Developer Builds AI-Automated Newsletter Pipeline Earning Over $1,000/Month

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A developer has shared a detailed walkthrough of an AI-powered newsletter system that automates roughly 90% of content creation and curation tasks. The pipeline uses Make.com for workflow orchestration, GPT-4 for article filtering and summarization, Feedly for RSS aggregation, and Beehiiv for delivery and monetization. The setup costs under $20 per month and requires only 15–20 minutes of human review each week before scheduled publishing. According to the author, the newsletter grew from 1,100 subscribers generating $180 in month three to 4,200 subscribers earning around $1,100 per month by month nine. Revenue comes from Beehiiv's built-in ad network and direct sponsorships, with growth driven largely by automated cross-promotions through Beehiiv's referral system.

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