Build a Vibe Marketing Stack from Scratch

What is Vibe Marketing?

Vibe marketing is using AI tools and workflow automation so one marketer can do the work of five. Instead of hiring a content team, you build automated workflows that research, create, and distribute content — while you focus on strategy and taste.

The term was coined by James Dickerson and Greg Isenberg in February 2025. Since then:

What You'll Build

Trending Content → AI Research → Content Ideas → Draft Creation → Human Review → Publish

Your system will:

1. Scrape top-performing content in your niche
2. Generate original content ideas from the data
3. Create platform-specific drafts (X, LinkedIn, email)
4. Queue everything for your review before posting

Step 1: Content Scraping with Apify

Apify is a web scraping platform with pre-built "actors" for most social platforms.

In n8n, create an HTTP Request node:

Method: POST
URL: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~youtube-scraper/runs

Headers:
  Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN

Body:
{
  "searchKeywords": "n8n automation tutorial",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "sortBy": "date"
}

Add a Wait node (30 seconds), then fetch results with a GET request to the dataset endpoint.

Step 2: AI Analysis — Find What Works

Feed the scraped content into Claude to extract patterns:

System prompt:
"Analyze this top-performing content and identify:
1. Common themes that get high engagement
2. Hook patterns (first lines that grab attention)
3. Content formats that work (lists, stories, how-tos)
4. Gaps — topics nobody is covering well

Return as JSON: themes, hooks, formats, gaps"

Step 3: AI Content Generation

Use the analysis to generate actual posts:

System prompt:
"Based on the content analysis, generate 5 pieces:
1. X/Twitter post (under 280 chars, strong hook)
2. X/Twitter thread (5 tweets, storytelling)
3. LinkedIn post (200 words, end with question)
4. Email newsletter intro (100 words, one insight)
5. Hot take (controversial but defensible)

Return as JSON: tweet, thread, linkedin, email, hot_take"

Step 4: Human Review Queue

Critical: never auto-publish without reviewing.

Send generated content to a Google Sheet or Notion database where you review, edit, and approve before posting. Add a Google Sheets node with columns: Platform, Content, Status ("Draft"), Created Date.

Step 5: Schedule It

Replace Manual Trigger with a Schedule Trigger — run every Monday and Thursday at 9am. You get a batch of content to review twice a week.

Schedule (Mon/Thu 9am)
  → Apify: Scrape YouTube + X
  → Wait 30s
  → Fetch Results
  → Claude: Analyze patterns
  → Claude: Generate 5 content pieces
  → Google Sheets: Queue for review

Time Saved

Download the Starter Workflow

Import the free version into your n8n instance:

The full Vibe Marketing Suite (32 nodes, analytics + A/B testing) is available with TurtleTools Pro.