I can't agree more, but maybe because I'm the creator of an automation tool lol

Which tool did you develop?

How much coding knowledge is required? What language are most of the scripts going to use that can’t be easily be done with integromat and zapier?

Not OP - but I am a dev and do adjacent work.

This is line for line from a book. I read them regularly at books a million. I HIGHLY doubt your the author. Shameless plug but not shameless plagiarism.

Where does one look for automation tools? Where are these "scripts" and how would I implement them and apply them to my business?

Answering some of your other questions also:

There are no-code tools out there like Zapier & Integromat. Scripts are written by Software Developers and you can contract one for the job.

Power automate is a quick one that most windows users have access to as part of the MS suite.

Automation is great. I previously ran a business where I coded up automation solutions for clients and applications are both close to limitless and at the same time, somehow nobody knows.

Thanks for sharing!

How about a stripe webhook starting an authorized API calls, and then sending an email to the caller?

That's possible. The webhook processor will receive a payment complete event and orchestrate the door API and send email to user.

The main issue is I work on client hardware in a client managed environment. I can't bring my own automation into that.

What’s your most successful tactic for acquiring new clients?

I need a similar tool that you created for online car rental :)

If you'd like to work with me to build such a tool, reach out using the link at the bottom!

Is there an app/automation that can pick content based on criteria from a content pool and generate a digest/email? Or how complicated is it to build one?

Have you tried ChatGPT? If ChatGPT can do it, then yes. We can use ChatGPT to do it.

What is your typical tech stack?

Typically Python or Javascript along with any needed modules.

Great post. I've saved my clients significant $$$ on automation. Btw, I'm looking for side projects (GAS and web dev). Please reach out if you're looking to outsource some of your work. Thank you!

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That's called Artificial Intelligence. I don't build AI models but I can use existing AI models like ChatGPT.

The non profit i rescue with hired a dev to create a google apps script automation with workspace, when a volunteer completes the agreement, it sends the data to a sheet and then the manager checks a few boxes to create the user, invite them to groups, calendar events, and then sends a welcome email