2 builders who never spoke to each other

Wire the sending so no one has to press send

Compiling the day's items into one scheduled digest, or connecting billing to the forum and the list, means signup, access, the welcome note and the weekly issue happen without anyone remembering to do them. The same logic now extends to letting an agent read the repository and mail out the week's shipped features.

The method

1. 01

   Compile the day's posts into an automated digest email sent to your list on a fixed schedule rather than emailing per item.

2. 02

   Wire billing software to your forum and your mailing list so signup, renewals, forum access, the welcome email with a free download, and the weekly newsletter all happen without you.

3. 03

   Automate the affiliate newsletter: have an agent read the code repository, pick out whichever of the past week's shipped features are worth promoting, and mail those out.

What it returned

• 2017

  MegaMaker's 2017 stack was Memberful for billing and registration, wired to Discourse forums hosted on Digital Ocean and to MailChimp.

• Tri Area News assembled every story from the day into one email that went out to the mailing list at midnight with nobody pressing a button.

• Runs through MissionControlHQ off the GitHub repo and now costs him no time.

Sources

• Local news web siteJustin Jackson · justinjackson.ca · Local news web site · undated
• How to create a membership websiteJustin Jackson · justinjackson.ca · How to set up an online membership site · undated
• Strangers made me $30,000 last monthTibo Louis-Lucas · tmaker.io · Keeping people active · 2026-07-23