A newsletter that curates local events has huge potential. Here’s how a handful of successful events newsletters have grown their lists and found ways to drive revenue.
Author: Claire Zulkey
Claire is Managing Editor at Inbox Collective. She runs Evil Witches, a newsletter for “people who happen to be mothers” and edits the community family newsletter Raising Evanston. She is also a longtime freelance writer, editor and consultant with particular expertise in alumni publications and has authored and ghostwritten several published books. You can find many of her clips here.
Based in Evanston, IL, Claire got her B.A. from Georgetown University and her M.A from Northwestern University. You can find her on LinkedIn.
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