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25 Ways to Measure the Success of Your Newsletter

Open rate and click rate aren’t the only ways to tell if your newsletter is successful. The best newsletters look at metrics around engagement, growth, monetization, and reader feedback to understand what’s working.

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10 Mistakes Non-Profits Make in Their Newsletters — And How to Fix Them

So many non-profits make the same errors in their newsletters. Here’s how to adjust your strategy to avoid these mistakes.

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10 Steps to Maintain Great Deliverability in 2024

Now’s the right time to take steps to stay in the inbox. Here are 10 things you should do as part of a January deliverability check-up.

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What I Wish I’d Known Before Launching My Newsletter

We asked more than 20 newsletter operators for the advice they wish they’d gotten. From content strategy to growth best practices, here’s what they told us.

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19 Great Newsletter Landing Pages You Can Learn From

A well-built landing page can help you grow your newsletter faster. Here are landing page best practices to utilize and great examples to borrow from.

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What Are Email Platforms Doing to Make Emails More Accessible?

The need for accessibility accommodations is growing, and ESPs are adding new features to meet that need. So what features are rolling out? And how are newsletter operators taking advantage of these features?

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Ask a Deliverability Expert: Should I Use a Custom IP Address?

A custom IP address could help with deliverability — but only if you’re growing fast and sending to a high volume of emails every month. Here’s how to decide if it’s the right move for you.

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Three Questions Everyone Should Ask in a Survey

Every newsletter should incorporate audience feedback into their strategy. Here’s what to ask in a survey to make sure you’re building the right newsletter for your readers.

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Ask a Deliverability Expert: How Do I Get Off a Spamhaus Blocklist?

If your domain’s been blocklisted, you won’t be able to get your newsletter to readers. But why might your domain end up on a blocklist? And how do you get off of one? Let’s get your questions answered.

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The Six Types of Welcome Emails

Every newsletter needs a great welcome series. Here’s why you should build one, what types of emails to include, and how many emails to send.