🔑 Kickstart Your AI-Powered Newsletter in Just 5 Minutes a Day

From:

God of Prompt <godofprompt@mail.beehiiv.com>

To:

Hidden Recipient <hidden@emailshot.io>

Date:

7/8/2024, 2:16 PM

Read time: 6.9 minutes

Greetings from above,

Welcome to the first edition of Deep Dive into Prompt Engineering – where I share easy ways for people like you to start and grow a business using AI tools like ChatGPT. With the right prompts, you might just achieve anything and everything with this genius chatbot.

But, let’s take it easy, and let’s learn together step by step!

Today, let's unravel a low-cost business idea that’s gaining steam:

Creating a daily niche curated newsletter with the help of AI.

What’s a daily curated newsletter? It’s a short roundup of the top news in a specific industry, delivered every day.

Here’s the idea:

People are drowning in information. They’re looking for someone to tell them what’s important.

Ever been to a restaurant with a menu longer than a Harry Potter book?

It's hard to choose, right?

But, when you go to a place like Pizza Hut, it's simple. You're getting a pizza.

That’s the magic of these curated newsletters.

You help your readers by choosing the important info for them.

It sounds easy, and it is…

Big companies have been built with the daily newsletter model.

Morning Brew. Milkroad. The Hustle.

They all offer daily curated newsletters that help their readers stay updated in fast-changing industries.

And the best part?

Anyone can start a curated daily newsletter
It only costs your time
Making money from it is straightforward
You can even get others to run it for you

Even if you have a business already and don’t want to start a newsletter, the tips and tricks I’ll share can help you grow.

I grew my business from 100$ to $200,000 in a span of 4 months.

It’s only thanks to AI tools like ChatGPT & Midjourney that it was ever possible.

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Step 1: Nailing Down Your Niche for the Daily Curated Newsletter

Choosing a niche for your daily curated newsletter is a two-step dance:

Spotting a Fast-Moving Niche
Carving Out a Unique Category within that Niche
Spotting a Fast-Moving Niche As you venture into picking a niche, toss these three questions around:
How swiftly is this niche morphing?
How crucial is it for folks to stay in the loop in this niche?
Which niches stir up your enthusiasm?

Aim for a niche that's always on the move; that’s where daily news packs a punch.

Here are some niches that are always on their toes:

Finance
Crypto
AI

Pick a niche where news flows in a steady stream, keeping your content fresh and your readers coming back for more.

And hey, go for a niche that jazzes you up, it’ll keep the spark alive.

In the case of this newsletter, I went with “crypto” given my knack for crypto trading.

But here’s a heads up…

Peek into these niches and you’ll notice they’re pretty crowded…

...which leads us to dodging the competition by crafting a new category.

Carving Out a Unique Category within that Niche

Once you’ve got a niche, like crypto, it’s time to hone in on who you’re serving this curated platter to.

You see, you might not outshine Milkroad’s 20-strong team with a general crypto newsletter.

And outperforming Morning Brew’s general business newsletter? That’s a tall order.

But here’s the trick - you don’t have to be better, just be different.

(Anyone remember the craze around McDonald's Mulan Szechuan Sauce?)

That's why you should trim down your niche to a fine category.

Here are three ways to stand out:

Define your audience (like “Crypto Updates for College Economists”)
Pinpoint your focus (like “Global Agricultural Updates”)
Spice up your delivery (like “Historical Takes on Today’s Political Drama”)

Pick one or a mix of these, and you’ve got your unique category.

For instance:

Niche: Crypto news

Category: Crypto updates for budding financial whiz kids

There’s a saying that hits the nail on the head:

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“Instead of being a bit of everything for everyone, be everything for someone.”

Your niche newsletter should be the go-to hub for that one person.

With your category in your pocket…

…let’s roll up our sleeves and dive into the newsletters.

Step 2: Crafting and Shipping Your Daily Curated Newsletter in 5 Minutes

To get this newsletter sailing, you need to tackle two tasks:

Whipping up a Newsletter Template (one-time)
Penning Down the Newsletter (daily routine)

Let’s break it down:

Whipping up a Newsletter Template (one-time)
To set up a newsletter template, we’ll engage with two prompts.

The first prompt is your brainstorm buddy for unique ideas within our category:

I want you to create newsletter concepts for me

I'm planning to create a newsletter for [INSERT YOUR CATEGORY]. The newsletter will be a simple curated format of daily news with a twist sent out on a daily basis.

The primary goal of the newsletter is to inform, educate, and entertain this audience about news in the niche.

To clarify, your task is not to come up with content ideas for the newsletter, but only to create engaging concepts.

Some constraints:

1) the concepts should just be for newsletters that curate daily news, with little- to no- manual research required

2) the concepts should be exclusively tailored to my target audience

Based on this information, could you suggest 10 engaging concepts for this newsletter?

Fill in the [INSERT YOUR CATEGORY] placeholder with the category you chose

Here’s the results I got:

Step 3: Crafting Your Daily Newsletter Essentials (Second Prompt)

Now that we have a snazzy title, "The Daily Decrypt," for our crypto newsletter aimed at young finance professionals, let's forge ahead with setting up a catchy template that will be the skeleton for our daily dispatches.

