Week 1 mastery: build 3 real automations & look ahead
Connect everything you learned, build three complete systems, and get a clear roadmap for Week 2 – where you'll build sellable automation products.
📅 Your week 1 journey – from prompt engineer to automation architect
🔨 Build 3 real automations (mix & match skills)
Choose your tools – Zapier or Make – based on complexity. Each build reuses specific days.
Build 1: Support ticket router with sentiment
Skills reused: Day1 (prompt), Day2/3 (trigger), Day4 (API), Day3 (router)
Flow:
- Gmail trigger (support@).
- OpenAI API: classify sentiment + category (JSON).
- Router: negative → Slack urgent; neutral/positive → sheet only.
- Google Sheets: log all tickets.
Build 2: Sales lead enrichment from email
Skills reused: Day1 (extract), Day2 (Gmail→Sheets), Day4 (API), Day3 (HTTP)
Flow:
- Gmail trigger (incoming lead).
- OpenAI API: extract company, role, phone from signature.
- Lookup company size (Clearbit API – optional).
- Google Sheets: add row with enriched data.
- Slack: notify sales with summary.
This is Day5 simplified + enrichment.
Build 3: Daily AI summary for team
Skills reused: Day1 (summarise), Day3 (scheduler), Day4 (API), Day2 (Gmail)
Flow:
- Scheduled trigger (Make.com) – 8 AM daily.
- Fetch new leads from CRM (or sheet), new support tickets.
- OpenAI: "Write a 3‑bullet update for the team with these stats."
- Gmail: send to [email protected].
Spend ~1 hour on each. Use your Day1 prompt library.
🧰 Week 1 – your toolbox is full
Prompt engineering
You can instruct AI to extract, classify, write – reliably.
Zapier
Simple trigger‑action workflows, pre‑built integrations.
Make.com
Visual scenarios, routers, HTTP, error handling.
OpenAI API
Custom AI calls inside any tool, full control.
Lead qualification
BANT scoring, AI responder (Day5).
Business cases
Sales, support, ops templates ready to adapt.
Decision skills
Know when to use Zapier vs Make vs API.
Safety & ethics
Drafts, error handling, privacy awareness.
🌉 The bridge to Week 2: from foundations to sellable systems
Week 1 gave you the building blocks. You can now create automations that save time and reduce errors. Week 2 is about building systems that generate revenue, serve clients, and scale businesses.
Week 1 (Days 1-7)
- ✅ Prompt engineering (Day1)
- ✅ Zapier & Make (Day2-3)
- ✅ OpenAI API inside tools (Day4)
- ✅ Lead qualifier (Day5)
- ✅ Business use cases (Day6)
- ✅ 3 final builds (Day7)
Week 2 (Days 8-14)
- 🔜 AI lead qualification (Day8)
- 🔜 AI sales assistant (Day9)
- 🔜 AI content engine (Day10)
- 🔜 Support router (Day11)
- 🔜 Niche selection (Day12-13)
- 🔜 CRM + follow-up system (Day14)
🔑 Key differences – what changes in Week 2
- From generic to specialised: Week 1 teaches universal skills. Week 2 applies them to specific niches (real estate, agencies, e‑commerce).
- From automation to sellable products: You'll build systems you can offer as a service (automation agency) or deploy in a business.
- Deeper integrations: CRMs (HubSpot, Pipedrive), payment systems, Calendly, advanced webhooks.
- Multi‑step AI chains: Two or more AI calls working together (e.g., lead qualifier → personalised content → CRM).
- Client‑ready documentation: How to package and explain your automations to clients.
🎒 What to prepare / know before Week 2
- OpenAI API key (Day4).
- Zapier & Make accounts (free).
- Google Sheets & Gmail connected.
- A library of prompts (Day1).
- Confidence to build multi‑step flows.
- Choose a niche (or be open to explore).
- Understand basic CRM concepts (contacts, deals).
- Familiarity with webhooks (nice to have).
- Time commitment: 3‑4 hours/day for deeper dives.
Don't worry if you're not an expert in a niche – Week 2 will guide you through real estate, agencies, and more step by step.
Sneak peek: Day 8 – AI lead qualification (Week 2)
You'll take Day5's lead system and add:
- Multi‑language support (global leads).
- Integration with HubSpot (create/update contacts).
- Automated meeting scheduling (Calendly) for hot leads.
- Email sequence enrolment for warm leads.
It's Day5 on steroids, ready for a real sales team.
📚 Resources to review before Week 2
Congratulations – you've completed Week 1!
You are no longer a beginner. You understand prompts, no‑code tools, APIs, and how to combine them into real business solutions. You've built at least 6 automations (Days 2,3,5,7).
🌟 You're ready for Week 2: sellable systems. 🌟
Take a short break – you've earned it. Then let's build sellable systems.
You need to be logged in to participate in this discussion.