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5 Easy Shortcuts to Build an AI Agent!
3 high-impact tactics, tools, and plays to launch smarter this week. Inside: How to actually launch an AI agent this week without wasting months, which path makes sense for you, and the exact play to test today.

1. Real Talk
Everyone talks about AI agents like they’re building Jarvis.
Reality?
Most founders don’t even have one simple agent running.
You don’t need to build a massive “multi-agent orchestration system.” That’s a trap. What you need is to pick one path that fits your team this week and ship something small that actually saves you time.
If you’re stuck, it’s usually because:
You’re overcomplicating it with “we’ll build the full stack later.”
You skipped the easy wins (a no-code or embedded agent).
You don’t have a loop to measure if the agent is actually helping.
Here’s how to choose your own path:
Path 1 → No-Code Starter
Best if you’re solo or super scrappy.
Example: auto-draft sales follow-up emails, enrich leads, move data between tools.
Do this: In Make.com or Zapier, connect Gmail + Hubspot → auto-create follow-up drafts.
Path 2 → Wrap an Agent Around a Workflow
Good if you’re stuck in the same routine every week.
Example: every sales call → get a 3-bullet summary + suggested next step.
Do this: Gong/Zoom transcript → pipe into GPT → auto-send summary to Slack.
Path 3 → Build a Copilot for One Repetitive Doc
Great for founders writing the same thing again and again.
Example: investor updates, weekly plans, client proposals.
Do this: Train a GPT on your last 3 updates → generate the next draft in Notion.
Path 4 → Embed Into Your GTM Stack
If your team already lives in Intercom, Zendesk, or Hubspot.
Example: FAQ agent inside Intercom that auto-replies but escalates if confidence <70%.
Do this: Launch Intercom Fin or Zendesk AI, set rules + escalation.
Path 5 → Build From Scratch
Only if you’ve got dev bandwidth.
Example: full onboarding agent that checks docs, emails, CRM in one flow.
Do this: Use n8n + Supabase + GPT.
The One-Day Agent Challenge
Pick the most annoying task you do every day → ship an agent to handle it in 24 hours.
Example: follow-up email drafts → Gmail + Zapier + GPT.
Example: auto-log LinkedIn DMs into Hubspot with Make.com.
Turn Outputs into Growth Content
Every useful agent output can double as content.
Example: Call summary → turn best line into a LinkedIn post.
Example: FAQ agent → turn customer questions into SEO blog drafts.
The Agent Ladder
Don’t jump straight to complex builds.
Go step by step: No-code → Workflow → Copilot → Embedded → Scratch build.
Each rung teaches you what actually works.
Tool | What It Does | Best For |
---|---|---|
n8n | Open-source automation + agent builder | Custom + flexible builds |
Make.com | Drag-drop automations | Quick no-code agents |
CrewAI | Multi-agent orchestration | Scaling beyond one agent |
Zapier AI Actions | AI + SaaS workflows | Automating everyday tasks |
This prompt turns ChatGPT into an expert SEO expert capable of copywriting. We’ve used it to write it our own blog and see a sudden growth in our blog.
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SEO OPTIMIZED BLOG WRITER PROMPT
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“You are an elite-level SEO expert and copywriter capable of producing highly optimized, detailed, and comprehensive content that ranks on Google’s first page. Your task is to create a long-form, highly valuable blog post in fluent and professional English on the topic of [topic]. The article must be approximately [word count] words in length and directly compete with, and aim to outrank, the existing webpage at [URL of Competing Page]. Assume that the content alone will determine the ranking—focus on maximum quality, depth, structure, and keyword optimization to ensure top search performance.
Context:
- Target Keyword: Generate 5 - 10 relevant ones based on topic
- Secondary Keywords: List..........."
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