🛠 Titanium Times – Issue #17 (Week of August 18 - 22, 2025)

We’ve got a few simple moves this week that help you publish once and place that same piece where it belongs.

You’ll see how to share articles across your related publications, route readers by interest with one click (only if you turn it on), and keep a steady publish rhythm with the article cue.

There’s also progress in workflows so emails stop when someone buys, and a look at what’s coming next with comments, in-article video, and simple dashboard stats.

🔥 Theme of the Week: Publish once → place it where it fits

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✅ Cross-publication article sharing (same account)

Share a good article across your related newsletters without rewriting it. If you run a “trilogy” (community, food, cause), you can place the same piece where it’s a fit and keep your voice the same in each publication. This saves time and gives more readers the useful story.

“Pull the article into the newsletter.”

✅ Optional auto-tag + auto-subscribe on cross-pub clicks

If you turn this on, a click to an article that lives in another publication can add the right tag and subscribe that reader to that publication. Use it with a clear note in the link so people know what they’re getting. It’s a light way to move folks toward what they asked for without a long form.

“We’re automatically subscribing them to our next newsletter.”

✅ Articles have schema + appear on the sitemap (auto H1/H2)

Articles now ship with structured data and land on your sitemap. Headings are added for you. You don’t set H1/H2 by hand in the editor yet (unless you open the source), so keep your copy simple: short lead, short sections, and a clear slug (include your city when it fits).

“We got our schema built in all the articles.”
“You have the schema, and you also have the sitemap.”

✅ Article cue system (steady publish rhythm)

Native articles go into a cue before they go live. That keeps you from dropping half-ready pieces and helps you plan the order.

Cross-publication articles can be pulled in without rules, so you can react fast when a piece belongs in another list.

🟡 Comments on articles (in development)

Comments will add a light way for readers to talk back. If you want this later, draft a short note on what’s okay (local, kind, no spam) and decide if you’ll feature one or two reader replies in your next issue.

“We’re gonna have comments on those articles.”

🟡 Video plays inside articles (coming soon)

When a reader clicks from your email to an article with a video, it will play right on the page. Keep clips short and clear. A one-line caption helps people know what they’ll see before they tap.

“When you put a video in your article, it’ll actually play the video… With the newsletter we still can’t play a video.”

🛠️ Fixes and polish

Link tags are firing as expected again.

Duplicate sign-ups are handled going forward (plan one cleanup pass if you have older dupes).

You’ll also notice the builder feels faster and common layouts look better on phones.

“You get to tag on the article click.”

🟡 Local SEO training (Iman)

Work is underway on a short course for local ranking, plus keyword tracking picks and a simple backlink plan.

Expect plain steps and tools you can use right away (topic ideas, a few clean links, and steady posting).

“To get local attention for local SEO… get local SEO hammered in.”

💡 Strategy: the “publication trilogy” (community, food, cause)

Run three local theme newsletters from one account. Place a strong story in the one where it fits, and share it to the others when it makes sense.

If you use the optional auto-subscribe, make it clear in the link text so people know they’re joining a focused list.

See more about this in Chad's Vision section below.

“Three parts to this trilogy… your community… your food… and one more.”

Chad's Deep Dive on Trilogy

👉 Local Newsletter Hustle (DFY): New Price $594 + 5k subscriber guarantee — what’s included, what to expect Find out more about DFY

✅ Builder polish

Templates and layout controls keep improving so you can ship a clean page with less fiddling. Save your best sections and reuse them so your look stays steady from page to page.

“Use saved pieces so you can keep your look and speed up builds.”

🟡 Jump to the order form works; section anchors are under review

If you want people at the buy box fast, a jump to the order form is possible today. Jumping to any section is being looked at. Keep pages short and repeat the button near the end so folks don’t have to hunt for it on a phone.

“A jump to the individual sections or is that only on the order form… is there functionality to jump to the different sections… if there’s not, there will.”

✅ Workflows with clear stages and a goal that stops emails

Set up a short sequence for one promise. When the person meets your goal (for example, they buy), the emails stop for them. This keeps trust high and avoids repeats after the sale.

“How many goals have been met… how many people met the goal.”

✅ Tag actions (add/remove when a tag fires)

You can add a couple of interest tags and remove a generic one without a long automation. Over time this keeps your lists tidy and helps you send the right thing to the right people.

“Add them to your newsletter tag instantly.”

✅ Newsletters as tags (simple model)

Think of each newsletter as a tag. Any part of the system can add it. Keep names plain so it’s easy to see who’s on what.

“You can call it newsletter tags, interest tags.”

🟡 Dashboard stats by domain (coming soon)

You’ll see sends, opens, and clicks for each domain in simple boxes so you can spot what’s hot and what needs a slower pace without digging into deep reports.

“We got the stats here.”

👉 Goals + Tag Actions — a simple way to stop at the right time and keep lists tidy. Discover the power of tags and goals

🟡 Availability

Could be available to mastermind members as early as next week. We’ll confirm inside the group.

“We’re coming…”

🟡 Vacation rewards integration (in development)

The team is wiring rewards that can be sent from a simple tag (hotel stays, local restaurant certificates). Keep contest pages simple: one clear prize, one small milestone reward, and a short timeline. Local and clear spreads better than vague and big.

“The goal was if you take the survey, we give you a vacation.”

👉 Simple Contests That Spread — page, prize, and follow-ups you can run each month. See the exact layout and the three short emails that make people share.

✅  Live Titanium Event – Mid-September 2025 - Las Vegas, NV

Plans are in motion for a live event in mid-September with niche newsletters as a headline topic. Expect demos, workflow strategies, and the ShareBirdy launch. Conny is working on locking in the date.

Wondering why small lists can beat big ones? This article explains the strategy and shows real-world examples.

🔥 The Trilogy flywheel:  Publish once, place it where it fits

Run three local newsletters from one account: community, food, and cause. Write one good story. Place it in the publication where it belongs, then share it to the other two when it truly fits.

If you turn on the optional auto-subscribe, a click into the related publication can add that person to the list they wanted anyway. You get more readers from the same work, and each list keeps its focus.

This cuts your cost to get a subscriber because one article can grow three lists instead of one. It also helps if you’re aiming for Facebook monetization: the same story can live on your page and the related pages, so you reach goals faster without chasing “viral.”

Keep promises small and clear, keep pacing steady, and let clicks show you where people want to be.

“Pull the article into the newsletter.”

“When somebody clicks this article from this publication… we are going to subscribe them to here… and now they’re getting this newsletter and they’re getting this newsletter.”

“Three parts to this trilogy… your community… your food… and one more.”

Want the step-by-step and examples? Read the full breakdown

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🔮 What to Expect Next Week or Soon

Chad’s focusing on a few big levers. Publish once. Place it where it fits. See what works fast.

Letterman is adding comments and in-article video.

Global Control is adding simple stats boxes for sends, opens, and clicks.

MintBird is tightening the mobile header and reviewing section jumps.

ShareBirdy is close to release for mastermind.

Iman’s local SEO track is coming together.

Start running the trilogy. One good story, placed in the right publication. Let clicks route people to the list they want.

Set a goal in each workflow so emails stop when someone buys.

Post your article to the page and share it to the group.

Chad's event is coming soon. Expect live demos, checklists, and simple steps you can copy. More to come as Conny locks in the dates.

🖖 See you next week.

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-Brian

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