DAN
Digital Publishing / Content Marketing (USA)
Client Profile
Industry
Digital Publishing / Content Marketing
Size
Small team managing high-content website with 500K+
monthly visitors
Business Model
Traffic-driven content platform monetized via SEO,
display ads, and organic reach
Challenge
Manual content operations limiting growth, only 3-5
articles weekly, inconsistent metadata
Business Problem
→ Topic research required 2-3 hours daily manual effort across news
sources and trend tools
→Article creation and formatting consumed 4-6 hours per piece
→ WordPress publishing (titles, slugs, meta descriptions) was repetitive
and time-consuming
→ Limited daily output (3-5 articles weekly) restricted SEO growth and
revenue potential
→ High risk of duplicate content and inconsistent metadata hurting SEO
rankings
→ No systematic approach to identifying trending topics before
competitors
→Manual workflow prevented scaling without hiring additional writers
Objective
Fully automate content research, creation, and publishing workflow
Publish 3 SEO-optimized articles daily (21 weekly vs current 3-5)
Eliminate duplicate content risks through systematic checks
Scale content production 6x while maintaining quality and SEO
standards
Reduce content operations time from 80+ hours to <10 hours
monthly
Increase organic traffic by 200%+ through higher publishing velocity
Automation Details
Trending Topic Discovery
n8n pulls current trends and news from
curated sources (Google Trends, RSS feeds, industry newsletters)
AI Content Generation
AI generates 3 structured articles per daily
cycle with title, slug, meta description, and 1,200+ word body
SEO Optimization
Automatic metadata optimization, keyword
density checking, internal linking suggestions
Quality Control
Duplicate prevention using parameter
incrementation, content fingerprinting prevents republishing
Image Automation
Sources relevant images, generates SEO-
optimized alt text, proper attribution
Automated Publishing
Validated content published directly to
WordPress with proper categories and tags
Daily Scheduling
System runs automatically at 6 AM daily, no
manual review needed
Performance Tracking
Analytics integration tracks traffic,
engagement, SEO rankings per automated post
Solution Overview
→ Built end-to-end automated content engine using n8n workflow
automation
→ AI-powered system discovers trending topics automatically from
curated sources
→ Generates structured, SEO-ready articles with proper formatting and
metadata
→ Publishes directly to WordPress with titles, slugs, meta descriptions,
categories
→ Runs daily without manual intervention or review
→ Includes duplicate prevention using parameter incrementation and
content fingerprinting
→ Quality control through AI fact-checking and readability scoring
→ Automated image sourcing and alt-text generation for SEO
Technology Stack
Workflow Engine
n8n for orchestration and scheduling
AI / LLM
GPT-4 for content generation and structuring, Claude for
fact-checking
Publishing
WordPress REST API for automated post creation
Content Sources
RSS feeds, Google Trends API, news aggregators
SEO Logic
Custom slug generation, Yoast SEO integration, keyword
optimization
Image Processing
Unsplash API, Pexels API for stock images
Database
PostgreSQL for topic tracking and duplicate prevention
Monitoring
Slack notifications for daily publishing reports
Outcome & Impact
→ Time Savings: 80+ hours saved per month (from 90 to <10 hours
monthly)
→ Cost Efficiency
: $7,400 monthly operational savings in writing and
editing costs
→ Annual Value: $75,000+ annual efficiency gain
→ Publishing Volume: 1,000+ SEO-optimized posts published annually
(vs previous 200)
→ Content Quality: 100% duplicate-free publishing with consistent
metadata
→ Daily Output: Consistent 3 articles per day, 7 days per week (21
weekly vs previous 3-5)
→ Traffic Growth
: Organic traffic increased 245% in 12 months from
higher publishing velocity
→ Revenue Impact: Ad revenue increased 180% ($12K to $33.6K
monthly) from traffic growth
→ Scalability: Enterprise-scale publishing achieved without increasing
headcount
Why This Matters for Similar Clients
SEO Agencies
Can manage 10+ client blogs with automated content
generation
Content Publishers
Scale to 100+ daily articles across multiple niche
sites
Niche Blog Network
Manage 20+ websites with consistent content
flow per site
Media Companies
Supplement human journalism with automated
trending topic coverage
Affiliate Websites
Generate product review and comparison content
at scale
ROI
Publishers typically see 8-12 month payback with 300-500% ROI
over 2 years from increased traffic and reduced labor cost
SEO Articles Published
Annually .
Organic Traffic Growth
Hours Saved Per Month