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Automations

n8n workflows that handle delivery, follow-up, and content repurposing.

Automations are the silent revenue layer. While you sleep, n8n delivers products, follows up with buyers, posts content, syncs leads, and reclaims hours you used to spend in tabs. Build them once; they pay you forever.

Time to ship

1–3 days per workflow

Pricing range

$500–$2k per workflow build

Realistic 90-day outcome

First workflow shipped same day you start Module 9. Operator selling automations to local businesses can hit $2k–$8k/month within 60 days of focused outreach.

What you'll actually build

  • A product-delivery workflow (Stripe purchase → file delivery → CRM tag → welcome sequence).
  • A content-repurposing pipeline (one long-form piece → 5 social posts → 3 email sections → 1 newsletter).
  • A lead-routing workflow (form submission → enrichment → Slack alert → personalized email).
  • A reporting workflow (weekly metrics pulled from Stripe + GA + email → AI-summarized digest in your inbox).
  • An AI-powered triage flow (inbound messages → classify → draft reply → flag for review).

Real-world examples

Stripe → delivery → onboarding

New purchase triggers file delivery, CRM tagging, 5-email welcome sequence, and a Slack notification. Zero manual touches.

Long-form to atomic content

One blog post → ChatGPT splits into 5 LinkedIn posts, 3 tweets, 1 newsletter section, 2 Pinterest captions. Schedules the lot.

Lead enrichment + alerting

Form fill → Clearbit enrichment → AI scoring → Slack ping for hot leads → drip for cold ones.

Weekly AI metrics digest

Pulls Stripe revenue, email opens, GA traffic. Claude writes a one-screen summary. Lands in your inbox Sunday night.

The tool stack for this system

n8n

The orchestrator — visual workflows with 400+ integrations.

ChatGPT / Claude

Reasoning, summarization, and content transformation inside each workflow.

Perplexity

Live data fetches and enrichment steps.

Lovable

Customer-facing dashboards or admin UI when the workflow needs one.

How you build it, step by step

  1. 01

    Pick a repeating manual task

    Anything you do 3+ times a week that doesn't require judgment is a candidate.

  2. 02

    Map it on paper first

    Trigger → steps → outputs. If you can't draw it, you can't automate it yet.

  3. 03

    Build in n8n using Lab templates

    We ship pre-built workflow templates in Module 9 — drop in API keys and customize.

  4. 04

    Add an AI step where judgment is needed

    Classification, summarization, drafting. Keep humans on review for high-stakes outputs.

  5. 05

    Test, version, monitor

    Run on a test record, log failures to a Slack channel, version the workflow before any change.

How it makes money

  • Sell setup-and-maintain packages to small businesses at $500–$2k per workflow.
  • Bundle 3 workflows + monthly retainer ($199–$499/mo) for recurring revenue.
  • Productize a vertical solution ('AI delivery flow for course creators') as a one-time $299 install.
  • Internal use: every automation saves 2–10 hours/week — direct margin gain on your own offers.

Other systems you can build

Digital products

Ebooks, templates, prompt packs, mini-courses you can sell on day one.

Sales funnels

Lead magnet → landing page → tripwire → upsell — mapped end to end.

Simple SaaS MVPs

Working web apps with auth, payments, and a real customer use case.

Automations

Build this inside the Lab.

Everything you need — prompts, builders, workflow templates — wrapped into one curriculum.

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