DCC Weekly Newsletter Checklist
Monday Workflow

Weekly Completion
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๐Ÿ’ก This Week's Insight All Divisions
Article Title
Article URL

Link to the full blog post

Image URL

From the blog post featured image

2โ€“3 Sentence Teaser
๐ŸŽต Recording Connection Article recordingconnection.com
Article Title
Article URL
Featured Image URL

Right-click blog image โ†’ Copy Image Address

2-Sentence Teaser
๐ŸŽฌ Film Connection Article filmconnection.com
Article Title
Article URL
Featured Image URL

Right-click blog image โ†’ Copy Image Address

2-Sentence Teaser
๐Ÿ“ป Radio Connection Article radioconnection.com
Article Title
Article URL
Featured Image URL

Right-click blog image โ†’ Copy Image Address

2-Sentence Teaser
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ CASA Schools โ€” Culinary Article casaschools.com
Article Title
Article URL
Featured Image URL

Right-click blog image โ†’ Copy Image Address

2-Sentence Teaser
โญ Featured Success Story dreamcareerconnection.com
Graduate Name
Division
Title / Achievement + Location
Story Summary (3โ€“4 sentences)
Full Story URL
Featured Image URL

Full-width, appears above the story description

3 Tags
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Mentor Spotlight Rotating Weekly
Mentor Name
Title & Credits
Quote (2โ€“3 sentences)
Pull Quote (for the quote block below mentor)

โœ… Pre-Send Checklist

Complete all before scheduling in GHL

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All image URLs tested โ€” paste each into browser tab to confirm they load ~3 min
All article URLs tested โ€” confirm each link goes to the right page ~2 min
Date updated in newsletter header โ€” "Week of [DATE]" ~1 min
All [BRACKET PLACEHOLDERS] replaced โ€” Ctrl+F search for "[" to verify none remain ~2 min
Test email sent to yourself โ€” reviewed in Gmail AND on mobile ~5 min
Subject line written โ€” punchy, under 50 characters, no spam trigger words ~2 min
Preview text set in GHL โ€” the sentence shown in inbox before opening ~1 min
Audience segment confirmed โ€” "DCC Newsletter Subscribers" tag selected ~1 min
Send time scheduled โ€” Tuesday 9โ€“10am local time recommended for best open rates ~1 min

GHL Send Steps โ€” Every Week

1

Duplicate the master template

Marketing โ†’ Emails โ†’ Templates โ†’ Find "DCC Weekly Newsletter Template" โ†’ Duplicate โ†’ Rename to current week

2

Open the HTML editor and find all placeholders

Use Ctrl+F to search for [ โ€” jump to every placeholder and replace with content from this checklist

3

Set subject line + preview text

Subject: something like ๐ŸŽต How to land your first studio session (+ Film, Radio & Culinary this week)

4

Send test to yourself

Click "Send Test" โ†’ enter your email โ†’ check Gmail + mobile before proceeding

5

Select audience & schedule

Choose DCC Newsletter Subscribers tag โ†’ Schedule for Tuesday 9:00am โ†’ Confirm send

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