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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Ecommerce Sellers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Conduct retail activities of businesses operating exclusively online. May perform duties such as preparing business strategies, buying merchandise, managing inventory, implementing marketing activities, fulfilling and shipping online orders, and balancing financial records.

Online Merchants · O*NET 13-1199.06 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

22 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

81 matched to the tools online merchants use. Showing 24.

  • Google Ads

    MCP server

    Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers pay to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, video content, and generate mobile application installs within the Google ad network to web user

    Google Ads

  • PayPal

    MCP server

    PayPal is a fast, safe way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account. With over 150 million active registered accounts, PayPal helps people and businesses receive and make payments in more than 100 currencies in 203 markets.

    PayPal

  • Square

    MCP server

    Square creates tools that help sellers of all sizes start, run and grow their businesses. Square’s point-of-sale service offers tools for every part of running a business, from accepting credit cards and tracking inventory to real-time analytics and invoicing.

    Square

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • MySQL

    MCP server

    MySQL is a premier database used in millions of production environments around the world. Easily plug your MySQL database into any web service.

    MySQL

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Paypal MCP or direct API to create invoices, retrieve payments, manage orders, and process refunds through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Square MCP or direct API to process payments, send invoices, manage orders, and access customer data through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • WordPress is a website and blog creation and publishing platform with tools for aesthetic designing, visitor tracking, content storage and upload, and more

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Youtube MCP or direct API to upload videos, fetch channel analytics, manage playlists, and moderate comments through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Facebook MCP or direct API to post updates, fetch messages, manage comments, and gather page analytics through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Ads MCP or direct API to monitor campaign performance, update ad groups, generate reports, and launch new ads through natural language.

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Make (make.com)

  • PHP Point Of Sale is an easy to use Web Based Point Of Sale System for Retail. Helps with inventory tracking, sales tax, and managing all aspects of your retail business.

    PHP Point Of Sale

  • Make (make.com)

  • PayPro

    MCP server

    PayPro is a payment service provider combined with affiliate marketing services. We make it as easy as possible to sell your products.

    PayPro

  • Powerpoint

    MCP server
  • Wordpress

    MCP server

The tools this job actually uses

76 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • AJAXhot
  • Apple macOShot
  • Chot
  • Extensible markup language XMLhot
  • Facebookhot
  • Google Analyticshot
  • Hypertext markup language HTMLhot
  • Intuit QuickBookshot
  • JavaScripthot
  • jQueryhot
  • Linuxhot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft .NET Frameworkhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Projecthot
  • Microsoft SQL Serverhot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Visual Studiohot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • MySQLhot
  • Oracle Javahot
  • PHPhot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • WordPresshot
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Struts
  • Bing Ads
  • Bing for Power BI
  • Blogging software
  • CCBill
  • Content management systems CMS
  • Drupal
  • Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
  • e-check software

What this job involves

34 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Fill customer orders by packaging sold items and documentation for direct shipping or by transferring orders to manufacturers or third-party distributors.
  2. Receive and process payments from customers, using electronic transaction services.
  3. Create, manage, or automate orders or invoices, using order management or invoicing software.
  4. Deliver e-mail confirmation of completed transactions and shipment.
  5. Correspond with online customers via electronic mail, telephone, or other electronic messaging to address questions or complaints about products, policies, or shipping methods.
  6. Purchase new or used items from online or physical sources for resale via retail or auction Web site.
  7. Design customer interface of online storefront, using web programming or e-commerce software.
  8. Determine and set product prices.
  9. Calculate purchase subtotals, taxes, and shipping costs for submission to customers.
  10. Compose descriptions of merchandise for posting to online storefront, auction sites, or other shopping Web sites.
  11. Compose images of products, using video or still cameras, lighting equipment, props, or photo or video editing software.
  12. Upload digital media, such as photos, video, or scanned images to online storefront, auction sites, or other shopping Web sites.
  13. Calculate revenue, sales, and expenses, using financial accounting or spreadsheet software.
  14. Cancel orders based on customer requests or inventory or delivery problems.
  15. Prepare or organize online storefront marketing material, including product descriptions or subject lines, optimizing content to search engine criteria.
  16. Order or purchase merchandise to maintain optimal inventory levels.
  17. Select and purchase technical web services, such as web hosting services, online merchant accounts, shopping cart software, payment gateway software, or spyware.
  18. Transfer digital media, such as music, video, or software, to customers via the Internet.
  19. Determine location for product listings to maximize exposure to online traffic.
  20. Create or maintain database of customer accounts.
  21. Promote products in online communities through weblog or discussion-forum postings, e-mail marketing programs, or online advertising.
  22. Collaborate with search engine shopping specialists to place marketing content in desired online locations.
  23. Investigate products or markets to determine areas for opportunity or viability for merchandising specific products, using online or offline sources.
  24. Devise, select, or purchase domain name and web address.