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3 Automations Every Solopreneur Should Use in Their Business (from Easy to Hard)
Description
You’ve probably seen Rube Goldberg machines — those ridiculous setups where a marble rolls down a track, flips a switch, lights a match, and somehow makes toast. They’re fun to watch… but terrible for actually getting anything done.
That’s how most automations feel when you’re first starting out: over-engineered, fragile, and hard to maintain. But real business-saving automations? They don’t need to be complicated. In fact, some of the ones that save me the most time are stupidly simple.
In this episode, I walk through three automations I actually use — starting with a single-app setup inside Notion, moving to a form-to-database connection, and ending with a wild (but wonderful) workflow that ties together a whole bunch of tools. And yes, that last one does feel like a Rube Goldberg machine… but it works beautifully.
If you want to see how these work or grab templates, head to casabona.org/automation.
Top Takeaways
- Start with simple, single-app automations. You’ll reduce points of failure and make it easier to trust your systems.
- The best automations evolve. I’ve been tweaking some of mine for years.
- Don’t build for complexity. Build for clarity, reliability, and ease.
Show Notes
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.
Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz
Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/