AstrolGuru Content Machine
Cron-driven publishing. Plans 20 days ahead, writes, illustrates, ships. ~60h saved monthly.
- Role
- Solo build
- Year
- 2025
- Practice
- Data
- Link
- astrolguru.com
At a glance
- Starting point
- Astrology platforms need daily content for SEO growth, posts aligned with planetary events, structured planning, relevant visuals, and consistent publishing discipline.
- What we built
- Cron-driven publishing. Plans 20 days ahead, writes, illustrates, ships. ~60h saved monthly.
- Stack
- Node.js + TypeScript, Vercel serverless + cron, Database-backed planning
- Outcome
- ~60+ hours/month saved.
A self-sustaining content engine. Plans 20 days ahead, writes, illustrates, ships. ~60h saved monthly.
Problem
Astrology platforms need daily content for SEO growth, posts aligned with planetary events, structured planning, relevant visuals, and consistent publishing discipline. Manual workflows lead to inconsistency, missed opportunities, and operational overhead.
How it works
- Generates a rolling 20-day content roadmap with topic diversity and de-duplication.
- Scores and selects the most relevant topic each day, prioritizing trending or time-bound astrology events.
- Tracks every planned topic through Planned to In Progress to Published in a database.
- For the chosen topic: generates an SEO-optimized blog with title, meta description, headings, FAQs, plus an astrology-themed hero image.
- Auto-generates slug + metadata, uploads images, and publishes via cron-triggered serverless functions on Vercel.
Stack
- RUNTIME: Node.js + TypeScript
- DEPLOY: Vercel serverless + cron
- DATA: Database-backed planning
Impact
- Daily publishing without fail.
- Zero manual content operations.
- Compounding SEO growth and long-tail keyword coverage.
- ~60+ hours/month saved.
