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How to Automate Email Follow-Ups in Gmail with Claude Desktop

Apr 23, 2026

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7 min read

How to Automate Email Follow-Ups in Gmail with Claude Desktop

Stop losing deals to forgotten follow-ups. Use Claude Desktop to automatically scan Gmail and post a daily Slack digest of every thread waiting on a reply — in both directions.

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Hotel Keycards as NFC Tags: 3 iPhone Automations

Apr 22, 2026

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4 min read

Hotel Keycards as NFC Tags: 3 iPhone Automations

Don't toss your hotel keycards. Use the NFC chip inside to trigger Apple Shortcuts on iPhone — laundry timers, gym texts, and auto-ETAs in one tap.

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How to Automate Email Follow-Ups in Gmail with Claude Desktop

Stop losing deals to forgotten follow-ups. Use Claude Desktop to automatically scan Gmail and post a daily Slack digest of every thread waiting on a reply — in both directions.

Apr 23, 2026

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7 min read

How to Create LinkedIn PDF Carousels with Claude Cowork

Turn any article into a branded LinkedIn PDF carousel in minutes using Claude Cowork — step-by-step guide with prompts, no designer needed.

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

Automate Your Cleaning Schedule with Apple Shortcuts

One Apple Shortcut that texts your household every Sunday with this week's cleaning tasks — using Reminders as the database. No app, no server, no subscription.

Apr 15, 2026

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4 min read

How to Automate Customer Service Emails with Claude Code

Use Claude Code, Gmail, and Stripe to automatically draft customer service replies. Here's the exact prompt and setup Craig Campbell, founder of Pastmaps, uses to save hours every week.

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

How to Auto-Tag Beehiiv Subscribers by Referring Article

Use a Firebase Function to automatically tag Beehiiv subscribers based on which article they came from. No forms, no manual work — just clean segmentation.

Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

Apple Shortcuts: Auto Workout Briefing When You Hit the Gym

An Apple Shortcuts location automation that fires when you walk into the gym — delivers your next muscle group and last session maxes automatically.

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

Marketing Ops

How to Automate Email Follow-Ups in Gmail with Claude Desktop

Stop losing deals to forgotten follow-ups. Use Claude Desktop to automatically scan Gmail and post a daily Slack digest of every thread waiting on a reply — in both directions.

Apr 23, 2026

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7 min read

How to Create LinkedIn PDF Carousels with Claude Cowork

Turn any article into a branded LinkedIn PDF carousel in minutes using Claude Cowork — step-by-step guide with prompts, no designer needed.

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

How to Automate Customer Service Emails with Claude Code

Use Claude Code, Gmail, and Stripe to automatically draft customer service replies. Here's the exact prompt and setup Craig Campbell, founder of Pastmaps, uses to save hours every week.

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

How to Auto-Tag Beehiiv Subscribers by Referring Article

Use a Firebase Function to automatically tag Beehiiv subscribers based on which article they came from. No forms, no manual work — just clean segmentation.

Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

Automate Your Newsroom Inbox Triage with Claude Desktop

Automatically classify your newsroom inbox every hour with Claude Desktop's Cowork. Urgent tips get labeled and posted to Slack. Sales pitches get ignored.

Apr 6, 2026

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5 min read

Research 500 Companies in an Afternoon with Google Sheets + Claude

Look up custom data points for 500 companies using Claude and Google Apps Script — no ZoomInfo subscription. Confidence scores flag what needs a second look.

Apr 1, 2026

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6 min read

Lifestyle

Automate Your Cleaning Schedule with Apple Shortcuts

One Apple Shortcut that texts your household every Sunday with this week's cleaning tasks — using Reminders as the database. No app, no server, no subscription.

Apr 15, 2026

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4 min read

Apple Shortcuts: Auto Workout Briefing When You Hit the Gym

An Apple Shortcuts location automation that fires when you walk into the gym — delivers your next muscle group and last session maxes automatically.

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

Multiple Recipe Categories in Google Sheets Meal Planner

Build a Google Sheets meal planner that organizes recipes across multiple category tabs — Mains, Soups, Baking — while still scoring recipes by what you have, generating a grocery list, and syncing to your phone.

Apr 7, 2026

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6 min read

Apple Shortcuts: Send a Weekly Family Schedule via iMessage

Build a free Apple Shortcuts automation that sends a weekly iMessage with your family's calendar events. No server needed. Works on iOS 16+.

Mar 31, 2026

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8 min read

Google Sheets Meal Planner with Automatic Grocery List

Google Sheets meal planner that scores recipes based on what you have, automatically builds your grocery list, and syncs with Apple Reminders or Google Tasks.

Mar 24, 2026

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9 min read

How to Log Workouts to Google Sheets Using Apple Shortcuts and Apps Script

Skip the subscription fee. This is how I built a free workout tracker using Apple Shortcuts, Google Apps Script, and Google Sheets — with a POST request, no third-party app required.

Mar 9, 2026

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5 min read

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How to Automate Email Follow-Ups in Gmail with Claude Desktop

Stop losing deals to forgotten follow-ups. Use Claude Desktop to automatically scan Gmail and post a daily Slack digest of every thread waiting on a reply — in both directions.

Apr 23, 2026

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7 min read

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Hotel Keycards as NFC Tags: 3 iPhone Automations

Don't toss your hotel keycards. Use the NFC chip inside to trigger Apple Shortcuts on iPhone — laundry timers, gym texts, and auto-ETAs in one tap.

Apr 22, 2026

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4 min read

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How to Create LinkedIn PDF Carousels with Claude Cowork

Turn any article into a branded LinkedIn PDF carousel in minutes using Claude Cowork — step-by-step guide with prompts, no designer needed.

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

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Automate Your Cleaning Schedule with Apple Shortcuts

One Apple Shortcut that texts your household every Sunday with this week's cleaning tasks — using Reminders as the database. No app, no server, no subscription.

Apr 15, 2026

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4 min read

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How to Automate Customer Service Emails with Claude Code

Use Claude Code, Gmail, and Stripe to automatically draft customer service replies. Here's the exact prompt and setup Craig Campbell, founder of Pastmaps, uses to save hours every week.

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

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