1. The Problem: Why This Matters
Keeping subscribers engaged with valuable industry insights can be challenging. Manually curating articles, summarising key points, and formatting a newsletter takes significant time and effort. Without automation, businesses risk inconsistent publishing, missed opportunities, and outdated information reaching their audience too late.
2. The Solution: How It Works
This workflow automates newsletter creation, ensuring that subscribers receive the latest, most relevant industry updates without manual effort. It:
- Fetches the latest articles from RSS feeds at scheduled intervals.
- Filters out previously included articles to prevent duplication.
- Uses OpenAI’s GPT-4o-mini to determine if an article is relevant.
- Extracts the full content of selected articles with Jina AI.
- Summarises key insights into a structured, reader-friendly format.
- Compiles and formats the content for an email newsletter.
- Sends the newsletter to subscribers using an email marketing platform like Mailchimp, HubSpot, or Gmail.
- Logs sent newsletters in Google Sheets for tracking and reference.
3. Key Benefits
- Fully automated newsletter creation with no manual curation required.
- Only relevant content is included through AI filtering and summarisation.
- Saves time by reducing hours spent on research and formatting.
- Keeps subscribers engaged with timely, industry-specific insights.
- Integrates with email marketing tools for seamless distribution.
4. Workflow in Action
- Scheduler triggers the workflow at set intervals, such as weekly.
- RSS feed fetches new articles from curated industry sources.
- Google Sheets checks for duplicates to ensure unique content.
- OpenAI assesses the relevance of each article.
- Jina AI extracts the core insights from selected articles.
- AI generates concise, structured summaries.
- Articles are compiled into a well-formatted email.
- The newsletter is distributed via Mailchimp, HubSpot, or Gmail.
- Google Sheets logs the newsletter history for tracking and performance analysis.
5. Example Use Case: Real-World Scenario
A tech company wants to keep its subscribers updated on AI trends without manually curating content each week. Instead of spending hours searching for articles, summarising them, and formatting a newsletter, they use this workflow to:
- Pull AI-related articles from trusted sources.
- Filter and summarise only the most relevant updates.
- Format the content into a polished, engaging newsletter.
- Automatically send the newsletter to subscribers every Monday at 9 AM.
- Track sent newsletters and engagement data in Google Sheets.
With this hands-off newsletter creation, the company boosts engagement, strengthens industry authority, and ensures consistent communication with its audience.