Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

Millennials: Here's how to sound less out of touch at work

Millennials, you're real adults now. Your friends are getting divorced and having kids, and I hate to break it to you, but you're not using the right emoji at work.

How to spot content marketing in search results

Hi. I'm being paid by a very profitable tech company to write this article. Does that make you question my motives?  It should.

5 ways automation can help entertainers streamline work and maintain an online presence

If you’ve made the switch to providing remote services and want to keep it that way, you’re probably going to need automation. By having “the machine” take care of your menial tasks, you can get more done from anywhere you like.

It's ok not to have goals 

Career progression is one of the most important stories in our culture. The American Dream. You're supposed to start at the bottom and work your way toward the top. But you know what? The top sounds like a nightmare to me, and so do the steps in between.

What to expect when moving from a small company to a big(ger) one

Before working at Zapier, I was at an eight-person company. So before I started, all I could do was think about the 400 some-odd difference in size—I had no idea what to expect.

How to write real good

Now that I get paid to write and have a shred of credibility, folks often ask me how they can improve their writing. And I almost always give the same answer: learn grammar, mechanics, and figures of speech. 

The trick to getting your support ticket answered in just one message

It's such a frustrating moment. You've hit a problem with an app you use, and you have to write in to… the support team. You feel that sense of dread—you're thinking of all the emails it's going to take to get things fixed, and you need this working now.

3 ways to power up mentorship to move your career forward

"Find the trees, move around the stumps." These wise words stuck with me from one of my first mentors. I'm not even certain that I knew to call her that, but looking back on that time, I would.

How to automate a manual process without feeling overwhelmed

We talk a lot about automating manual processes on the Zapier blog. It's kind of our thing.  But something we've realized over the years is that an automation mindset is something that takes time to develop. People don't always know where to start.

Automate these 5 painful tasks with Zapier workflow automation

Workflow automation connects business processes from different people and systems. By creating a series of automated actions for each process, businesses improve efficiency and save time by connecting systems, people, and content from different sources.