Automation is KEY in many successful online ventures...

Many successful internet marketers will tell you that once you've found a profitable formula, you can basically rinse and repeat to scale up your profits. And that's true. There are things you're doing in your current niche that are successful, that will also be successful in other niches.

The problem for many is finding the time to repeat your successful formulas. You may move on to a new niche - only to find that you're now neglecting your old niche. And the profit you may now be gaining from the new niche - is bleeding out from the old niche because of neglect. And you quickly realize that the phrase "set it and forget it" that many marketers use to lure people in with - does not really apply to internet marketing at all.

You find that keeping your online business/s successful is like the circus act where the guy tries to keep the many plates spinning.

That is where automation comes in. Automation to me is equal to pure profit. The more you can automate ANY of your processes, the more profit you're very likely to make.

Some people use outsourcing to help automate their processes. And while this is a great idea, it's not technically considered automation. Automation is a process that reduces the need for human work. In many factories it would be the machines and robots - In the Internet marketing world it's software.

I've recently come across a great automation tool and it's completely free - (PS - I'm not an affiliate or affiliated with this website in any way) - It's a website called "If This Then That" ifttt / Put the internet to work for you.

It has an incredibly easy to follow interface that helps you automate a lot of things. Things like Facebook posts, Blog posts, tweets, instagrams, evernotes, and a lot more.

What are some automation tools that you use?