Playbooks.
Real workflows a beginner can finish on a Saturday morning. Each one is free to try, needs no code, tells you honestly what it costs and how long it takes, and ends with a two-minute test so you know it worked. Every step is checked against the tool's own docs, with the date we checked it.
New here? Start with the receipt bot. It teaches the one skill — a Telegram bot wired to a Google Sheet — that half the other playbooks reuse. Do it once and the rest go quickly. Snap a receipt, get a row →
Playbooks
Snap a receipt, get a row: a Telegram bot that files your expenses into Google Sheets
Photograph a receipt, send it to a Telegram bot, and let AI drop the vendor, date, GST and total into a Google Sheet — automatically. No code, free to try, about an hour to build. Verified against official docs, July 2026.
Roster reminders that stop the 'who's opening tomorrow?' text
Your Google Sheet roster messages the team on Telegram every evening — who opens tomorrow, who closes. Free tools, no code, about 90 minutes. Checked against official docs, Aug 2026.
The quote that never got chased: an automatic follow-up for sent quotes
Sent a quote and never chased it? Build a free Google Sheets + Make follow-up that drafts a day-3 and day-7 nudge for every open quote and stops when they reply — no code.
Write once, sound like you: an AI prompt pack for product descriptions and captions
Turn three bullet points into a polished product description, or a month of social captions, in minutes — in your own voice, using free ChatGPT or Gemini. Copy-paste prompts, no code, free.
A free booking page that chases no-shows for you
Let customers book themselves in, and let automatic reminders cut the no-shows that cost you money — using free Google Calendar (or Calendly). No code, no monthly fee, about 25 minutes.
Catch every lead: a form that pings your phone the second someone enquires
Stop losing enquiries in a busy inbox. A free Google Form drops every lead into a spreadsheet and buzzes your Telegram within minutes, so you follow up while they still care. No code, free, about 30 minutes.
A daily money snapshot: today's takings in a Telegram message every evening
End each day with one plain-English Telegram message — how many sales, how much money, your top item — pulled automatically from a Google Sheet. No dashboards to log into. No code, free, about 25 minutes.
A free chatbot that answers your website's FAQs (and knows when to fetch you)
Put a chat bubble on your site that answers the questions you're tired of — hours, price, delivery, location — and hands over to a human for anything real. Free tier, no code, about 30 minutes.
Never run out again: low-stock alerts from a Google Sheet to Telegram
Get a Telegram message the moment any item drops below its reorder level, straight from a simple Google Sheet. No more stock-outs discovered at the worst moment. No code, free, about 30 minutes.
Turn meetings into a to-do list you'll actually act on
Record a meeting, get an accurate transcript, and pull out who-does-what-by-when automatically — using a free transcription tool plus free ChatGPT. No code, free, about 15 minutes to your first summary.
Answer the same WhatsApp questions once: after-hours replies and one-tap shortcuts
Set up the free WhatsApp Business app so nobody who messages after closing hears silence, and you never type the same 'what are your hours' answer again. No code, no paid API, about 20 minutes.
Automate your invoice chasing in one afternoon (free template)
Build a polite, persistent invoice-reminder machine: a 7/14/30-day email ladder that runs itself from a Google Sheet. Free n8n template included, plus Make and Zapier routes.
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