Turn new blog and news posts into instant Slack alerts

Automatically checks your chosen blogs, news sites, or podcasts and pings your team in Slack the moment something new goes live.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2)

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Starts itA stepA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Starter

A small build with a couple of connected tools.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsResearch & Market Intelligence
Connects
SlackGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

You don't have time to keep refreshing a dozen websites to see what competitors, industry news, or partner blogs have published. Important updates slip by because nobody is assigned to watch every feed. By the time you notice, the moment to react has already passed.

Who it fits

A business owner or marketing team that needs to track industry news, competitor blogs, or partner content without manually checking each site.

How it works

  1. A new post appears on one of your chosen feeds
  2. The system checks it against your keyword or category filters
  3. Matching posts get logged to Google Sheets for reference
  4. A message is sent to Slack so your team sees it right away
What you get

Industry news caught the moment it posts

You get an instant Slack alert whenever a blog, news site, or podcast you follow publishes something new.

What you get

A running log of new content plus real-time Slack notifications whenever something relevant is published.

What you need

A Slack workspace and a Google account, plus the feed sources you want to monitor.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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