Draft issue
  8. Notion: Update status → "Published" + add all URLs

Tools: Make (HTTP modules for APIs without native integration) Cost: $0 (all free tiers)

3. Invoice → Notion → Slack Alert

Trigger: Stripe "invoice.paid" webhook Action:

  1. Notion: Create "Revenue" entry (Customer, Amount, Plan, Date)
  2. Notion: Update "Customers" DB (MRR, LTV, Last payment)
  3. Slack: Post to #revenue "💰 ${{amount}} from {{customer}} ({{plan}})"
  4. Google Sheets: Append row (backup)

Make Scenario:

Webhook (Stripe) → Router
  → Route 1: Notion Create (Revenue Log)
  → Route 2: Notion Update (Customer MRR)
  → Route 3: Slack Post
  → Route 4: Google Sheets Append

4. Churn-Risk Detection (Stripe + Gmail)

Schedule: Daily 9 AM Logic:

For each active subscription in Stripe:
  IF last_login > 14 days (via your app DB/API)
  OR no_feature_use > 7 days
  OR invoice.payment_failed = true
  THEN:
    1. Notion: Update Customer → Status="At Risk"
    2. Gmail: Send personal email from founder
       Subject: "Hey {{name}}, everything OK?"
       Template: [CHURN EMAIL TEMPLATE]
    3. Slack: Alert #retention "⚠️ {{name}} at risk"
    4. Create Task in Notion: "Call {{name}} this week"

Churn Email Template:

Hey {{name}},

Noticed you haven't logged in since {{last_login}}. Everything OK?

If there's a blocker, happy to hop on a 10-min call — no agenda, just help.

Or if it's not a fit, no worries — just let me know and I'll cancel cleanly.

— [Your name]

5. Weekly Metrics Digest to Email

Schedule: Monday 8 AM Data Sources: Stripe (MRR, churn, new), Plausible/GA4 (traffic), Notion (leads, content published) Output: HTML email via SendGrid/Resend/Buttondown

Template:

Subject: 📊 Weekly Digest — Week {{week_num}} ({{date_range}})

MRR: ${{mrr}} ({{mrr_change}}%)
New Customers: {{new_count}}
Churned: {{churned_count}} ({{churn_rate}}%)
Leads: {{leads_count}} ({{leads_change}}%)
Content Published: {{content_count}}
Top Referrer: {{top_referrer}}

🎯 This Week's Focus: {{focus_area}}

Make: Aggregate → Template → Send

6. Competitor Monitoring (RSS → Notion)

Sources:

Flow:

RSS Feed (multiple) → Filter: Keywords [competitor names, "launch", "pricing", "feature"]
  → Notion: Create "Competitor Intel" entry
    Title, Source, URL, Date, Keywords matched
  → Slack: #competitor-intel "🔍 {{title}} — {{url}}"

Weekly Review: 15 min Friday → tag actionable items.

7. Exportable Make/Zapier Blueprints (JSON)

Blueprint 1: Lead Capture → Notion

{
  "name": "Lead Capture to Notion CRM",
  "trigger": {"type": "webhook", "path": "lead"},
  "actions": [
    {"app": "notion", "action": "createDatabaseItem", "database": "Leads"},
    {"app": "slack", "action": "postMessage", "channel": "#leads"}
  ]
}

Blueprint 2: Content Repurposing

{
  "name": "Content Repurposing Pipeline",
  "trigger": {"type": "notion", "event": "databaseItemUpdated", "filter": {"property": "Status", "value": "Ready"}},
  "actions": [
    {"app": "http", "action": "post", "url": "https://api.telegra.ph/createPage"},
    {"app": "http", "action": "post", "url": "https://api.canva.com/v1/designs"},
    {"app": "buffer", "action": "createPost"},
    {"app": "linkedin", "action": "createPost"},
    {"app": "reddit", "action": "submitPost"}
  ]
}

Blueprint 3: Stripe → Notion Revenue Sync

{
  "name": "Stripe Revenue to Notion",
  "trigger": {"type": "stripe", "event": "invoice.paid"},
  "actions": [
    {"app": "notion", "action": "createDatabaseItem", "database": "Revenue"},
    {"app": "notion", "action": "updateDatabaseItem", "database": "Customers"},
    {"app": "slack", "action": "postMessage", "channel": "#revenue"}
  ]
}

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