Making Repetitive Work Repeatable Without Overbuilding

Part of the “Turning Job Listings Into Solutions” Series

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This is part two of my “Turning Job Listings into Solutions” series. You can read [part one here] for free. This time, I tackled a project where the client needed 500 personalized letters generated from a Google Sheet and formatted using a Google Doc template. They tagged the job with Google Apps Script, but didn’t provide further direction or follow up.

Instead of letting the opportunity pass, I used it to explore a practical solution that small businesses or self-employed professionals could actually use.

1. Understanding the Need

Here’s what I gathered from the listing:

Goal: Generate 500 personalized letters using data from a Google Sheet.

Requirements:

• One Google Doc per letter.
• Documents should be suitable for both email and print.
• Content mapped from sheet to template without manual rework.

Since I didn’t receive actual data or files, I built my own. I created:

• A Google Sheet with name, company, address, and personalized message columns.
• A Google Doc…