Edit: All covered now. Thank you to everyone who offered to help. Hi folks, I am searching for an experienced automation specialist who can help me build the following workflow in n8n: - Receive a list of leads from a lead gen tool (SourceScrub) - Enrich the lead using Lusha (mainly cell phone number) - Conduct research using perplexity based on the lead's website, linkedin, and current events (news) - Assign a lead quality score (1-5) based on parameters I provide - Draft a customized outreach sentence based on the research conducted - Insert the leads into Salesforce Looking to start on this project immediately. If you can do this well, or know someone who can, please message me (comments below or DM). Thank you so much, Sam

Hi friends, Turning to this wonderful community for some guidance on building an agent that would dramatically help a non-profit serve it's clientele. I have a customer (a medical referral hotline) looking to build an agent that would research doctors/medical specialists for them in leu of a full-time employee doing it. The requirements are essentially: 1. Research a few mainstream sources such as research articles, Google Books, publications (things that are freely accessible on the web) 2. Research some sources that may be unique to that particular specialist based on a web search 3. Take the information and update their profile in a CRM I would love to chat with anyone who has set up similar agents for clients in the past; any guidance in terms of tech-stack, models, cost, approach, or even general advice would be incredibly appreciated. Thank you and happy holidays, Sam

Tested all three platforms on the same client project. Results will surprise you. Real client: Medical practice processing patient intake forms. Challenge: 50 forms daily, 8 different formats, integrates with Practice Fusion. Decided to build identical solutions on all platforms. Track everything. **ZAPIER BUILD:** Time to build: 45 minutes Monthly cost: $73 (Professional plan) Error handling: Basic Customization: Limited Client training: 5 minutes Maintenance: Minimal MAKE.COM BUILD: Time to build: 2 hours 15 minutes Monthly cost: $29 (Core plan) Error handling: Excellent Customization: High Client training: 20 minutes Maintenance: Monthly tweaks N8N BUILD: Time to build: 4 hours 30 minutes Monthly cost: $0 (self-hosted) Error handling: Advanced Customization: Unlimited Client training: 45 minutes Maintenance: Weekly monitoring CLIENT FEEDBACK AFTER 30 DAYS: Zapier: "It just works. We don't think about it." Make.com: "Love the visual dashboard. Easy to modify." n8n: "Powerful but feels technical. Prefer simpler." BUSINESS IMPACT: Zapier client: Renewed at $1,200/month (happy, no changes needed) Make.com client: Upgraded to $1,800/month (wants more features) n8n client: Stayed at $1,500/month (satisfied but not excited) MY PROFITABILITY: Zapier: $1,127/month profit (94% margin) Make.com: $1,771/month profit (98% margin) n8n: $1,500/month profit (100% margin) The Real Winner: Make.com Why? Client happiness + profit + growth potential. When I Use Each: Zapier: Quick wins, simple workflows, non-technical clients "PDF to spreadsheet" in 15 minutes Make.com: Visual learners, growing businesses, feature requests Complex routing with beautiful interfaces n8n: High-volume processing, cost-sensitive clients, custom logic 500+ documents daily, unlimited customization The Honest Truth: Tool choice matters less than problem understanding.

Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a client acquisition system specifically for AI automation agencies. Here’s what’s been working really well (and is much simpler than most people think): 1️⃣ Pick 1 niche and go deep — stop trying to target “everyone.” 2️⃣ Use AI to pre-qualify leads before you even talk to them. 3️⃣ Have a short, value-packed offer that gets business owners to say “yes” fast. With this setup, you can bring in consistent clients without cold emails, paid ads, or endless social posting. I’m happy to share the exact breakdown of how I run this system if you want to see it — just drop “breakdown” in the comments and I’ll send it to you.