Artificial intelligence can be helpful for creating processes, coming up with ideas, and helping you analyze results. Here are a few ways I’m using it to improve my newsletter.
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Adding your logo to Apple, Gmail, or Yahoo inboxes is an easy way to boost engagement with your newsletters. Here are both free and paid options for getting your logo in front of readers in those inboxes.
What I learned after working with about a hundred different newsletters in 2025 — and what you need to know about growth, AI, and staying relevant in the inbox
Some teams use print to create glossy products that drive significant revenue. These independent newsletter operators are thinking about print as a creative sandbox and, sometimes, a small new revenue stream. Here’s what they’ve learned about creating and selling print products to their readers.
This year, I ran ad campaigns for eight different newsletters, helping them acquire thousands of newsletter subscribers. I learned a lot from the process. One of the biggest lessons: It’s easy to spend your money unwisely on platforms like Meta. Here’s what you need to know if you’re trying to grow through paid ads.
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The Five Types of Automations
Every team should be thinking about how to use automations to engage their audience and drive more revenue. From a welcome series to winback emails, these five automations can help you better engage and monetize your email audience.
Gone are the days when a newsletter could rely entirely on their website, search, or social media to grow. If you want to build an email list in this current era, you’re going to need to lean heavily into Earned and Paid growth tactics. Here’s how to do that.
The best books can help us rethink the way we think about our writing and our readers. These 14 books helped us improve our own work. Hopefully, you’ll find one, too, that helps you better understand and write your own newsletter.
In 2020, Priti Patnaik launched a newsletter to cover public health for policymakers and professionals in the space. Five years later, she’s built an audience of 6,000+ readers — with a $350/year subscription, plus events and even two books for sale. Here’s what she’s learned about building a newsletter and nurturing an audience.
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of email. There are so many newsletters out there, newsletter data isn’t great, and yes, there are long-term threats from AI. But a few killer features still make newsletters something worth investing in.