tl;dr: This instruction sheet is the tutorial companion for the NewsTweet Automation v1.0 product. Please head to that link to get the ready-to-load blueprint for this workflow!

Table of Contents

• Step 0: Create make.com account

• Step 1: Upload the RoboNuggets blueprint

• Step 2: Set up module connections

• Step 3: Start adding news articles!

Step 0: Create make.com account

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1. Go to make.com and click “Get started free”:

2. Fastest way to sign up is via Google single sign on:

3. Hit next until you get to your app page. Congrats! You now have a make.com account

Step 1: Upload the RoboNuggets blueprint

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1. Click “Create a new scenario” at top right

2. Click on the ellipsis “…” at the bottom bar, and click “Import Blueprint”. Upload the blueprint .json file available at the Gumroad page

3. Congrats! You now have the workflow uploaded:

Step 2: Set up module connections

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If it’s your first time using Make, you’ll have to set up each individual module. It’s quite easy though so don’t fret.

Module A: Google Sheets

1. First have this Gsheets file template copied to your Gdrive (Tip: click “File>Make a copy” when you have the gsheets open)

2. Click the Gsheets module on your scenario and “Create a connection”, then sign in with the Google account that has the Gsheets file

3. Point the “Spreadsheet ID” attribute to the Gsheets template you just copied

Module B: Bitly

1. Click the Bitly module on your scenario and click “Create a Connection”

2. Sign in with your Bitly account. If you don’t have one, you can simply use the Google single sign on with the pop up and you can create an account then and there. The final state will be similar to below.

Module C: Perplexity AI

1. Sign up at perplexity AI: https://perplexity.ai/ 

2. Copy the API key by going to https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api (see below photo for where it is). Note that you’ll first need to top up with some credits in order for it to run. (It’s very cheap though, the rate varies but $1 can likely last for >100 tweets)

3. On make, click “create a connection and copy your API key”

The prompt for Perplexity is already set up for you. Feel free to edit it if you wish:

Module D: X (formerly Twitter)

1. Click, create a connection, and it will ask for your Client ID and Client Secret

2. To get these, the best tutorial is available here from Make under “Create a custom application in “X (formerly Twitter)” https://www.make.com/en/help/app/twitter#create-a-custom-application-in-x--formerly-twitter-. Just follow that step by step and you should be done.

Step 3: Start adding news articles!

Go to your gsheets template and add in a few articles with option to add your notes!

Test the connection by clicking Run once

When you’re ready, schedule the workflow to run daily or more often if you prefer.

Done!