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Right now, someone building a newsletter ESP would have an uphill battle yet could make big waves if they added new flavors to the mix.
TinyLetter should be the Buffer for newsletters.
Send tweet sized emails everyday by queing.
Send tweet sized emails everyday by queing.
Emails should have an edit button as much as Twitter should.
What I mean by edit for email newsletters, is that if you edit, the email is sent again automatically with a deep sincere apology for the mistake and include the correction at the top.
Give email newsletter senders an easy to share list of links of their past emails.
Mailchimp and substack seem to both get this wrong.
Mailchimp and substack seem to both get this wrong.
Every newspaper publisher has a paywall. Its not just a boolean. Ur in or out.
Can we give 4 free reads per month to everyone? Wanna go deeper? Pay up for a trial.
Can we give 4 free reads per month to everyone? Wanna go deeper? Pay up for a trial.
Make this a thing we can implement, and u will give every newsletter 20% more subs.
When a reader reads a past letter. Make a button to download a PDF version. In trade to subscribe.
Email them the pdf to make sure they open their email.
When a reader reads a past letter. Make a button to download a PDF version. In trade to subscribe.
Email them the pdf to make sure they open their email.
The biggest open space for a Newsletter ESP is Stats.
How do writers get more actionable stats and how can it remain ethically good for readers?
Open rates are trackers.
NPS is rather unactionable.
Click rates are inadequate for readers. A bit okay for curators.
How do writers get more actionable stats and how can it remain ethically good for readers?
Open rates are trackers.
NPS is rather unactionable.
Click rates are inadequate for readers. A bit okay for curators.
Offer the writer and reader different optimized experiences.
Write 1 long email each week with 5 sections.
Readers can opt for 1 a week or 5 a week emails.
Writer what you want.
Read when you want.
If reader doesnt care, opt in to writers option.
Write 1 long email each week with 5 sections.
Readers can opt for 1 a week or 5 a week emails.
Writer what you want.
Read when you want.
If reader doesnt care, opt in to writers option.
Make the double opt in fun and rewarding for the reader.
Its brutal the amount of subs a newsletter loses from a double opt in.
Automatically include archives, PDFs
A loom video?
A youtube unlisted video?
A gif for gods sake!!
SOMETHING!!!
Its brutal the amount of subs a newsletter loses from a double opt in.
Automatically include archives, PDFs
A loom video?
A youtube unlisted video?
A gif for gods sake!!
SOMETHING!!!
While email newsletters are "booming" I am glad there is still room for improvement.
If you are building some solutions, comment below.
If you are building some solutions, comment below.
Could there be a tool that helps a newsletter writer ultimately write a 100k word document on a single subject.
Essentially the newsletter is updates, new sections, annotations, curated resources, contextualizations.
Essentially the newsletter is updates, new sections, annotations, curated resources, contextualizations.
For example, I want to write 10k words on Creatorscape 2020.
Should I actually aim for 100k in 10 months? And dedicate a newsletter to writing that. Publishing changes each week.
Should I actually aim for 100k in 10 months? And dedicate a newsletter to writing that. Publishing changes each week.
