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Growth & executionMarketingWeekly, ongoing.
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Free to startNo credit card requiredUpdated Apr 2026

You'd think weekly content needs a content lead — Astra runs the whole flywheel and your only job is the 20-minute review on Wednesday.

The short answer

Astra builds your weekly content engine as a 5-day cycle that ships 1 long-form post + 3 social posts + 1 newsletter every week. Monday she sources topics from GSC opportunities, recent customer questions in Intercom, and competitor moves on Twitter — picks the top 1 by search intent + brand fit. Tuesday she drafts the long-form (1500-2200 words, answer-first, citation-shaped, with internal links). Wednesday you review for 20 minutes — she edits to your changes. Thursday she ships the post to Vercel, atomizes into 1 LinkedIn post, 1 Twitter thread, 1 short clip prompt, and queues them. Friday she sends the newsletter via Mailchimp + reports last week's performance (sessions, signups, top-3 winners by channel). Output: a sustainable cadence that compounds over 90 days, with a Lark report every Friday.

How Astra actually does it

  1. 1
    Monday: source the topic

    GSC opportunity report, Intercom top questions last 7 days, competitor Twitter posts trending in your niche. Pick 1 with score = MSV × intent fit × brand fit.

    GSCIntercomTwitterAhrefs
  2. 2
    Tuesday: draft long-form

    1500-2200 words, H1 matches search query, answer-first 134-167 word opening, FAQPage schema, 6 internal links, 1 unique data point.

    Notion
  3. 3
    Wednesday: 20-min review + edit

    Astra DMs you the draft with 3 specific questions (not "any thoughts?"). You reply, she edits, ships back.

    Slack
  4. 4
    Thursday: ship + atomize

    Push to Vercel, request indexation, atomize into 1 LinkedIn post, 1 Twitter thread, 1 short-form video script. Queue via Buffer.

    VercelGSCLinkedInTwitter
  5. 5
    Friday: newsletter + report

    Mailchimp send to subscribers, plus Lark report on last week's content (sessions, signups, top-3 winners by channel).

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5-day cycle starting next Monday: • **Mon:** I source 1 long-form topic. This week's pick: "How to monitor AI API costs across providers" — 1.4k MSV, KD 22, 9 mentions in your Intercom last 7 days. • **Tues:** I draft 1800 words, FAQPage schema, answer-first opening, 6 internal links to your /use/ pages. • **Wed (20 min from you):** I DM you with 3 questions: (1) is the case study from Acme okay to cite? (2) which CTA — pricing page or signup? (3) any internal data points I'm missing? • **Thurs:** I ship to Vercel, request indexation, queue 1 LinkedIn post + 1 Twitter thread + 1 30-sec video script via Buffer. • **Fri:** Mailchimp send to your 4,200 subs + Lark report on last week's piece (sessions, signups, top performer). Week 1 starts Mon. First Friday report May 9. Want me to begin?
What you get back

A repeatable 5-day weekly cycle producing 1 long-form post + 3 social posts + 1 newsletter, plus a Friday Lark report tracking sessions, signups, and channel-level winners.

Cadence

Weekly, ongoing.

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Frequently asked questions

What if my 20-minute review slips and I miss Wednesday?

Astra holds the draft and pings you Thursday morning. If you miss again, she ships her best version with a flag in the Friday report ("shipped without final review — 2 spots flagged for your retro check"). Cadence > perfection — content engines die from missed weeks, not from imperfect drafts.

Can she match my voice?

Yes — feed her 5-10 of your best past posts and she'll build a voice profile (sentence length, vocabulary, opinion strength, humor level). She re-checks the profile every 4 weeks and asks you to grade 1 draft to recalibrate. Most founders say drafts feel like theirs by week 3.

What if a topic flops 3 weeks in a row?

She runs a sourcing diagnostic in week 4: wrong intent type (educational vs commercial), wrong audience, or wrong channel mix (long-form should be on LinkedIn vs blog). Then she rebalances. Most flops are sourcing mistakes, not writing — she fixes the input first.

How long until I see traffic?

First indexed posts start ranking in week 4-6 (depends on your domain authority). By week 12 you should see 30-50% of new organic traffic come from engine output. By week 26 it's typically 60-70%. Astra reports the curve every Friday so you see it compounding.

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