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Draft SEO blog outlines from Google Sheets keywords

Started by a clock, and works across Google Docs, Google Sheets and Slack. 9 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 2Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Weekly Trigger (Mon 8am)Schedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Read Keyword Queue (Google Sheets)Google SheetsService
  3. 3Process One Keyword at a TimeSplit In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Draft Blog Skeleton (Claude API)Http RequestService
  5. 5Parse Claude ResponseCodeLogic
  6. 6Create Google Doc DraftGoogle DocsService
  7. 7Notify Slack for Human ReviewSlackService
  8. 8Write Draft Content into DocGoogle DocsService
  9. 9Mark Keyword as DraftedGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Docs, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Docs, Google Sheets and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.