Start a local newsletter run by a small team of Bots
The Arlington Bagel reaches about 6,000 readers a week, with research, compilation, editing and email handled by six Grok Bots. The write-up doesn't say how it makes money.
- Income claim
- No income sharedNo income figures shared for this newsletter
- Money comes from
- Not stated in the source. If you copy it, sponsor slots for local businesses are an obvious first product to test.
Explain it simply
A local newsletter shares news and events with people in one town each week. Here a team of AI assistants does most of the research, editing help and email, so one person can run it. The source shares no income, so treat the money side as untested.
How it works
- Start with one Chief of Staff Bot that audits the newsletter: what you publish, each step, and where revenue could come from.
- Add a specialist Bot only after a workflow works with the Chief: research, compiling stories, editing, reader email.
- Have each specialist send the Chief a five-line daily report.
- Our addition: keep the final edit and the send with you.
How it went
Per the write-up, six Bots now handle research, compilation, editing and email correspondence, replacing an intern. No revenue, open-rate or time-saved figures were given.
- A secondhand write-up by Stork.ai, not the owner's own account.
Prompt
You're the research Bot for [newsletter], a weekly newsletter about [town].
Every [Tuesday], collect this week's local news, events and openings from [city site, local papers, event calendars]. For each item: a one-line summary, the date and a link.
Then list 10 local businesses that could sponsor an issue, with why each fits our readers and a contact link. Don't contact anyone.Business fit
Who this suits, and how:
- Local & serviceA shop or service business can run a neighborhood newsletter as its own marketing channel.
- CreatorsWriters can cover a town or niche without hiring staff.
- Solo foundersOne person can run a weekly publication with the Bots doing the legwork.
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