Pro Tips

5 AI Workflows That Save Me 10+ Hours a Week as a Solo Creator

Mar 11, 2025

Purple Flower

Introduction: You Don’t Need More Time — You Need Better Systems

As a solo creator, your to-do list never ends: content, emails, social, editing, admin...
But here’s the truth: you don’t need to do more. You need to automate more.

In this post, I’ll show you 5 real AI-powered workflows I use every week to save time, stay visible, and scale without burnout — no team required.

Workflow #1: Blog Post → 5 Social Media Posts

Time saved: ~2 hours/week

  1. Write a blog post in ChatGPT (or Notion AI)

  2. Prompt ChatGPT: “Turn this post into 5 LinkedIn posts in my voice”

  3. Paste directly into scheduling tools like Buffer or Typefully

Optional: Use Canva with Magic Write to auto-generate matching visuals.

Workflow #2: YouTube Video → Shorts, Captions & Hooks

Time saved: ~3–4 hours/week

  1. Upload your video to OpusClip

  2. It finds the best short clips with AI-generated captions & highlights

  3. Export and upload to TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts

Tip: Batch record one long video/week — let AI do the rest.

Workflow #3: Newsletter → Twitter/X Thread

Time saved: ~1 hour/week

  1. Write a newsletter in ChatGPT or ConvertKit

  2. Prompt GPT: “Rewrite this newsletter as an engaging Twitter thread”

  3. Paste into Typefully for scheduled posting

Bonus: Ask ChatGPT to suggest hooks and thread titles too.

Workflow #4: Podcast or Zoom Call → Blog Post + Summary

Time saved: ~2 hours/week

  1. Upload the audio to Descript

  2. Get automatic transcription and edit like a Google Doc

  3. Paste transcript into ChatGPT: “Summarize this into a 500-word blog post”

Use this for interviews, coaching calls, or solo episodes.

Workflow #5: New Content → Auto-Published Across Platforms

Time saved: ~3–5 hours/week (over time)

  1. Set up Make.com or Zapier

  2. Automate workflows like:

    • “New blog post → summarize with GPT → post to LinkedIn + Medium”

    • “New video → auto-upload to cloud + notify email list”

  3. Let your system run in the background

Pro Tip: Use Airtable or Notion as your content hub — connect everything from one place.

Small Workflows → Big Leverage

Each of these workflows saves just 1–3 hours. But together? They free up entire days over time.
More importantly — they remove decision fatigue. You don’t have to think. You just plug into the system.

Your Turn: Start with One

Don’t try to automate everything at once. Pick one workflow this week and set it up.

Want help? I’ll be breaking down these workflows in detail — with templates and toolkits — in future posts.

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