How specific should my niche/audience be?

The more specific, the better the ideas — 'B2B SaaS onboarding for product managers' beats just 'SaaS'.

Can I run it more than weekly?

Yes, change the Schedule Trigger's interval to daily or monthly.

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AI Weekly Content Idea Generator

No more staring at a blank content calendar. Once a week, this automation reads your niche and target audience from a settings sheet, asks AI for 5 fresh content ideas with a one-line angle for each, and appends them to your Content Ideas sheet — with a Slack ping when they're ready.

Automation flow

Step 1

Weekly Monday Trigger

Runs automatically once a week.

Step 2

Read Niche Settings

Pulls your niche and target audience from Sheets.

Step 3

Generate Ideas (AI)

AI returns 5 content ideas with a hook for each.

Step 4

Save Ideas to Sheet

Every idea becomes its own row, ready to pick from.

Step 5

Notify Team

Slack pings when new ideas are ready.

How it works

Once a week, the workflow reads your niche and audience from the Settings tab, asks the AI for 5 fresh content ideas with a one-line angle for each, and appends them straight into your Content Ideas sheet — ready for you to pick from, no blank-page staring required.

Services used

Google SheetsAI API (OpenAI-compatible)Slack

What you'll need

Free [n8n Cloud](https://n8n.io) trial or self-hosted n8n
Google account (Sheets)
An AI API key (OpenAI or any OpenAI-compatible provider)
Slack (optional)

What's included

5 fresh, on-topic ideas every week, zero manual brainstorming
Bring your own AI API key — no per-run markup from us
Ideas land in a plain sheet — no new tool to learn
Completely free — part of the Starter Pack

Estimate what this could save you

Times per week

Minutes each time

Your hourly value ($)

3.6 hours/month

≈ $108/month in your time

A rough estimate based on what you enter above — not a guarantee. Actual time saved depends on your process.

Works well with this automation

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AI Blog Post Outline Generator

Turns a topic and keyword into a full blog outline — title, meta description, and sections.

$19

AI Competitor Content Gap Finder

Compares a competitor's public blog RSS against your content list and finds topics you're missing.

$22

Questions about this template

Free

No account needed — the download link lands in your inbox instantly.

Structurally validated: automatically checked for valid n8n format before every deploy.

Difficulty: Medium
Setup time: ~15 min
Integrations: 3
Node count: 6
Format: .json + guide