# Just tried to make a flow. Won't work **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [December 9, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/just-tried-to-make-a-flow-wont-work/97356 "2023-12-09T22:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Rrrr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rrrr/32/629_2.png) [@Rrrr](https://community.homey.app/u/Rrrr)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/just-tried-to-make-a-flow-wont-work/97356/8 "2024-01-02T08:15:53Z")
Here’s an example with zone activity. Saves a lot of time and tweaking. > [@Please help me with my first advanced flow](https://community.homey.app/t/please-help-me-with-my-first-advanced-flow/96573/40): > > When making the first steps with Homey advanced flows, best is to keep it simple. I advocate built-in timers and zones. This helps you avoid making mistakes and they are more efficient. You can always make it more sophisticated later. The below example flow does not use any specific device. It assumes the motion sensor and the light are in the room (zone) you created. So you can always drag more lights or motion sensors to the zone or change devices without having to adjust the flow. Less ma… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/just-tried-to-make-a-flow-wont-work/97356)._