Automated AI Newsletter System

🔧 About This Automation Template

This powerful Make.com automation template enables a fully autonomous, end-to-end AI-powered newsletter system that curates, summarizes, and publishes top AI-related Reddit posts as a professional-grade newsletter — completely without manual input. It scrapes Reddit posts, filters for relevance, uses GPT-4 to generate readable summaries, and pushes polished newsletter content to Mailchimp (or any compatible platform), all on a weekly schedule.

👤 Who Is This For?

Newsletter Creators & Bloggers
Consistently publish high-quality newsletters with minimal time investment.

Content Curators
Automate discovery and distribution of trending industry news.

Startups & Indie Hackers
Build audience trust by delivering curated insights using AI, even as a solo operator.

Marketing Teams
Deliver curated thought leadership content on autopilot to grow brand authority.

❓ What Problem Does It Solve?

Curating relevant content, summarizing it, and turning it into a clean newsletter is tedious and repetitive. This automation solves that by:

✅ Autonomously Scraping Reddit for News
Pulls trending AI content from multiple subreddits using Apify.

✅ Intelligently Filtering Content with AI
Uses GPT-4 to keep only relevant, newsworthy posts.

✅ Summarizing Posts & Rewriting with Style
Turns Reddit content into polished summaries using custom GPT prompts.

✅ Formatting & Building Newsletters
Aggregates summaries into markdown, converts to HTML, and loads into Mailchimp.

✅ Fully Automated Weekly Distribution
Schedules and sends out newsletters on autopilot without touching a keyboard.

✅ Database Tracking & Deduplication
Logs every post in a Google Sheet, ensuring no duplicate content is reused.

⚙️ How It Works

1. Trigger & Reddit Scraping
   Scheduled weekly via Apify. Scrapes hot posts from subreddits like r/ArtificialIntelligence and r/Singularity.
2. AI-Powered Filtering
   GPT-4 filters out irrelevant, low-quality, or image-only posts.
3. Google Sheets Storage
   Stores clean post data with metadata and status tracking.
4. AI Summary Generation
   GPT-4 rewrites selected posts into short, punchy summaries with a consistent tone.
5. Newsletter Compilation
   Markdown summaries are converted to HTML and structured with title, intro, and outro.
6. Publishing to Mailchimp
   HTML content is injected into a Mailchimp campaign template and sent to your list.
7. Status Update & Logging
   Post statuses are updated to "Published", and campaign metadata is stored in a second Google Sheet.

🛠️ Setup Instructions

1. Accounts & API Keys Needed

• Make.com (Integromat)
• Apify
• OpenAI
• Google Cloud (Sheets + Drive API)
• Mailchimp (or your preferred platform)

2. Google Sheet Setup

• One sheet for scraped posts (postStatus: new, published)
• One sheet for newsletter logs and archive links

3. Apify Scraper

• Use the "Reddit Scraper Light" actor
• Set subreddits, number of posts, and sort type (hot, top, etc.)

4. Make Scenarios (2 Total)

• Scenario 1: Scrape + Filter + Store Posts
• Scenario 2: Summarize + Format + Publish Newsletter

5. Customize GPT Prompts (Optional)

• Tune filtering and summary tone to your audience’s style

6. Mailchimp Template

• Use a simple HTML template with mc:edit placeholders
• Map final HTML content via API in Make.com

7. Scheduling

• Scrape every Sunday
• Send newsletter every Monday at 6 a.m. (adjust as needed)

📦 Requirements

• Tools: Make.com, Apify, OpenAI, Google Sheets, Mailchimp
• APIs & Credentials: Google OAuth, OpenAI API key, Apify API token, Mailchimp API key
• Templates: Google Sheets (x2), Mailchimp HTML Template
• (Optional) Paid Plans: Some services may require payment for volume or advanced features

🚀 Scale Your Newsletter Without Lifting a Finger

This zero-touch, AI-powered newsletter engine gives you the power to run a professional, engaging, and consistent AI newsletter — on autopilot. Spend less time curating and formatting, and more time growing your brand or business.