1. Creating Your Account
Sign up at make.com with email or Google. The free tier includes 1,000 operations per month—plenty to learn and build useful automations. No credit card required to start.
2. Understanding the Interface
Make uses a visual canvas where you drag and drop modules (apps and actions) and connect them with lines showing data flow. The left sidebar contains your apps and scenarios, while the main area is your workflow canvas.
3. Building Your First Scenario
Let's create a simple automation: when you receive a Gmail with an attachment, save it to Google Drive. Click 'Create a new scenario', add Gmail as trigger, connect Google Drive as action, map the attachment data, and activate.
Wrap-up
You've created your first Make scenario! Next, explore the 1,500+ app integrations and advanced features like routers, filters, and error handling.