Start a Weekly Newsletter
Everything you need to launch a small email newsletter and keep it going: picking a clear topic, choosing a platform, a simple issue format you can write in two hours, and realistic ways to find your first readers.
- Why a newsletter, and what to write about
- Set up in an afternoon
- A format you can write in two hours
- Find your first 100 readers
- Keep going for a year
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- 01Why a newsletter, and what to write about3
- 02Set up in an afternoon4
- 03A format you can write in two hours5
- 04Find your first 100 readers6
- 05Keep going for a year7
Why a newsletter, and what to write about
Social media posts disappear from feeds within hours, and platforms decide who sees them. An email newsletter reaches people's inboxes directly, and your subscriber list is something you can take with you if you switch tools. That is why many writers, creators and small businesses treat a newsletter as their most dependable channel.
This guide takes you from no newsletter to a weekly issue you can sustain. It does not promise a particular number of subscribers or any income. Many newsletters grow slowly, and that is fine. The aim is a newsletter you can keep writing and people are glad to receive.
People subscribe when they know what they will get. A vague "thoughts on life and stuff" newsletter is hard to recommend. A clear promise is easy:
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