n8n Freelance Ops
Your automation is on someone else's meter.
Zapier Professional runs $19.99 a month and Zapier Team runs $69 a month — and every successful run ticks the task counter that sets next month's bill. Freelancers outgrow the free tier in weeks, then rent forever the switches that an automation engine does anyway.
These five workflows are that engine, self-hosted: real n8n JSONs you import into your own n8n. No per-task meter, no Zapier bill, no client data in a third-party cloud.
Tips don't run your business. Workflows do.
Free advice tells you to "follow up with leads" and "back up your files." This product does it. Five workflows, imported into your own n8n, running on your machine. No SaaS, no monthly fee, no data leaving your drive.
What you import
- 1 · Lead Capture — webhook -> set fields -> append to Google Sheet -> Telegram ping. Zero lost inquiries.
- 2 · Client Onboarding — one click spins up the client folder + welcome email.
- 3 · Invoice Reminder — Mondays at 9am, auto-nudge any overdue invoice.
- 4 · Content Repurpose — paste a post, get 3 X + 1 LinkedIn draft via YOUR local Ollama.
- 5 · Local Backup — nightly robocopy your client folder to cold storage, log it.
Inside the package
- 📄 The Guide (22-page PDF) — why ops not tips, the 5 workflows, a 4-step import guide, setup matrix, local-first rationale
- ⚙️ 5 Workflow JSONs — real n8n exports. Import from File, fill your creds, activate.
- 📊 XLSX (2 tabs) — workflow index + credentials checklist
- 🖨️ Cheatsheet (2-page PDF) — import steps, printable
Your data stays on your machine
Every workflow runs on your n8n (self-hosted, free). Content repurpose hits YOUR Ollama at localhost:11434 — no API key, no fee. Leads and invoices never touch a third party. No vendor lock-in: export the JSON anytime.
€69 once, not $19.99 a month
One payment. No subscription, no per-task fee, no per-seat fee. Zapier Professional is $19.99 a month and Zapier Team is $69 a month — every month. The five workflow JSONs are yours after one payment and run on your own n8n (self-hosted, free).
One-time price · no subscription · editable · unwatermarked
€69 once, then free to run. The workflow JSONs are plain files you own, import, edit and re-export. Nothing is paywalled, nothing is watermarked.
Who this is for
Freelancers and small agencies who want their ops to actually run, not sit in a Notion doc. You'll need a self-hosted n8n (docker, free) and the creds you already use (Gmail/SMTP, Telegram, a Google Sheet).
Who it's NOT for
People who won't run their own n8n, or want a hosted-all-for-you SaaS. This is self-hosted by design.
Why trust this?
These five workflows are the actual ops backbone of Operator Co — trimmed of client names. They run on our self-hosted n8n alongside Ollama. Imported, not invented.