Your AIDular report lands in your inbox. Now what? The real value is not in getting the report, it is in knowing how to read it fast and figure out what to do next.
This guide walks you through a simple system for doing exactly that.
What an AIDular Report Contains
Every report AIDular sends you has three main parts:
- A summary at the top. A short paragraph that captures the biggest things found since the last report.
- Sourced findings. The actual items, each with a link to the original source so you can verify anything that catches your eye.
- Any gaps or notes. If AIDular found very little on a topic that week, it says so. That is useful information too.
Knowing this structure means you never have to read the whole thing word for word.
Step 1: Read the Summary First
The summary is written to give you the key points in under a minute. Start there every time.
Ask yourself: does anything in the summary need action from me today? If yes, flag it. If not, move on.
Step 2: Skim the Findings by Relevance to You
Scroll through the sourced items. You are not reading every word. You are scanning for:
- Names, prices, dates, or topics you recognise
- Anything that changed since the last report
- Anything that feels surprising or off
Click a source link only when something genuinely needs a closer look. Most of the time, the summary and a quick skim are enough.
Step 3: Flag and File in 30 Seconds
Have a simple system ready. It does not need to be fancy:
- Save to a folder in your email app for anything you want to revisit
- Forward to a teammate if someone else needs to see it
- Copy a line into your notes app or task manager if it means you need to do something
The goal is to deal with each report in one pass, not leave it sitting open in 10 tabs.
Step 4: Adjust Your Prompt if the Report Felt Off
If a report comes back too broad, too narrow, or just not quite right, that is a signal to tweak the prompt you gave AIDular, not a sign something is broken.
Here is a copy-paste example of a prompt that produces tight, useful reports:
Track news about electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the UK. Focus on new station openings, government funding announcements, and partnerships between energy companies and car brands. Skip general EV opinion pieces. Send weekly.
Notice what makes this work: it names a specific topic, says what to include, says what to skip, and picks a schedule. The more specific you are, the cleaner your report will be.
If your report has too much noise, add a "skip" line. If it is missing things you care about, add them by name.
Step 5: Use the Report to Ask Better Questions
A report is not a final answer. It is a starting point. When something in a report surprises you, that is the moment to open a new AIDular tracker on that sub-topic, or do a quick search to go deeper.
Over time, your reports get more useful because you keep refining the prompt based on what you actually find valuable.
A Quick Routine That Works
Here is a realistic daily or weekly routine:
- Open the email when it arrives
- Read the summary (60 seconds)
- Skim the findings (2 minutes)
- Flag or act on anything relevant (1 minute)
- Archive the report
That is under 5 minutes for a full web monitoring sweep on any topic you care about.
If you have not set up a tracker yet, the free Lite plan at aidular.com is a good place to start. Pick one topic, write a specific prompt, choose a schedule, and see what lands in your inbox.