Love your process! 🙌 Quick side question 😁 — do you think Gemini is better suited for automation-related projects compared to ChatGPT, or does it depend on the use case? Chiming in with my process as well: I always start by creating a tree diagram of the problem before building any automation. This helps me break the idea down, narrow the scope, and identify small, standalone automation components that can be reused across different workflows. It keeps things modular and much easier to scale later on.

Welcome @Chloe Parker !

@Tanner Woodrum Thanks for clarifying the difference! I’m pretty new to self-hosting, and I was initially thinking of using a hosting platform once I start building workflows that clients can actually use. Right now, I’m still teaching myself n8n, so spending money doesn’t feel like the wisest move yet. I feel like it’ll take me a couple of months to really get the hang of it, and I was worried about paying per instance or per run, which could get expensive 😅 That said, what you shared makes a lot of sense. I’ll check out the link you sent—$6–$12 a month as a fixed cost actually sounds pretty reasonable.

@Ros Wei Nice work on building the email-sending workflow! 👏 We all start with simple automations, and building on top of those is the best way to learn. From my experience learning to code and automate, I usually start with one basic automation, then gradually add features—like sending an email first, then triggering a Slack notification, or creating a calendar event based on the response. Totally agree that we all still have a lot to learn, and I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone here share their own workflows and ideas.

@Tanner Woodrum Thanks for sharing! Pulling data from email and other tools feels like a strong starting point. Pairing that with automations that generate reports or AI-assisted email replies sounds like an awesome workflow for beginners to build on.

I don’t have an end-to-end n8n tutorial in mind. But if you want to check this out I’ve been following Nate Herk on YouTube, and while everyone has different learning preferences, I’ve found his content really beginner-friendly and easy to follow. You might like his tutorials as well.