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Beyond the Inbox

The Secrets Behind Assistants vs. Agents? Content, Community — and a Newsletter with Priceless Intel

Warner Bailey created a meme page for Hollywood assistants. It grew into a weekly newsletter and eventually into an educational ecosystem for the TV and film industry’s next generation.

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What I Wish I’d Known Before Launching My Newsletter

20+ newsletter operators share lessons on what newsletters to launch, how to balance all of your newsletter responsibilities, when to grow your team, and more.

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The International Inbox

Why Global Health Experts Rely on Geneva Health Files’ In-Depth Analysis

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.

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The International Inbox

How a Spain-Born Founder Built and Runs One of Mexico’s Most Popular Newsletters — From Texas

Two years ago, Fernando Caralt took a newsletter format he loved and adapted it for a Mexican audience. Now it reaches 140,000 readers and will bring in nearly $200,000 in revenue. But there’s one interesting twist: Fernando’s never lived in Mexico, and he runs the entire operation from the U.S.

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One Newsletter Mistake I Wish I Could Take Back

Everyone makes mistakes with their newsletter. These could be as small as a typo or something so big that it demands a full apology. And sometimes, the mistakes are the things you don’t do — the newsletters you don’t launch, the tactics you wish you had tried. We asked some friends and colleagues to share their biggest newsletter mistake. Here’s what they told us.

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What I Wish I’d Known Before Launching My Newsletter

From experimentation to monetization to growth, here’s the advice 25 newsletter operators wish they’d gotten at the very start.

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The Best Piece of Advice I Ever Got About Newsletters

We asked 20+ newsletter operators for their favorite piece of newsletter advice. Here’s what they told us about building a great product, engaging with readers, and a whole lot more.