Automate Trend Research to Blog Content with GPT-4o, DALL-E & Apify to Notion

AI Editor-in-Chief: Trend Research to 3 Notion Blog Drafts This workflow acts as your personal "AI Editor-in-Chief," fully automating the process from trend research to content creation. It scrapes Google Search results and generates three distinct article drafts (with different angles) complete with AI-generated cover images, saving everything directly to Notion. 🎯 Target Audience Bloggers & Affiliate Marketers: Individuals who struggle with writer's block and want to maintain a consistent posting schedule. Content Marketers & Editors: Teams running owned media who need to efficiently generate high-volume article ideas and drafts based on trends. SEO Specialists: Professionals who need to quickly create content based on the latest search keywords. ⚙️ How it Works & Features This workflow automates the entire editorial process: Automated Research: Scrapes top Google Search results for a specific keyword (e.g., "2025 AI Tools") using Apify. Multi-Angle Planning: GPT-4o analyzes the research and brainstorms article concepts from 3 different perspectives (e.g., "Beginner's Guide," "Critical Review," "Business Use Case"). Writing & Visualizing: For each concept, the AI writes a full article body in Markdown and DALL-E 3 generates a matching cover image. CMS Entry: Automatically saves the Title, Body Text, and Cover Image URL into a Notion database as a draft. Notification: Sends a completion report with links to the created Notion pages via Slack. 🛠 Setup Instructions Import: Copy the workflow JSON and paste it into your n8n editor. Credentials: Set up credentials for the following nodes: Apify: Required for the Google Search Scraper actor. OpenAI: Required for GPT-4o and DALL-E 3. Notion: Connect your account to access your database. Slack: Connect your account for notifications. Configuration: Open the Workflow Configuration node and set your desired Search Keyword. Notion Setup: Create a database in Notion (with properties for Title, Content, etc.). Crucial Step: Go to the Notion database page menu ... > Connect to and select your n8n integration to grant permission. Select this database in the Save Article to Notion node. Slack Setup: In the Send Completion Notification to Slack node, specify the target channel name (e.g., general). 📦 Requirements n8n Version: v1.0 or higher (recommended). Apify Account: Access to the apify/google-search-scraper actor. OpenAI Account: API access to GPT-4o and DALL-E 3. Notion Account: A workspace with a database. Slack Account: A workspace for receiving notifications. 🔧 Customization Change Keywords: Simply update the searchKeyword value in the Workflow Configuration node to target any topic (e.g., "Keto Diet," "Tech Gadgets," "Investment Trends"). Adjust Angles: Modify the System Prompt in the AI Editorial Meeting node to change the persona or angles (e.g., "Pros & Cons," "Global Reaction," "Tutorial"). Change Destination: You can replace the Notion node with a WordPress node to draft articles directly into your CMS. Scheduling: Update the Schedule Trigger node to run daily, weekly, or on specific days as needed.