Business Card Client Intake Automation to Notion & Client Follow Up

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GOAL: Simple, no frills way for me to quickly capture details of each individual I meet at networking events to prompt quick (24 hour) follow up. I need to create a quick intake process that auto generates a follow up action based on 1-2 variables I select (type of connection, type of follow up) and sends to me for approval and then directs out to connection.

CHALLENGE: Currently I have a stack of business cards from networking events as I grow my company. Some are people I see as useful, others are just general network who I’d like to keep in my rolodex. I am missing opportunities because I get too busy after networking events to provide the proper timely follow ups, linkedIn connections, etc…

BACKGROUND/WORKFLOW DESIRED: I am working on a client intake automation through Make, OpenAI (or Anthropic), and Notion. I want an iPhone shortcut that captures image of business card, requests 2-3 other quick selection variables, and then populates details into a Notion database. I have began building the make scenario (with webhook), the iPhone shortcut, & the notion database, but taking too much time to finish this project as I am not an expert and too much back & forth with Chagpt on instructions and problem solving.

I want the below flow:

  1. Iphone shortcut click

  2. Select business card OR manual entry

  3. For business card: Take photo of biz card, input meeting place, input any notes, select type of connection, select follow up format

  4. For Manual: input first name, last name, email, phone, meeting place, any notes, select type of connection, select follow up format

  5. For business card, I need AI to pull the details to populate in the notion database such as name, number, email, business, website

  6. Then, I need automation to draft up a pre-set note to individual based on if I select them as 1 of 3 types of follow up, which would need to include a variable in note to update name for each individual, and input new subject line, and input where we met. And then depending on follow up type, template may have 1-2 additional sentences requesting follow up or not. Based on if I select text or email follow up In the shortcut, I want automation to draft and then send to me to review. Ideally would like to receive text or email to myself with the draft, and be able to edit or approve, and then once I approve, it sends to recipient.

  7. Would also like automation to connect with each individual on LinkedIn and get their LinkedIn URL 2 days after meeting in person.

COMPLETED SO FAR: I have created the iPhone shortcut for business card & manual, connected webhook from make to iPhone shortcut, but now need to fully configure the make scenario, link to Notion, and review all aspects to ensure shortcut setup properly.

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Hello @Tim_Healy , welcome to make.com community, I have worked and have experience with Make.com and l will love to collaborate with you on this you can schedule a call Here and you can checkout my upwork profile Here, for my pastworks and certifications

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Hi @Tim_Healy , I can finalize your iPhone Shortcut → Make → Notion flow, implement AI business card parsing, dynamic follow-up drafting (based on your selected variables), approval step before sending, and LinkedIn follow-up automation. I’ll clean up the current scenario, ensure reliable field mapping, and make the whole process fast and frictionless.

I can complete this in less than 48 hours. Happy to review what you’ve built and finish it properly. Schedule a call with me here to discuss this better.

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Hi, I really like this idea. You’re building something that makes sure networking actually turns into follow-ups instead of forgotten business cards. That’s smart.

From what you described, you’re very close. The pieces are there, they just need to be wired together properly inside Make so everything flows cleanly.

Here’s how I’d approach it:

1* Finalize the webhook structure so both “Business Card” and “Manual Entry” paths are handled cleanly in Make.

2* For business cards, use AI to extract structured details (first name, last name, email, phone, company, website) in strict JSON format so parsing never breaks downstream.

3* Push all captured data into your Notion database with a clear status like “Pending Review.”

4* Generate the follow-up draft based on:

  • Type of connection
  • Follow-up format (text or email)
  • Where you met
  • Their name

The message will use preset templates with light AI customization so it stays consistent and professional.

5* Send the draft to you first (via email or text) for review and approval. Once you approve, it sends to the contact. No auto-sending without your confirmation.

6* Add a delayed step (2 days later) to either:

  • Draft a LinkedIn connection note for you, or
  • Help retrieve their LinkedIn URL and prompt you to connect.

