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Indie newsletters

How Giving Away More Content for Free Helped Me Get — and Convert — More Subscribers

Want to sell more subscriptions? Advisorator’s Jared Newman discovered one tactic that worked for his newsletter: Giving away more content.

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Not a Newsletter

Why I’m Shutting Down Not a Newsletter

After five years, I’m shifting from a monthly Google Doc to a weekly email newsletter. Here’s how I made the decision — and what’s next for readers like you.

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Not a Newsletter

Not a Newsletter: September 2023

Welcome to the September — and final — edition of Not a Newsletter, a semi-comprehensive, Google Doc-based guide to sending better emails! I’m Dan, the founder of Inbox Collective. Thank you to this month’s sponsors: PostApex, a solution to help you secure premium advertisers for your email newsletter; Sponsy, a tool that might be able […]

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Indie newsletters

How Plan Cash Turned a Newsletter Into a Platform For Financial Literacy

In 2021, Léa Lejeune co-founded Plan Cash, a French-language newsletter to help women invest better. Now they’re offering paid training courses, 1-to-1 financial consulting — and even taking on investments for Plan Cash itself.

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Case Studies

How Two Successful Brands Use Litmus to QA, Test, and Stay in the Inbox

Peapod Digital Labs and BoyleSports use Litmus’s suite of tools to personalize, optimize and increase deliverability.

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Best practices

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.

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Not a Newsletter

Not a Newsletter: August 2023

Welcome to the August edition of Not a Newsletter, a monthly, semi-comprehensive, Google Doc-based guide to sending better emails! I’m Dan, the founder of Inbox Collective, an email consultancy, and the former Director of Newsletters at The New Yorker and BuzzFeed. Every month, I update this doc with email news, tips, and ideas. Sign up […]

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Newsletter success stories

What I’ve Learned From Five Years of Evil Witches

I launched my newsletter, Evil Witches, in 2018. Here’s what I’ve learned about building an audience, identifying the right strategy for your newsletter, and being your own boss.

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Indie newsletters

How Hanna Raskin Built a James Beard Award-Winning Newsletter

The Food Section brings independent coverage of Southern restaurants and food culture to inboxes. Publisher Hanna Raskin explains how she built the newsletter, grown her paying audience, and launched new editorial partnerships.

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Ask a Deliverability Expert

Ask a Deliverability Expert: Should I Set Up DMARC?

DMARC is one of the best ways to keep your email communications and reputation secure. Here’s what you need to know about setting it up for your brand.