Use Google Sheets as a database backend. Deploy lightweight Apps Script web apps to receive client feedback forms, populate spreadsheet rows, and trigger automated Gmail alerts.
Implement a doPost function inside Google Apps Script to capture, parse, and append incoming form fields to a target sheet.
function doPost(e) {
const data = JSON.parse(e.postData.contents);
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
sheet.appendRow([
new Date(),
data.name,
data.email,
data.message
]);
return ContentService
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify({ status: "success" }))
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
}Run JSON endpoints inside Google Apps Script to fetch data sheets and format them as client-side JSON loops.
function doGet() {
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
const rows = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
const headers = rows[0];
const items = rows.slice(1).map(row => {
let obj = {};
headers.forEach((h, i) => obj[h] = row[i]);
return obj;
});
return ContentService
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify(items))
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
}Allowing non-technical sales staff to edit a Google Sheet and have those packages or pricing items reflect instantly on the public website pricing tables.