Next up is deploying the second prompt to mold a newsletter template around our chosen concept:

Just swap the [INSERT YOUR NEWSLETTER CONCEPT] placeholder with “The Daily Decrypt” from our first prompt.

(Heads up: You might need to scroll a bit.)

The Second Prompt:

Great, I like this concept: [INSERT YOUR NEWSLETTER CONCEPT]

Now, based on the concept, I want you to create 2 example newsletter templates for the newsletter.

The template should be specific enough to serve as a structural scaffolding for writing, yet be flexible enough to not sound repetitive when used multiple times.

It should show where the 5 news of the day should be inserted, and where commentary to them should be added. 

A newsletter template's purpose is to serve as a scaffolding for the newsletter writer.

All great newsletter templates follow these constraints:

1) They use ##Headings, ##Subheadings, and bullet points for formatting

2) They are formatted in a way that is easy to skim

Here's an example of a successful newsletter template of the AI Solopreneur, a weekly publication that teaches solopreneurs how to use AI tools to streamline and improve their processes.

In this example, the newsletter names 1 ChatGPT prompt and two "Expansions". Note that not all newsletters follow this structure:

read time X minutes

Greet from the heavens,

It’s the God of Prompt here - [MAKE A JOKE]

Today, we’ll talk about [WHAT YOU’RE GONNA TALK ABOUT]

Let’s d-d-d-d-dive in!

## Introduction

In a humorous tone, give background information about why there’s a problem. And that we’re gonna solve it.

About 50-150 words.

HOW IT CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS:

- [BENEFIT 1]

- [BENEFIT 2]

- [BENEFIT 3]

## Solution 1

This prompt/tool helps you [DO THIS]

how it helps:

- [Benefit 1]

- [Benefit 2]

- [Benefit 3]

Here’s an example of it’s output:

Here’s the prompt:

[INSERT PROMPT]

### PROMPT OVERVIEW: PROMPT 1

- [BENEFIT 1]

- [BENEFIT 2]

- [BENEFIT 3]

## EXPANSION 1

###Subhead 1

Text

###Subhead 2

Text

###Subhead 3

Text

###HOW IT CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS:

- [BENEFIT 1]

- [BENEFIT 2]

- [BENEFIT 3]

## EXPANSION 2

###Subhead 1

Text

### Subhead 2

Text

### Subhead 3

Text

###EXPANSION 2 SUMMARY

- SUMMARY 1

-SUMMARY 2

-SUMMARY 3

##Wrap up

###WHAT YOU LEARNED TODAY

- LESSON 1

- LESSON 2

- LESSON 3

Add meme 

Keep learning,

God

Here's another example of a newsletter template of "The Friday Five", a weekly publication that curates one question, one quote, one tweet, one video, and one framework to provide actionable ideas to help readers build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life:

read time X minutes

Welcome to your weekly curiosity spark!

Here are 5 intriguing ideas to pique your curiosity this weekend.

## Today's Highlights:

Question: [ADD QUESTION]

Quote: [ADD QUOTE]

Framework: [ADD FRAMEWORK]

Tweet: [ADD TWEET]

Video: [ADD VIDEO]

## Our sponsor today, [COMPANY], is a [BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND WHAT THEY OFFER].

[DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE SPONSOR OR THEIR PRODUCT/SERVICE, IF ANY]

[COMPANY] is now introducing [NEW PRODUCT/SERVICE/FEATURE]. With [PRODUCT/SERVICE/FEATURE], [BENEFITS OR OUTCOMES THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED].

Check It Out Here!

##Question for a life by design:

[INTRODUCE THE QUESTION IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR LIFE OR WORK]

Fact: [INTRODUCE A PERTINENT FACT RELATED TO THE QUESTION]

[DESCRIBE POTENTIAL SCENARIOS OR OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE FACT]

[PROVIDE A STRATEGY OR TACTIC TO ADDRESS THE FACT OR SCENARIO]

[INTRODUCE THE QUESTION ONCE MORE AND HOW IT CAN BE USED IN THE READER'S LIFE OR WORK]

## Quote from one of the greats:

"[ADD QUOTE]" - [QUOTE AUTHOR]

[COMMENT ON THE QUOTE OR HOW IT CAN BE APPLIED IN LIFE OR WORK]

## One Framework:

[INTRODUCE FRAMEWORK]

In [YEAR], [NAME OF PERSON WHO CREATED OR INTRODUCED THE FRAMEWORK] expressed [WHAT THE FRAMEWORK ADDRESSES OR HELPS TO UNDERSTAND].

This led to the formulation of [FRAMEWORK NAME OR LAW]:

[DESCRIBE THE FRAMEWORK OR LAW IN DETAIL]

[EXPLAIN WHY THE FRAMEWORK IS IMPORTANT OR USEFUL, PARTICULARLY IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT]

[REMIND READERS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING THE FRAMEWORK IN THEIR OWN CONTEXT]

## Tweet to inspire action:

A tweet to inspire you from [TWITTER USER HANDLE] on [TOPIC OR SUBJECT].

