Blog-to-Social Syndication Actor

Automatically syndicate your blog posts to social media channels with AI-generated summaries tailored to each platform.

Features

• RSS/Sitemap Monitoring: Auto-detects RSS feeds or parses sitemaps to find new blog posts
• AI-Powered Summaries: Uses your preferred AI (OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini) to create engaging platform-specific content
• Multi-Platform Support: Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, Google Business Profile
• Smart Deduplication: Tracks processed posts to avoid reposting
• UTM Tracking: Automatic UTM parameters for tracking social traffic
• Customizable Style: Professional, casual, witty, informative, or promotional tone
• Webhook Integration: Send results to Zapier, Make, n8n, or Slack

How It Works

1. Monitor: Actor checks your blog's RSS feed or sitemap for new posts
2. Summarize: AI generates platform-optimized summaries with hashtags
3. Post: Content is syndicated to selected social platforms
4. Track: Results are logged and webhooks triggered

Input Configuration

Required

• blogUrl: URL of your blog (we'll auto-detect RSS feed)

Recommended

• platforms: Which social channels to post to (default: twitter, linkedin, facebook)
• openaiApiKey / anthropicApiKey / geminiApiKey: At least one AI API key for summarization

Content Settings

• contentStyle: Tone of voice (professional, casual, witty, informative, promotional)
• includeEmojis: Add relevant emojis (default: true)
• includeHashtags: Auto-generate hashtags (default: true)
• maxHashtags: Maximum hashtags to include (default: 5)
• customHashtags: Always include these hashtags

Scheduling

• maxPostsPerRun: Max posts per run to prevent spam (default: 3)
• delayBetweenPosts: Minutes between posts (default: 5)
• lookbackDays: Only process posts from last N days (default: 7)

Tracking

• useUtmTracking: Add UTM parameters (default: true)
• utmCampaign: Campaign name (default: "blog-syndication")

Posting

• Either provide platform credentials for direct API posting
• Or enable useExternalPosters to use our existing poster actors

Example Usage

{
  "blogUrl": "https://mybusiness.com/blog",
  "platforms": ["twitter", "linkedin", "facebook"],
  "openaiApiKey": "sk-...",
  "contentStyle": "professional",
  "maxPostsPerRun": 5,
  "includeEmojis": true,
  "useUtmTracking": true
}

Scheduling Recommendations

• Daily Updates: Run once per day if you publish frequently
• Weekly Check: Run weekly for lower-volume blogs
• Set lookbackDays to match your posting frequency

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing:

• $0.10 per blog post processed
• $0.05 per platform posted to
• AI costs depend on your BYOK usage

Example: Processing 5 posts to 3 platforms = $0.50 + $0.75 = $1.25

Integration with Existing Actors

Enable useExternalPosters to leverage our suite of poster actors:

• localhowl/twitter-poster
• localhowl/linkedin-poster
• localhowl/facebook-poster
• localhowl/instagram-poster
• localhowl/pinterest-poster
• localhowl/reddit-poster
• localhowl/gbp-poster

Support

Built by John Rippy | johnrippy.link

• Email: support@localhowl.com

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Keywords

blog syndication, content distribution, rss syndication, ai content summarization, blog automation, content repurposing, multi-platform publishing, zapier integration, make integration, n8n integration