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title: Step 2. Get your apps ready
slug: step-2-get-your-apps-ready
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createdAt: 2025-03-20T10:12:35.816Z
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Before building your first scenario, you need to get your apps and accounts ready.

### Required accounts

- A Make account ([Create one here](https://www.make.com/en/register))
- A Slack account and workspace ([Sign up for Slack](https://slack.com/get-started))
- A Google account ([Create an account](https://accounts.google.com/lifecycle/steps/signup/unknownerror?dsh=S-1274631282:1780494148254859\&flowEntry=SignUp\&flowName=GlifWebSignIn\&TL=APouJz5gX9o2mjUaHstMQ5w4s45YLf2M3vMq_rNrqlK1hQgKQjmWWWZHjuq1A5g3\&continue=https://accounts.google.com/ManageAccount?nc%3D1))

With your accounts created, the next step is to set up Slack and Google Sheets that you will use in your scenario.

### Set up Slack 

To create a channel where your sales team will receive notifications:

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Open your **Slack workspace**.
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Click the three dots next to **Channels** in the left sidebar.
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Select **Create channel **from the dropdown menu.
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Name it "sales-team".
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 Ensure the visibility is set to "Public".
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Add a description (optional).
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Click **Create**.
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This channel will be used to send prospect notifications to the sales team. 

### Set up Google Sheets 

To create a spreadsheet to store prospect information:

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Go to [Google Sheets.](https://sheets.google.com)
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Start a new spreadsheet.
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Rename it to "Prospects".
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Add these columns: 

- First Name
- Last Name
- Country
- Email
- Phone Number
- Details
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Add one row of sample data.
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Google Sheet with proper column setup and sample data showing: 

- The name of your file (<font color="#FF009A">**A**</font>)
- Columns you added (<font color="#FF009A">**B**</font>)&#x20;
- Sample data (<font color="#FF009A">**C**</font>)

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Keep this spreadsheet open in another browser tab for easy access while you build your scenario.
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