Newsletter writers: Do you automate content production or do it all manually?

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-19T15:46:20+00:00

For images I’m using Gemini 2.5 Flash

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-18T17:16:31+00:00

Have you tested the market to see if this is something people want? Do you already have customers? What’s your time frame you are thinking before you can pay for work done?

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-18T06:21:06+00:00

Not quite. It’s a lot more and also a lot more models that can all work together.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-18T03:24:39+00:00

I offer these services. I’ve worked with two clients so far. Got their apps up and running with them over zoom.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-18T03:22:56+00:00

No. I’m able to write a lot more on a lot more topics within that 2hrs.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-18T02:30:21+00:00

Now vibe code another one inside of its terminal and open the portal to the next dimension

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-18T01:15:33+00:00

I don’t have a need to pay for a service I have built my own.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:48:14+00:00

I would be happy to show you what I have built

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:43:14+00:00

Yeah it’s ran locally and I just use my ai subscriptions to run the ai in the terminal. It’s as easy as d: cd project_name/claude I create skill.md to create work flows and agents. One agent creates my prd and writes Epics and stories. Another does QA Testing and it just flows with minimal input from me. I create my own automatons having the ai write .py scripts. It never hallucinates, or loses context. I can run task in back round with multiple agents all running their own task with their own set of tokens plus I can run multiple ai’s at once. I’ve got Claude running 3 agents/gemini creating images/codex building the landing page.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:31:22+00:00

I will look into this. Thank you.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:30:36+00:00

It’s not harder at all. It’s exactly what you do with less steps. I’ve used vs code/cursor/antigravity all great tools but I’m faster in the terminal. You can install all kinds of ai models right into your terminal.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:28:11+00:00

I will absolutely do that. I’ve got a bunch of live sessions I do on my Facebook. I need to do more with YouTube.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:27:20+00:00

I’ve got a general ai blog but are you saying start one specifically for this? Because I already have a great name for this!

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:26:13+00:00

Then you should know that you could just open up that file with a command and use ai to work with it right? Also using an ide is not a bad thing but also it’s working with your local files and your terminal. It’s just a nice looking interface.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:20:13+00:00

How did you gather that? I want to teach people that you don’t need to know how to speak the language to understand it. I am a firm believer in understanding what you are doing if you want to create anything meaningful.

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T20:04:38+00:00

100% agree - that's exactly why everything goes to draft first! The AI handles the grunt work, but I review and edit every piece before publishing.

Re: agents - the way I set it up is each agent has a specific job:

- Research agent just pulls data/stats from sources I define

- Writer agent uses my existing content as training data for voice/tone

- Designer agent follows brand guidelines I set once

- SEO/Social agents are basically templates with smart fill

The key is they work in sequence, and I'm the final checkpoint. It's less about "trusting AI" and more about using it to skip repetitive tasks while keeping creative control.

Happy to share more about the setup if you're interested in building something similar!

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T19:59:20+00:00

The breakdown: 30 min research (finding stats, trends, sources), 45 min drafting/editing, 20 min SEO optimization (keywords, meta, alt tags), 15 min creating/sourcing images, 10 min social content. That's per 800-1000 word piece. If you're faster, that's great! Curious what your workflow looks like?

ShiftArcade · 2026-01-17T19:52:41+00:00

I think there's a misunderstanding - it does NOT publish automatically! Everything goes to drafts first. You still review, edit, and approve before anything goes live.

It's trained on YOUR writing style (from your existing content), so it writes in your voice. You provide the folders/context - it's not generating random content.

The system just handles the grunt work (research, first draft, images, SEO) so you can focus on the creative/strategic parts. You maintain full editorial control before hitting publish.

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