Free workflow · v1.1
Lead Capture Mini
Turn every new inquiry into one clean row with a clear next step — checked for missing details and never added twice. Built on Google Forms, Sheets and Apps Script.
Free · no email required · about 15–20 minutes to set up · sample data (CSV)
- You needA Google account
- Cost to run€0 within Google’s limits
- AI / API keyNot required
- Sends messagesNever
- Data leaves GoogleNo
What it does
01 · Trigger
A Google Form is submitted
Your existing contact or inquiry form — or a new one in 5 minutes.
02 · Validate
Details are checked
Name, a valid-looking email and a real message. Already-processed submissions are skipped.
03 · Action
One row in a Leads tab
Status New or Needs review, with the reason, a next step, an owner and a due date.
04 · Review
You reply
Nothing is sent automatically. You write the reply and tick Done.
Before you start
- A Google account (free Gmail is fine)
- 15–20 minutes, on a computer, not a phone
- Your inquiry form, or 5 minutes to make one in Google Forms
- Permission to install a script in that spreadsheet (your own sheet: yes)
What you’ll finish with
- A Leads tab that fills itself from your form
- Each lead marked New or Needs review, with the reason
- A next step, owner and due date on every lead
- Tested with 7 sample inquiries, so you know it works
After you install
- Put your form link on your site or Instagram bio
- Each morning, filter Leads by New and reply
- Tick Done when handled; check Needs review weekly
- Want follow-up reminders next? Get notified
Honest limits
- The email check is a format check — it can’t tell whether an address really exists.
- It flags a repeat request from the same email for review instead of merging it.
- It doesn’t connect to a CRM, Slack or your inbox. That’s on purpose: fewer moving parts.
- Google’s Apps Script quotas apply. A run takes well under a second, so small teams rarely notice.
What’s inside
- Code.gs — the complete script, with comments. Read it before you run it.
- sample-responses.csv — 7 made-up inquiries to test with.
- Setup guide — step by step, with permissions, expected test results and troubleshooting.
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