Kym Ellis

Kym Ellis

#74 — Paths to subscription & why people pay for news

Welcome to our newest subscribers – it’s great to have you here! ICYMI we did a special edition last week announcing membership & subscriptions at Ghost. To catch up, here’s the most important stories and ideas in independent publishing from the past two weeks. Enjoy!

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#73 (Special Edition) — Announcing memberships & subscriptions in Ghost

Hey there! We’re doing a special edition of the Publisher Weekly newsletter this week — it’s a little different.

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#72 — How much revenue thousands of indie creators make each month

This week, your summary of the biggest ideas in publishing is packed full of interesting stories and resources about curating email newsletters, reader loyalty, how to foster a culture of listening and much more!

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#71 — How much money can be made with premium newsletters

The biggest stories in digital publishing this week include behind-the-scenes insights from independent publishers, understanding the unit economics of content and a toolkit for keeping your digital presence safe and sane, plus much more!

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#70 — Site performance matters for publishers who want healthy conversions

Welcome back 👋 This weeks issue features tips for publishers about site performance, new research about audience engagement, peer support initiatives for journalism and more. Enjoy! 💯 Top picks Slow sites have a negative impact on revenue: Why publishers opt for faster, leaner websites [https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/slow-sites-have-a-negative-impact-on-revenue-publishers-opt-for-leaner-websites-with-lesser-ads-to-attract-and-keep-users-on-site/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&

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#69 — Loyalty is membership's North Star

Welcome back to your latest roundup of the biggest stories and ideas in independent publishing. Last week’s issue had lots of content about creating better newsletters and this weeks is full of interesting ideas about podcasts. Plus: the latest research about metrics in memberships, what happens when newspapers disappear

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#68 — The right strategy to monetise your content through reader revenue

Happy Sunday & welcome back. Here’s your curated list of the most important stories and ideas in digital publishing this week! Thanks for supporting Publisher Weekly ❤️ > Remember you can submit articles [https://ghost.org/resources/submit/] or get in touch with us [support@ghost.org] directly to let

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#67 — User revenue is now a growth engine

Happy Sunday & welcome back to your subscription of the most important stories in digital publishing. It’s been such a busy news week that we had a hard time picking out the best reads 🙃 > Get in touch 📫 Let us know what you’d like to see here by

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#66 — Q&A with the VP of subscription growth at the NYT

Welcome back to your weekly update of the most important stories and news in publishing. This week we’ve got insights about the Facebook news tab, new services from Patreon and how The Telegraph are using Instagram and Snapchat to find new subscribers. Enjoy! > Thanks for supporting the community

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#65 — Members changed our lives for the better

Welcome to your weekly issue with all of the latest and greatest stories and ideas about digital publishing. > Let’s chat! 📫 Hit reply to let us know why you’re interested in the future of publishing, or give us some feedback for the newsletter! 💯 Top picks “At 7,000

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#64 — How to use paid acquisition to grow your email subscribers

Happy Sunday! Here’s all of the latest important stories and ideas in digital publishing. > If you’re enjoying this newsletter we’d appreciate it if you’d recommend us to a friend or colleague who might enjoy it too or share on Twitter 👉 publisherweekly.org [https://ghost.org/

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#63 — Tighten up that paywall!

Happy Sunday! Here’s your top stories in publishing and the latest ideas about modern business models. As always, thanks for supporting the newsletter and for helping to build this community. If you have any ideas or suggestions for future issues, hit reply 📫 💯 Top picks Tighten up that paywall! (And

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#62 — The four visitors to your site, and how to hook them

Welcome back! This weeks thoughtful takes on the future of publishing includes lots of news about emerging business models and a free downloadable resource in our top pick of the week. For those of you who have joined this community in the past few weeks, here’s a brief reminder

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#61 — Email is important for publishers. So is retention!

Welcome to your weekly roundup of the most important stories in independent publishing. It was a busy news week, so this issue is packed full of great content. 💯 Top picks The Facebook local news accelerator finds out what readers will actually pay for! [https://facebookjournalismproject.com/article/what-readers-will-pay-for/?utm_campaign=

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#60 — Partnership, membership, and social justice

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