Content Schedule

Below is our updated 2025 content schedule:

Note: Below the schedule I’ve includes details on why changes were made to our 2025 content publishing schedule of both free and member-only content.

Mondays: Funded at 240 Level 2 members/subscribers (or equivalent)

  • Automation News Show / Automation This Week: 10:00am ET (members)
  • Automation News Headlines: 10:30am ET (public)

Tuesdays:

  • The Automation Minute: Quick Looks & Tips (public)
  • The Automation Show for Members: in-depth how-tos (members only)

or

  • IA Tech Tips: Short tip videos (public)
  • IA How-To: Member only how-tos (members only)

Wednesdays:

  • The Automation Podcast: 3:30pm ET (when sponsored)
  • Weekly Discord Q & A Live Chat: 6-7pm ET (level 3 members)**
  • Weekly Teams Meeting for Students: 6-7pm ET (students, see lesson 1.11)**

**Note: If the number of questions coming in during the Member and Student Q & A sessions exceed the time allotted, additional time will be added to the schedule.

Thursdays: Funded at 400 Level 2 members/paid subs (or equivalent)

  • Member Only Livestream: 10:00am ET (members)
  • Question of the week: 10:30am ET (public)

Note: Below are details on why I made changes to my content publishing schedule for 2025:

Changes to Member-only Content Schedule:

The quantity of member-only content published on The Automation Blog and YouTube is directly proportional to the number of members (aka subscribers) we has. We ended 2024 with roughly 40 Level 2 members, which (after fees and taxes) covers the cost of 5 hours of content creation per month.

In the hopes of growing the number of members/subscribers in 2025 (in order to bring back the News and Q & A shows,) I’m initially committing to 5 hours of member-only content creation per week.

Changes to the Free/Public Content Schedule:

The quantity of free content published on The Automation Blog and YouTube is directly proportional to the revenue generated through advertising and sponsored content, which varies wildly from month to month.

For the year of 2024, the average monthly income from Google & YouTube Ads, plus our own merch, video, & ebook sales, was not enough to cover our most basic bill, our web hosting costs. This is why we’ve focused on vendor sponsored content as a way to continue to bring our audience new, free videos, podcasts, and articles.

*To learn about becoming a sponsor, contact start by reviewing our media guide here. To learn about becoming a member, click here.

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Shawn M Tierney
Technology Enthusiast & Content Creator

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