How Make.com Automation Changed My Career and Saved My Sanity
It was 2020. Lockdowns, uncertainty - and me, sitting at my computer going through the same Excel sheets, invoices, and time reports for what felt like the hundredth time. Month after month, the same manual work. Then I stumbled on a webinar about Integromat - the platform now called Make.com - and something clicked.
That was the beginning of something I didn’t know would completely reshape my career.
The Problem That Drained Me Every Month
I was working as an account manager at a software company. Part of my job was handling monthly invoicing - collecting timesheets, checking hourly rates per client, compiling project data, and preparing invoices. Every client had different rules. Every month felt like starting from scratch.
I’d spend hours searching: how did I send this last time? What’s the rate for this client? Are all the timesheets in?
It was repetitive, precise, and completely draining. I didn’t have the words for it back then, but I know it now: anything you do repeatedly and systematically can be automated.
Building My First Make.com Automation
After that webinar I signed up immediately. The interface was visual, modular, no coding required. As someone analytical by nature, I was hooked.
The first scenario wasn’t great. Neither was the second. But each iteration got me closer.
After a few weeks, I had a working semi-automated invoicing system:
- On the first day of each month, scenarios triggered automatically
- Data pulled from internal systems - timesheets, projects, rates
- Client-specific rules applied
- Invoices generated
- Draft emails waiting in my inbox
I’d review the drafts, double-check everything - measure twice, invoice once - and send.
The result? Fewer errors. Hours saved. No more end-of-month stress.
What Happened Next
That one win made me want more. I automated other processes. Connected our website to the CRM. And that step, without me realizing it at the time, opened a new chapter in my career. Make.com led me into the world of system integration and automation - which is now my full-time work.
💡 My golden rule: anything I do repeatedly and systematically must be automated.
Not every automation made sense, of course. I built plenty of unnecessary scenarios along the way - but each one taught me something.
Does Make.com Still Make Sense in the Age of AI?
You might be wondering: why learn to click together scenarios in Make when AI can do it for me?
Fair question. My answer: yes, it absolutely does. Make.com and AI aren’t competitors - they’re partners. Make connects AI models into real workflows, runs agents, processes data. AI without system integration is a smart tool with no hands. Make.com automation is the hands.
Where to Start
If you’re just starting out and wondering whether to go for it - my advice is simple: don’t start by studying. Start by doing.
Create an account, open the editor, pick one task that eats up your time every week, and try to automate it. It’ll take longer than you expect. Then one day you’ll watch data flow through your scenario on its own - and you’ll get it.
If you don’t have a Make.com account yet, sign up through this link - it’s free and you’ll be set up in minutes.
Feel free to reach out in Make Community - happy to help.