★★ Afternoon Project

Automate Repetitive Browser Tasks With Bardeen

You spend hours every week copying data between tabs, filling out the same forms, and doing the same clicks in the same order. Bardeen is a browser extension that watches what you do and automates it — scrape data, fill forms, move information between apps, all without writing code.

1–2 hours $0 – $10/month
★★ Afternoon Project

Automate Your New Customer Welcome Sequence

A new customer just signed up and then... silence. No welcome email. No onboarding guide. No check-in. AI-powered welcome sequences send the right message at the right time — automatically — so every new customer feels taken care of from day one without you lifting a finger.

2–3 hours $0 – $49/month
★★ Afternoon Project

Build No-Code Automations With AI in Plain English

You've heard about automation but you're not technical. The new generation of AI workflow tools let you describe what you want in plain English — 'when a customer fills out a form, add them to my CRM and send a welcome email' — and the AI builds the automation for you. No code. No developer. No excuses.

1–2 hours $0 – $49/month
★★ Afternoon Project

Connect Your Business Apps With Zapier — No Code Required

You're juggling a dozen apps and nothing talks to each other. New form submission? You manually copy it into your CRM. New sale? You manually send a thank-you email. New lead? You manually add it to your spreadsheet. Zapier connects your apps so data flows automatically — when something happens in one app, it triggers an action in another. No coding. No developers.

1–3 hours $0 – $20/month
★★ Afternoon Project

Let AI Answer Your Phone

You're a small business owner and your phone rings all day with the same questions — your hours, your address, whether you have availability. Every call you answer is time you're not spending on actual work. Here's how to let AI handle those calls for you.

45 minutes $0 – $59/month depending on call volume
★★ Afternoon Project

Reach Inbox Zero Every Day With Superhuman

Your inbox has 3,247 unread emails. You spend the first hour of every day just triaging messages. Important emails get buried under newsletters and notifications. Superhuman uses AI to auto-triage, draft replies, and surface what matters — so you process email in minutes, not hours.

1 hour $30/month
★★★ Weekend Build

Automate Your Invoicing and Payment Reminders

You finished the job three weeks ago and you still haven't been paid because you forgot to send the invoice. Again. Here's how to set up automatic invoicing that sends bills the moment a job is done and chases payment for you.

3–4 hours $0 – $30/month
★★★ Weekend Build

Automate Lead Capture, Follow-Up, and Invoicing in One System

Your leads come in through forms, emails, and referrals. You follow up when you remember. Invoices go out when you get around to it. Everything is disconnected. Here's how to connect the dots: capture a lead, nurture them automatically, close the deal, and invoice — all from one platform without switching between tools.

4 – 6 hours $249 – $349/month
★★★ Weekend Build

Build Advanced Automations With Make (Without Code)

Zapier handles simple automations but you need something more powerful — conditional logic, data transformations, error handling, and complex multi-step workflows that connect 10+ apps. Here's how to build visual automation workflows that handle the stuff Zapier can't.

3–6 hours (first automation) $0 – $29/month
★★★ Weekend Build

Build Custom Business Automations With n8n

Zapier gets expensive when you need complex workflows. You want multi-step automations with branching logic, data transformation, and API connections — without paying per task. n8n is an open-source automation platform that lets you build unlimited workflows for free (self-hosted) or affordable cloud pricing.

3–6 hours $0 (self-hosted) – $20/month (cloud)
★★★ Weekend Build

Run Your Entire Freelance Business With AI

You're a freelancer wearing 10 hats: salesperson, project manager, accountant, marketer, and the person who actually does the work. AI handles the other 9 hats — proposals, invoicing, scheduling, follow-ups, and client communication — so you can focus on the work that earns the money.

4–6 hours $0 – $50/month
★★★★ Deep Dive

Automate Your Entire Client Onboarding

A new client signs on and then... chaos. You scramble to send a contract, collect payment, gather their information, set up their project, and onboard them — all manually. Here's how to automate every step so new clients get a seamless experience while you focus on the actual work.

6–8 hours across 2 sessions $0 – $30/month
★★★★ Deep Dive

Automate Your Entire Client Lifecycle — From Lead to Repeat Customer

You're juggling leads in your inbox, clients in a spreadsheet, invoices in QuickBooks, and follow-ups in your head. Every tool does one thing and nothing talks to each other. Here's how to connect your entire client lifecycle — lead capture, nurture, sale, onboarding, and re-engagement — in one automated system.

8 – 12 hours across multiple sessions $79 – $497/month