ApproveThis manages your TickTick Integration approvals.

Let’s be honest: approvals suck. Tasks get stuck in inboxes. Clients ghost you. Teams point fingers when deadlines slip. And your project management app? It’s just a graveyard of unfinished to-dos. Here’s the good news: You can actually fix this without becoming that person who sends 47 follow-up emails.

Why TickTick + ApproveThis = Fewer Meetings, More Work Done

TickTick’s great for organizing tasks. ApproveThis handles the messy human part where decisions actually happen. Together, they turn “I thought YOU approved this!” into “It’s done, moving on.” Here’s how:

For Project Managers: Stop Herding Cats

Creative agencies know this pain: A designer finishes a client banner. It sits in the account manager’s inbox. The client’s on vacation. The launch date slips. With ApproveThis + TickTick:

• Designer uploads final files → Auto-creates TickTick task for client review
• ApproveThis pings client via email (no TickTick login needed)
• Client approves → Task auto-completes in TickTick, team notified

Real example: A 12-person agency cut client review time from 6 days to 8 hours by attaching approvals directly to their TickTick project timelines.

For Operations Teams: Kill the Spreadsheet Zombies

Manufacturing companies waste hours weekly chasing purchase order approvals. Here’s the fix:

• Procurement team adds “Order 500 Widgets” in TickTick
• Zapier triggers ApproveThis workflow with cost center, vendor info
• Finance lead approves via email → Task marked done, PO auto-sent

Bonus: ApproveThis’ thresholds auto-approve orders under $5k. Managers only get pinged for big spends.

3 Ways This Combo Saves Actual Time (Not Just “Efficiency”)

1. Tasks That Actually Finish Themselves

Template: New TickTick task → Auto-create approval request

Retail use case: Store managers add “Plan Holiday Window Display” in TickTick. Marketing automatically gets approval request with budget and visual specs. No more 3-week email chains.

2. Approvals That Don’t Get Lost in the Shuffle

Template: New ApproveThis request → Add TickTick task

Consulting firm hack: When a client contract needs legal review, it creates a high-priority TickTick task with deadline. Partners get email approvals, associates track progress in TickTick.

3. Closing the Loop (Without Nagging)

Template: TickTick task completed → Update ApproveThis status

Software dev example: QA marks “Test Feature X” done in TickTick → ApproveThis auto-approves deployment to production. No standup meeting required.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Integration

Most tools just shuffle data. This combo actually changes how teams work:

For executives: See approval bottlenecks in real dashboards, not vague status updates.

For frontline teams: Approval requests come through tools they already use (email, Slack, Teams).

Key differentiator: Approvers don’t need ApproveThis licenses. Clients, vendors, execs – they just click approve/reject in email. No new logins, no $20/user/month surprises.

Setting This Up Without Involving IT

If you can order lunch on DoorDash, you can do this:

1. Create a Zapier account (free tier works)
2. Connect TickTick and ApproveThis (takes 2 minutes)
3. Pick a template:
   • Option A: TickTick task → Approval request
   • Option B: Approval needed → TickTick task
4. Test with one project team

Pro tip: Start with a low-stakes process like content calendar approvals before tackling financial workflows.

Who Actually Benefits From This?

Marketing Teams: Kill the Design Revision Vortex

Scenario: New blog post added in TickTick → Auto-requests editor approval with Google Doc link. Editor approves → Task assigned to SEO specialist with due date.

HR Teams: Onboarding That Doesn’t Embarrass You

New hire task list in TickTick triggers equipment approval workflow. IT approves laptop specs → Facilities gets office setup task.

Sales Teams: Proposals That Close Faster

Custom pricing request in TickTick → Auto-routes to sales director via ApproveThis. Approved? CRM updated, contract sent, task marked complete.

“But We Already Have Asana/Jira/ClickUp…”

Cool. Those tools track work. ApproveThis handles the decision-making part most PM tools ignore. Example:

A construction firm uses Jira for engineering tasks but ApproveThis+TickTick for change orders. Why? Subcontractors won’t log into Jira, but they’ll approve $15k concrete pours from their phone.

When You Should Probably Ignore This Article

This integration won’t help if:

• Your approval process is “Shout across the office and hope”
• You enjoy spending Fridays chasing signatures
• You think spreadsheets are cutting-edge tech

How to Not Screw This Up

Common mistakes we’ve seen:

Over-engineering: Start with 1-2 approval types, not your entire procurement process.

Permission blindness: Use ApproveThis’ role-based access so junior staff can’t approve $50k spends.

Ghost notifications: Enable ApproveThis’ vacation delegation so approvals don’t die when someone’s OOO.

What This Looks Like in Actual Human Terms

Before: “Did you approve the Q3 campaign? I can’t find the email. The client’s pissed.”

After: “Q3 campaign approved Tuesday at 2:13 PM. Task completed in TickTick. Invoice sent.”

Ready to Stop Being a Approval Babysitter?

If you’ve read this far, you have two options:

Option 1: Keep doing what you’re doing. Your company might be fine. Or that delayed product launch might finally get your CFO to care about “process.”

Option 2: Try ApproveThis free for 14 days. Connect it to TickTick in an hour. Start with one workflow. See if your team notices.

P.S. If you need to “talk to your team first,” just forward them this article. We did the explaining for you.