More pro­duc­tiv­i­ty with IFTTT

There are many reasons and scenarios that justify using services like IFTTT. Not only do they simplify and automate complex processes, they also make sure that no important deadlines, news, or new releases are missed, a feature resulting from the service’s automatic reminder service. The different kinds of IFTTT make it an at­trac­tive option for many different target groups.

• Social Media
  Whether it be for private or for business purposes, those who spend a lot of time on different social networks should think twice about opting out of this service. There are many different recipes for Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest that make using these platforms a much easier venture. Photos that you’ve liked or have been linked to can be au­to­mat­i­cal­ly stored in your preferred cloud storage space, for example. Al­ter­na­tive­ly, you can also receive messages via e-mail or text whenever your profile or posts have been linked. Recipes are es­pe­cial­ly at­trac­tive options for online marketing campaigns that connect different platforms with one another. This would mean, for example, that each and every Tweet is also posted directly to your Facebook feed.
  
  
• Blog op­ti­miza­tion
  Connect your blog with different ap­pli­ca­tions and save valuable time in the process by allowing external pub­li­ca­tions to be fed directly into it. Au­to­mat­i­cal­ly backing up your blog’s data or in­te­grat­ing contact data from other platforms into your blog’s software are ad­di­tion­al ad­van­tages this service offers. 
  
  
• Log book
  Recipes based on your ge­o­graph­ic location measure the length of your stay and record this in­for­ma­tion into Excel tables or Google spread­sheets. This can help give you an overview of where you have been and how much time you spent there. Your phone calls (time and con­ver­sa­tion partner) or working hours can also be kept track of by different ap­pli­ca­tions.
  
  
• Reminders
  Never miss an ap­point­ment again with the help of IFTTT. Have your calendar checked and receive a message via e-mail or text whenever an ap­point­ment for an important event nears.
  
  
• General no­ti­fi­ca­tions
  The same function that applies for the ‘reminders’ feature can also be used to keep you up to date on the latest film or music releases, news stories, or stock market de­vel­op­ments. Connect Sound­Cloud, for example, to your e-mail program or mobile device and receive a no­ti­fi­ca­tion whenever your favorite band releases a new song.
  
  
• Home au­toma­tion/Smart Home
  Stay informed on the latest weather patterns by having reports sent to you with useful advice. For example, users can receive updates on ap­proach­ing weather patterns coupled with reminders on how they can prepare ac­cord­ing­ly to face the elements. Elec­tron­ic devices with IFTTT interface offer ad­di­tion­al options such as the ability to program your cell phone to go into silent mode when you arrive at work, or to control lights and heating in­de­pen­dent of your ge­o­graph­i­cal location.

IFTTT’s diverse array of ap­pli­ca­tions make it an ex­cep­tion­al tool for anyone doing pro­fes­sion­al online marketing. For starters, this service makes it easy to keep an eye on the com­pe­ti­tion by selecting to receive news on competing companies or busi­ness­es whenever something’s published. You can also subscribe to your com­peti­tor’s newslet­ter and have it archived into a memo or note. Recipes with this purpose in mind can connect your e-mail account to services like Evernote. Users are able to regularly comb through IFTTT com­pat­i­ble news portals, RSS feeds, or social media networks for certain keywords and save posts, creating a de­pos­i­to­ry of sorts for in­ter­est­ing content for later use. All of this helps you stay up to date.

The biggest advantage IFTTT users gain with the service is the vast amount of time they’re able to save by in­ter­link­ing and op­ti­miz­ing their social media platforms, blogs, and websites. You only need to post new entries once; IFTTT recipes take over from there and make sure that they appear on all of your important platforms. With your own cus­tomized recipes, you can carry out cross-platform mod­i­fi­ca­tions, like au­to­mat­i­cal­ly ex­chang­ing profile pictures, for example. Hours normally reserved for main­tain­ing social media platforms are freed up; ad­di­tion­al automated archiving processes also help optimize your work structure.

If you’re still unable to find the right IFTTT recipe among the options already available, there’s always the pos­si­bil­i­ty of creating your own. Just log onto your account and pull up the recipe generator. This feature allows you to choose from a list of triggers and actions of all the com­pat­i­ble services and devices and combine them according to your needs. With this service, your cre­ativ­i­ty knows no bounds.

Those who are still not convinced by IFTTT at this point should consider looking into al­ter­na­tives. These generally offer the majority of standard services and devices and often have more spe­cial­ized offers that aren’t supported by IFTTT. Such options include: We Wired Web and zapier. Try out one or more of these options, and find the best solution for au­tomat­ing your processes.