link The Problem with Spreadsheets
You love Google Sheets. It’s the database of the world. But it has one fatal flaw: It’s passive. You have to go to the sheet to see if something changed.
If you are tracking any of these, you are likely refreshing the tab 50 times a day:
Sales Leads
Did we close that deal yet?
Inventory
Are we out of stock?
Server Logs
Did the API just fail?
That is not a workflow. That is anxiety.
link The Solution: Push, Don't Pull
Instead of checking the data, let the data check in with you. In this guide, we will connect a Google Sheet to a Slack Channel using Notify.
Prerequisites
link Step 1: Create a Webhook
Slack makes this surprisingly easy (if you know where to look).
#alerts).link Step 2: Configure Notify
Open your Google Sheet and launch the addon.
Paste your Webhook URL.
Watch the Status column.
link Step 3: Design the Message
You don’t want a robot message. You want context. Here is how to format it using Notify’s variables:
Client: {{Client Name}}
Amount: {{Value}}
Rep: {{Sales Rep}}
_Great work team!_
Client: Acme Corp
Amount: $12,500
Rep: Sarah J.
Great work team!
link The Result
The next time your sales rep changes that cell to “Won”, your entire team celebrates in Slack instantly. No refreshing required.
