# Business Automations with n8n

> Four automations that run while you work: templates, receipts, alerts and replies.

Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/business-automations-n8n · Updated 2026-10-04 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com)

Updated October 4, 2026

For anyone ready to let a workflow do a daily chore. You'll start from a ready-made n8n template, then build three automations of your own: receipts read into a spreadsheet, a daily job-alert email and an AI responder that drafts replies to incoming email.

Work through them in order: each step builds on the one before it, and every module runs in a practice copy of n8n right in your browser. It is free, and no experience is needed.

Intermediate 4 modules about 43 minutes Free [Start the path free](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/n8n-templates)

## The path: 4 steps

1. [**Step 1: Find and Use n8n Templates**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/find-and-use-n8n-templates)✓ Done
   Skip the blank canvas. Find a ready-made workflow in the n8n template gallery, import it into your workspace, connect Google Sheets and Gmail, test it with a real form entry and publish it.
   Free · about 9 minutes · [Watch the video](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/find-and-use-n8n-templates#watch) · [Read the guide](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/find-and-use-n8n-templates#guide) · Next up: [AI Receipt Extractor: Receipts to Google Sheets with n8n](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-receipt-extractor-n8n-google-sheets)
2. [**Step 2: AI Receipt Extractor: Receipts to Google Sheets with n8n**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-receipt-extractor-n8n-google-sheets)✓ Done
   Drop a photo of a receipt into an n8n chat. An AI agent reads it, pulls out the date, vendor and amount, picks a category, and adds a row to Google Sheets.
   Free · about 12 minutes · [Read the guide](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-receipt-extractor-n8n-google-sheets#guide) · Next up: [Daily Job Alerts: Email Each Tech Their Jobs from Google Sheets with n8n](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/n8n-daily-job-alerts-google-sheets-gmail)
3. [**Step 3: Daily Job Alerts: Email Each Tech Their Jobs from Google Sheets with n8n**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/n8n-daily-job-alerts-google-sheets-gmail)✓ Done
   Every morning at 7, n8n reads a plumbing company's jobs sheet, skips anything not assigned yet, and emails each job to the tech it's assigned to — customer, address, time and what's wrong. No AI, just a clean first…
   Free · about 10 minutes · [Watch the video](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/n8n-daily-job-alerts-google-sheets-gmail#watch) · [Read the guide](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/n8n-daily-job-alerts-google-sheets-gmail#guide) · Next up: [AI Email Responder: Draft Gmail Replies Automatically with n8n](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-email-responder-gmail-drafts-n8n)
4. [**Step 4: AI Email Responder: Draft Gmail Replies Automatically with n8n**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-email-responder-gmail-drafts-n8n)✓ Done
   Build an n8n agent that watches your Gmail, reads each new customer email, and writes a reply as a draft in the same thread, ready for you to check and send.
   Free · about 12 minutes · [Read the guide](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-email-responder-gmail-drafts-n8n#guide) · Last step

- Previous path: [Email on Autopilot](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/email-on-autopilot)
- Next path: [n8n Jump Start](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/n8n-jump-start)

## Related

[Business Automations (7)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/course/business-automations) · [n8n tutorials (23)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/n8n) · [Email on Autopilot (2)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/email-on-autopilot) · [n8n Jump Start (2)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/n8n-jump-start)

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## How every module works

Each step is shown on the left, with a cursor pointing to exactly where to click. You do the same thing on the right, in a practice copy of the real tool. Get it right and it moves on. Nothing touches your real accounts until you're ready to build it for real.

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