5 Automation Workflows Every Solopreneur Needs

Being a solopreneur means you're the CEO, the marketer, the support team, and the janitor. You don't have a team to delegate to — but with OpenClaw, you kind of do.

Here are five workflows that ClawMakers community members swear by.

1. The Morning Briefing

Time saved: 20 minutes/day

Instead of checking five different apps every morning, let OpenClaw compile everything into one briefing:

Today's calendar events with prep notes
Urgent emails that need responses
Key metrics from your dashboard
Weather and commute info
Your top 3 priorities for the day

Set this to run automatically at 7:30 AM. By the time you sit down with coffee, everything's waiting for you.

2. Smart Email Triage

Time saved: 45 minutes/day

Email is a solopreneur's biggest time sink. Set up OpenClaw to:

Categorize incoming emails (urgent, important, FYI, spam)
Draft responses for routine inquiries
Flag emails that need your personal attention
Unsubscribe from newsletters you never read
Summarize long email threads

The key is training it on your response patterns. After a week, it'll draft emails that sound exactly like you.

3. Content Repurposing Pipeline

Time saved: 3 hours/week

Write once, publish everywhere:

You write a blog post or newsletter
OpenClaw generates Twitter threads from key points
Creates LinkedIn posts with a professional angle
Drafts email newsletter summaries
Suggests pull quotes for social media graphics

One piece of content becomes five with zero extra effort.

4. Customer Research Autopilot

Time saved: 2 hours/week

Stay on top of your market without drowning in tabs:

Monitor competitor websites for changes
Track mentions of your brand and competitors on social
Summarize industry news and trends
Alert you to relevant discussions in your niche
Compile weekly market intelligence reports

Knowledge is power, especially when it's delivered automatically.

5. Weekly Review & Planning

Time saved: 1 hour/week

Every Friday, OpenClaw can:

Summarize what you accomplished this week
Identify tasks that slipped or got delayed
Review your metrics and highlight trends
Draft next week's priority list
Schedule focus blocks on your calendar

This turns a dreaded administrative task into a 5-minute review of an AI-generated report.

The Multiplier Effect

Individually, each workflow saves a bit of time. Together, they transform how you operate. We're talking about 7+ hours per week — almost a full workday — returned to you for deep work, creative thinking, or just living your life.

Getting Started

Don't try to set up all five at once. Pick the one that addresses your biggest pain point:

Drowning in email? Start with #2
Scattered mornings? Start with #1
Content bottleneck? Start with #3

Build one, get it working smoothly, then add the next. Within a month, you'll have a system that runs like a well-oiled machine.

The solopreneurs who thrive in the AI era won't be the ones who work harder. They'll be the ones who automate smarter. And that's exactly what ClawMakers is here to help you do.