This doesn’t need to be overcomplicated — it just needs to be structured properly. Most of the time sink in projects like this is handling routers, JSON parsing, approval logic, and delayed workflows correctly.

If you’d like, I can review your existing Shortcut, Make scenario, and Notion setup, clean up the logic, and finish the build so it works smoothly end-to-end.

You can reach me at fopefoluwaakinola@gmail.com.

Let’s turn that stack of business cards into actual follow-ups.

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Hi @Tim_Healy,

This is a solid use case, and your structure makes sense.

From what you described, the main work is properly orchestrating the scenario layers — AI extraction from the card image, structured field mapping into Notion, then a conditional follow-up generator withJ an approval loop before dispatch. The logic around follow-up types and variable injection is where clean routing will matter most.

Two quick questions:

1. Do you want the follow-up drafts generated dynamically each time via AI, or based on fixed templates with light personalization variables?

2. For the LinkedIn step, are you looking for direct automation, or just capturing and enriching the profile URL reliably?

Happy to help you refine and finalize the build.

Email: folafoluwaolaneye@gmail.com

Book a call: Schedule a walkthrough session here. {P.S Adjust to your timezone before booking)

Portfolio: View my past automation works here.

Best regards,

Folafoluwa Stephen

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Make.com Automation Specialist

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I’m ready to to help streamline your business card capture and follow-up process using Make.com, Notion, and iPhone Shortcuts. With my experience in automation and AI integrations, I can build an efficient system that automates intake, generates follow-up drafts, and manages LinkedIn connections.

Let me know when you’re available to chat, and we can discuss the next steps to finish the automation you’ve started.

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Hi @Tim_Healy,

This is a well-thought-out workflow and very buildable. I specialize in exactly this kind of AI + automation integration — I run Evara AI (incubated at IIT Bhubaneswar) and build these systems for clients regularly.

Here’s how I’d approach your specific requirements:

1. Business card OCR/extraction: Claude’s vision API (since you tagged anthropic-claude) is excellent for structured data extraction from card photos. It reliably pulls name, phone, email, company, title, and website — even from cards with unusual layouts. This feeds directly into your Notion database via Make’s Notion module.

2. Conditional follow-up generation: Your 3 connection types with different follow-up templates is straightforward routing in Make. I’d set it up so the scenario merges your variables (name, meeting place, connection type) into the right template, then sends the draft to you for approval before dispatching via email or SMS.

3. The approval loop: This is the part most people skip. I’d use a webhook-based approve/edit flow — you receive the draft, tap approve (or edit inline), and only then does it send to the recipient. Clean and reliable.

4. LinkedIn connection automation: This is the trickiest piece. LinkedIn’s API is restrictive, so the realistic approach is enriching the contact with their LinkedIn profile URL (using the company + name from the card) and adding it to your Notion record. Automated connection requests require browser automation, which I can build but worth discussing the trade-offs.

Since you already have the iPhone shortcut and webhook connected, the remaining work is the Make scenario (AI extraction, Notion write, conditional follow-up logic, approval flow) — I can have this operational within a week.

Happy to walk through the architecture on a quick call. DM me here or reach out at priyanshukumarmaurya2224@gmail.com.

Best,

Priyanshu Kumar

Founder, Evara AI

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Hi,

This is a good use case for Make because the hard part is not just getting the business card into Notion, but keeping the follow-up logic tight: reliable field extraction, clean routing by connection type, and an approval step before anything is actually sent out.

Given what you already have, I would treat this as a finish-and-stabilize project rather than a rebuild. The fastest path is usually: keep the existing shortcut and webhook, tighten the extraction step for card/manual entry, write the clean record to Notion, generate the follow-up draft from your selected variables, and send it to you for approve/edit before delivery.

If you are still looking, this sounds like a very workable fixed-scope build.