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Real-World n8n Examples

Automate content creation, reporting, and data pipelines. Learn from practical examples that solve real business problems.

Intermediate Level•4-6 hours total•4 practical modules
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Marketing Automation

Automate marketing campaigns, lead nurturing, and customer engagement workflows

Intermediate
90 minutes

Email Marketing Automation

  • Set up automated email sequences for new subscribers
  • Create personalized email campaigns based on user behavior
  • Build drip campaigns for lead nurturing
  • Integrate with email service providers (Mailchimp, ConvertKit)
  • Track email performance and engagement metrics

Social Media Automation

  • Schedule and auto-publish content across platforms
  • Monitor brand mentions and respond automatically
  • Create automated social media contests and campaigns
  • Cross-post content between different social networks
  • Generate social media reports and analytics

Lead Generation & CRM Integration

  • Capture leads from website forms and landing pages
  • Automatically qualify and score leads
  • Sync new leads to CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot)
  • Create follow-up tasks for sales teams
  • Build customer journey tracking workflows

Customer Onboarding

  • Welcome new customers with automated sequences
  • Provide product tutorials and resources
  • Track customer activation and engagement
  • Send targeted onboarding emails based on user actions
  • Create feedback collection workflows
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Data Processing

Process, transform, and analyze data from multiple sources automatically

Intermediate
75 minutes

Data Collection & Aggregation

  • Collect data from APIs, databases, and web sources
  • Aggregate data from multiple platforms (Analytics, CRM, Social)
  • Schedule regular data extraction and updates
  • Handle different data formats (JSON, CSV, XML)
  • Implement data validation and quality checks

Data Transformation & Cleaning

  • Clean and standardize data formats
  • Remove duplicates and handle missing values
  • Transform data structures for different systems
  • Apply business rules and calculations
  • Create data enrichment workflows

Database Operations

  • Connect to SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Perform CRUD operations on database records
  • Create data synchronization between systems
  • Implement backup and recovery workflows
  • Build data archiving and retention processes

Real-time Data Processing

  • Process streaming data and webhooks
  • Create real-time data pipelines
  • Handle high-volume data processing
  • Implement error handling and retry mechanisms
  • Monitor data processing performance
3

Content Generation

Automatically create and publish content using AI and automation

Intermediate
60 minutes

AI-Powered Content Creation

  • Generate blog posts and articles with OpenAI
  • Create social media captions and hashtags
  • Produce product descriptions for e-commerce
  • Generate email newsletters and marketing copy
  • Create personalized content based on user data

Content Curation & Aggregation

  • Monitor RSS feeds and news sources
  • Curate relevant content for your audience
  • Create weekly/monthly content roundups
  • Automatically source and attribute content
  • Build content recommendation engines

Multi-Platform Publishing

  • Publish content to multiple CMS platforms
  • Schedule content across different time zones
  • Optimize content format for each platform
  • Create content distribution workflows
  • Track content performance across channels

Content Optimization

  • Generate SEO-optimized titles and meta descriptions
  • Create A/B testing workflows for content
  • Analyze content performance and engagement
  • Automatically update and refresh old content
  • Build content calendar management systems
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Report Systems

Create automated reporting systems for business intelligence and analytics

Intermediate
75 minutes

Business Intelligence Reports

  • Create daily, weekly, and monthly business reports
  • Generate KPI dashboards and metrics
  • Build sales performance and revenue reports
  • Create customer analytics and segmentation reports
  • Develop operational efficiency reports

Marketing Analytics Reports

  • Track website traffic and conversion metrics
  • Monitor social media performance and engagement
  • Create email marketing campaign reports
  • Generate paid advertising ROI reports
  • Build customer acquisition cost (CAC) reports

Financial Reporting

  • Automate expense reporting and categorization
  • Create profit and loss statements
  • Generate invoice and payment tracking reports
  • Build budget vs actual performance reports
  • Create cash flow and forecasting reports

Custom Report Distribution

  • Automatically email reports to stakeholders
  • Create interactive dashboards and visualizations
  • Schedule report generation and delivery
  • Build report subscription and notification systems
  • Create mobile-friendly report formats

💡 Ready to Practice?

You've learned the concepts. Now build these real-world examples yourself!

🤖 AI Content Pipeline

Build an automated blog writing system that researches topics, generates content, and publishes to your CMS.

📊 Business Dashboard

Create a real-time dashboard that aggregates data from sales, marketing, and support systems.

📧 Smart Email Campaigns

Build intelligent email sequences that adapt based on customer behavior and engagement.

🔄 Data Synchronization

Sync customer data between your CRM, support system, and marketing tools in real-time.

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