Unpopular opinion: most automation is procrastination in disguise.
You don't need 47 Zaps and 12 n8n workflows to close your next client.
Automation is a multiplier. But anything multiplied by zero is still zero.
If you don't have clients yet... close one manually first. Then automate what worked.
Building systems for a business that doesn't have customers yet is just a fancy way to avoid doing the hard stuff.