Abstract
Rss2newsletter is an open-source Digital Marketing & SEO project. Convert RSS/Atom feed to email newsletters. rss2newsletter supports all the features you need to create appealing email newsletters including automated grabbing of a content image using your website's OpenGraph metadata. rss2newsletter + listmonk are also incredibly portable & lightweight, so there are no minimum system requirements for having them operate at full capacity 24/7 on any computer (unlike heavyweight proprietary solutions). It is built using Python. The complete source code is publicly available on GitHub under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0, making it a useful reference for students building a Digital Marketing & SEO mini project or final-year project.
1. Introduction
rss2newsletter supports all the features you need to create appealing email newsletters including automated grabbing of a content image using your website's OpenGraph metadata. rss2newsletter + listmonk are also incredibly portable & lightweight, so there are no minimum system requirements for having them operate at full capacity 24/7 on any computer (unlike heavyweight proprietary solutions).
Common RSS feed sources you can turn into an email newsletter includes... your personal/team blog (virtually all blogging platforms produce RSS feeds by default), social media accounts/topics, news websites, and much more! Please only use rss2newsletter to deliver email that you would want in your inbox (e.g. notifying subscribers of new high effort content; no spam).
Freely send newsletters 100x cheaper via Amazon SES
2. Objective
Convert RSS/Atom feed to email newsletters
This project demonstrates how Python can be applied to a real-world Digital Marketing & SEO problem.
4. Technology Stack
5. System Requirements
General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.
- Python 3.8 or later
- pip / virtualenv for dependencies
- VS Code, PyCharm or Jupyter Notebook
- Git (to clone the repository)
6. Installation & Setup
git clone https://github.com/ElliotKillick/rss2newsletter.git
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usage: rss2newsletter.py [-h] [-c CONFIG]
Convert an RSS feed to email newsletters
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
Program configuration file
(default: rss2newsletter.conf)Full setup instructions are in the project README.
7. Future Enhancements
Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.
- Export reports to Google Sheets or PDF
- Schedule weekly automated reports
- Add competitor comparison
8. Viva / Review Questions
Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.
- Which marketing or SEO problem does this tool solve?
- Which data sources or APIs does it use (Search Console, Analytics, social platforms)?
- Which metrics or KPIs does it report and how are they calculated?
- How could the output help a business make decisions?
- How would you schedule it to run automatically?
9. Source Code & License
This project is developed by ElliotKillick and published on GitHub under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.
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