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Content distribution: one piece, written for each channel

A good article gets published once and shared as the same summary everywhere, or not shared at all. Content distribution turns one approved piece into versions written for each channel: an email with its own subject line, a social post with a hook, a short video script, a business profile update. A person approves each one, and each goes out when its readers are there. We build it around your channels and the people who approve each version.
Talk through your contentSee the four versions ↓
approved · Oct 6C-121 · Do I need a permitfor a new water heater?Email digestsubject: the permit question we get every weekdraftedapprovedscheduled · Tue 07:30Social post“Replacing a water heater? Read this first.”draftedreturned · shorter hookapprovedscheduled · Wed 12:00Short video · 40 sT3 at a permit office counterdraftedapprovedscheduled · Thu 18:00Business profileupdate with the article linkdraftedapprovedscheduled · Tue 09:00

The same summary, pasted everywhere

Writing a good piece takes days. Sharing it takes five minutes: the same two sentences and a link, pasted into every channel at once. On some channels that's ignored; on others it's simply wrong for the format.

Content distribution treats each channel as its own reader. Versions are written for the channel, linked to the approved source so the facts match, approved by a person, and scheduled for when that channel's audience is reading.

Today, and with content distribution

Today

  1. 01One summary and a link, posted everywhere at once.
  2. 02Or the article is published and never shared.
  3. 03Each channel's tool used separately, by whoever has time.
  4. 04No record of which version did what.

Good work gets a fraction of the readers it could have.

With content distribution

  1. 01A version written for each channel, from the approved source.
  2. 02Each version approved by a person.
  3. 03Each scheduled for when its readers are there.
  4. 04Results recorded per version, back to the source.

The same work, read by far more of the people it was written for.

What each channel needs

EmailIts own subject line; one idea; a clear next stepEarly morning, the day after publishing
Social postA hook in the first line; a picture; no wall of textMidday, mid-week
Short videoOne scene, under a minute, captions onEarly evening
Business profileA short update and the linkWith the email

Four versions of one article

Email digestTue 07:30 · to customers with a water heater on record

Subject: The permit question we get every week. Replacing a water heater usually needs a permit, and the rules differ in each of our three towns. Our new guide explains what's needed where, and what we handle for you.

approved by the marketing lead

The parts it's built from

Each part is built and tested on its own, so you can start with one and add the rest.

  1. Source

    Content Operations

    The approved piece and its facts.

  2. Versions

    Social Distribution Automation

    • the approved source
    • each channel's rules
    • the audience

    a version changes a fact → returned before approval

  3. Approve

    Content Operations

    A person approves each version.

  4. Schedule

    Marketing Automation

    Sent when each channel's readers are there, inside the frequency cap.

Underneath every stepAttributionEach version's results traced back to the source.

What changes from one business to the next

ChannelsWhich channels, and what each version must include
ApproversWho approves each channel's version
TimingWhen each channel's readers are there
ResultsWhat's measured per version: opens, clicks, calls, bookings

A common starting point is your content board, Postiz or your existing scheduler for social and profile posts, your email platform, and n8n to connect them. These are starting candidates, not requirements.

Is content distribution the right system?

Good fit

  • You publish pieces worth more than one share.
  • You use three or more channels.
  • Someone can approve versions each week.

Avoid when

  • You publish rarely and on one channel.
  • Nobody can review versions before they go out.

How we'd approach it

Most of the early work is choosing the channels, agreeing who approves and when each goes out, and how results are counted.

  1. 01

    Understand

    As much as the problem needs

    We map how the work runs today: who does what, which systems hold the records, and where it breaks.

  2. 02

    Design

    Decided before it's built

    Ownership, rules, integrations and exceptions, agreed with you and written down with acceptance criteria.

  3. 03

    Build

    Connected to what you use

    We build the scoped system, connect it to the tools you already run, and test it on the cases that matter.

Related systems

The capabilities underneath

Questions about content distribution

Can versions be written by AI?

They can be drafted by AI from the approved source, and a person approves each one. The facts come from the source, not the model.

Does it post automatically?

Once a version is approved, yes, at its scheduled time. Nothing goes out unapproved.

Which channels do you support?

Whichever your customers use and the scheduling tools can reach. We start with the two or three that matter most.

How do we know which version worked?

Each version has its own link or tracking, so results are recorded per version and per channel.

Get more from every piece you publish

Tell us what you publish today and where it's shared. We'll show you what each channel's version would look like.

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