How to turn your YouTube, TikTok and podcast into a weekly newsletter automatically

You don't need new ideas for a newsletter. You need a system that turns the work you're already doing into an email.

This guide walks through how to set up a newsletter that fills itself from your channels, so every video, episode and post reaches your fans' inboxes without extra writing.

Step 1: List every place you publish

Most creators publish in three to five places. Write them down:

• Long form: YouTube, a podcast, a blog, Substack or Medium
• Short form: TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X
• Extras: livestream replays, a shop, a Patreon

Your long-form channels are the backbone of the newsletter. Short-form posts make great "in case you missed it" extras.

Step 2: Connect the feeds

Almost every long-form platform publishes an RSS feed behind the scenes:

• YouTube has a feed for every channel. In Contact Concert, just paste your channel URL or @handle.
• Podcasts are RSS by design. Paste the feed URL from your host.
• Substack, Medium and WordPress all have feeds. Paste your site address and we find them.

For TikTok, Instagram and X, paste the link to any post you want to feature. Contact Concert pulls in the caption and thumbnail. If you use an RSS bridge service for those accounts, you can connect its feed URL for a fully hands-free setup.

Step 3: Teach it your voice

The difference between a newsletter people open and one they ignore is personality. Write two or three sentences about how you talk:

Warm and direct. I swear a little. I always end with a question for my readers. Never say "dive in."

The AI writer uses this for every intro, section and sign-off. It only uses the titles and descriptions of what you published, so it doesn't make things up.

Step 4: Choose a rhythm

• Weekly works for most creators who post several times a week.
• Every two weeks is great if you publish one big piece per week.
• On new content sends a short note each time you publish something (at most once a day).

Pick the day and hour your audience is most active. Sunday morning and Tuesday morning are popular starting points.

Step 5: Review, then trust autopilot

For the first few issues, use review mode: Contact Concert drafts the issue and you approve it. Tweak a headline, remove a section, pick a different subject line. Once you like what you see, switch on autopilot and it runs on its own.

What a great automated issue looks like

• A short, personal intro that ties the week together
• One section per piece of content, each with a thumbnail, a two-to-four sentence hook and a clear button
• A sign-off that invites replies (replies are a strong signal to inbox providers)
• A one-click unsubscribe, which keeps your list healthy

Measure what fans click

After each send, check which sections got the most clicks. That tells you what your most loyal fans actually want, which is useful for your content too, not just your email.

Ready to set it up? Start your free trial and connect your first channel in under a minute.