# Getting Started

Automating a blog or content email can be a valuable addition to your email marketing strategy. However, if you're looking for a more editorial approach to creating a newsletter or email with curated content, you'll find that many features are similar to those in an automated email campaign—except this time, you have the flexibility to select, arrange, and tweak the blog posts and website content in your email.

Watch the introductory video below to get familiar with the high level features.

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Overview of curated newsletters.
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Setting up you integration is an important part of the process. Read more here:&#x20;

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### Next Steps:

Now that you have a basic understanding of the feature here is a recap of the steps involved in setting up and using the curated newsletter feature.

1. Create a curated newsletter campaign in your FeedOtter account.
2. Setup the campaign defaults; subject, from, email template design, integration system.
3. Configure your content sources and install the bookmark.
4. Create your first New Issue.
5. Add content, re-order, and edit content placement.
6. Test, Review, and Publish to your email software.

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[Newsletter Defaults](/curated-newsletters/getting-started/newsletter-defaults.md)
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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.feedotter.com/curated-newsletters/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.