Lesson: [LESSON TO BE LEARNED OR APPLIED FROM THE TWEET]

[EMBED THE TWEET]

## Video breakdown of the tech future:

[INTRODUCE VIDEO AND WHY IT IS INTERESTING OR RELEVANT]

[DESCRIBE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OR KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE VIDEO]

[COMMENT ON THE CREATOR OF THE VIDEO, IF RELEVANT OR INTERESTING]

[EMBED THE VIDEO]

Until next week,

[Your Name]

Using this prompt, you’ll carve out a standard template for your newsletter.

This is a one-time effort that will ease your daily newsletter crafting chore.

Now, every day, all you need to do is fill in the fresh news and voila, your newsletter is good to go!

Here's a peek into how the template might look:

Keep the chat open or save it on your google drive, as we'll soon dive into how to fill this template daily in under five minutes, making your newsletter journey as smooth as a slide.

Now, start a new chat:

2) Create the newsletter (recurring)

For live updates in ChatGPT, install the "Web Requests" plugin from GPT-4's plugin store or use “Search with Bing” feature.

Find it in the plugin store and hit "install."

Next, use this prompt to conduct research and create your daily curated newsletter:

I want you to research and write a curated newsletter for me.

First, browse the internet with Bing to find the 10 biggest news in [NICHE] today,[DATE].

Your queries should be based on the template I'm giving you further below.

Use 5 diverse sources to gather your information, and don't do more than 5 web search queries.

The news you gather should be inserted into this newsletter template about [CATEGORY]:

[INSERT YOUR TEMPLATE]

It's extremely important that these are daily relevant news for [DATE}

Here’s how to fill in the prompt:

Replace [NICHE] with your area, like “crypto.”
Replace [CATEGORY] with your specific focus, like “crypto news for young finance professionals.”
Update [DATE] with today’s date, like “October 1st, 2023.”
Insert your newsletter template in the [INSERT YOUR TEMPLATE] section from the previous workflow.

Tip: It's a good idea to copy and save this prompt for next time, as everything except the [DATE] stays the same.

After filling out this prompt, you'll receive a curated newsletter like this:

You might need to make some adjustments to it or to the template, but overall, it has worked well for me.

Now, you can follow this process daily and send out the newsletter through Beehiiv, Substack, ConvertKit, or any other email software of your choice.

3 Cost-Free Strategies to Expand Your Daily Curated Newsletter

The most challenging aspect of running a newsletter is making money from it.

Organic content is a straightforward method to grow your audience - enhancing your profile and linking to your newsletter will also boost its growth.

Here are some extra cost-free strategies to expand your newsletter:

1. Dive into Social Media Communities

Tapping into existing communities on platforms like Reddit, Facebook Groups, or LinkedIn is a budget-friendly way to grow your newsletter.

Here's the drill:

Spot the Right Communities: Hunt for groups or subreddits matching your newsletter's theme. For instance, if it's about AI trends, look for AI enthusiast groups or forums.

Engage Genuinely: Before promoting, interact with the community. Answer questions, share useful insights, and earn trust.

2. Team Up with Similar Newsletters

This tactic shines when you have a slightly larger base (300+ subs).

There are probably other newsletters in your arena or in related domains. How about assisting each other?

Find Suitable Partners: Seek newsletters with a similar audience but not direct competitors. For example, if you curate AI news, ally with a tech gadget review newsletter.
Propose a Promotion Swap: Offer to feature their newsletter in yours and vice versa. This mutual promotion can expose your content to a new reader base.
Guest Curate: Offer to curate content for them occasionally or pen a guest section. It's a fresh outlook for their readers and a subtle shout-out for your newsletter.

3. Utilize Q&A Platforms and Forums

Platforms like Quora, Stack Exchange, or Reddit are incredible free tools for boosting visibility.
Answer Relevant Questions: Look for questions in your newsletter's domain. Provide substantial answers and gently mention your newsletter's related insights.

For example:

If your focus is crypto news for young finance aficionados.

Then, engage in groups of young finance professionals and answer crypto-related questions there.

Pose Engaging Questions: Ask questions that ignite curiosity and discussions. Engage with the responses and introduce your newsletter as a further info source.
Craft a Profile Bio: Ensure your profile on these platforms mentions your newsletter and has a direct subscription link.

Check out this handy guide on growing your newsletter using Reddit.

How to Make Money and Automate Your Newsletter Process:

Once your newsletter gains some followers, start making money through digital partnerships:

Use Sparkloop to earn from referring subscribers to other newsletters.
Include affiliate links for products you endorse.
Get sponsorships, especially if you have a niche audience.

Growing your audience will naturally bring in money.

To automate your newsletter process, consider hiring a Virtual Assistant. Make a Loom video to show them how to use your daily prompts and post them in your email software.

This frees you up to focus entirely on expanding your newsletter.