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The Newsletter Advice I Give Again and Again

No matter what type of newsletter you work on or what your goals are, everyone’s struggles are pretty similar. Here’s the advice I give to help solve your biggest newsletter problems.

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The Four Newsletter Growth Quadrants

There are so many great ways to grow your list, but the best newsletter operators don’t just pick a handful of tactics. They operate in four different growth quadrants: Owned, earned, algorithmic, and paid. Here’s how you can use these strategies, too.

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10 Questions to Help You Build a Better Newsletter

Here are the questions you’ll want to ask — and answers you’ll need — to improve your newsletter strategy.

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25 Rules For Running a Great Newsletter

Operate in all four growth quadrants. Use AI for productivity, not creativity. And 23 other rules that any newsletter operator needs to follow.

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Why SPF and DKIM Matter — And How to Set Them Up For Your Newsletter

At the heart of authentication are two tools that every email sender should be using: SPF and DKIM. Here’s what you need to do to set things up for your newsletter.

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The State of the Inbox

Open Rates Aren’t Reliable Anymore. Can You Still Trust Your Click Rates?

One ESP says 63% of all clicks they see in emails come from bots. What’s happening — and what does that mean for your email strategy?

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Two Things To Know Before Launching Your Newsletter

At the start, you only need to be able to ask two questions: Who is your audience? And what are you sending them of value?

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A Big List of Things You Can A/B Test

A/B testing is one of the best ways to improve every part of your newsletter strategy. From your sent-from name to pop-ups, here’s a big list of things you can test.

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15 Lessons From 30+ Years in Newsletters

CJ Chilvers has been creating newsletters since 1987. Here’s what he’s learned along the way.

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What You Need to Know About Gmail and Yahoo’s Big Changes for Newsletters

Fail to comply with these new rules and you’ll be unable to send to Gmail or Yahoo inboxes. Here’s what you need to do to stay compliant.