Should you launch a newsletter referral program?
A rewards program isn't a silver bullet for growth, and requires a lot of resources.
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#135 — The future of email
The latest news about all things publishing, newsletters and tech is here, including an essay, a podcast & a webinar. Enjoy! Webinar: The future of email "Join marketing experts from emfluence, Email on Acid, and Women of Email as we discuss the history of our favorite form of communication!...
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#134 — Real newsletter growth tactics inside
Your weekly curation of news about independent publishing below includes a lot of growth tips that you're not going to want to miss, including how to grow your email list, increase revenue, attract sponsors and what time you should deliver emails. Enjoy! 💸 Business models [Podcast] Growing a newsletter
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#133 — The year of the subscription (again)
Newsflash, it is the year of the subscription. Wait, wasn't that last year too? Either way, that's what everyone is talking about this week after Reuter's published their latest report. Plus: Find out how to get 10k subscribers in a month, how to use
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#132 — New models for media in 2021
Happy New Year! We're kicking off your regularly scheduled curation of publishing news today. It's the first working week of the year, so in this round-up you can expect lots of 2021 predictions and strategy highlights. Plus: useful tips for SEO & affiliate marketing. Enjoy! 💯 Top
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#131 — The movement for open subscription platforms
The final newsletter of 2020 includes a new movement for open subscription platforms, Rafat Ali writes about the importance owning your stack — plus, more roundup articles about 2020 and predictions for next year! We're taking a short break for a few weeks and we'll return in
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#130 — A glance back at the year we will all remember
It's here, you knew it was coming — the time of year when everyone does a roundup of the past year and predictions for the year that follows. There's a lot to unpack, so we'll be sharing the highlights in the next couple of newsletters.
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#129 — Enter the multi-SKU creator
The big question in this issue: Should writers create more than one product? Having multiple revenue streams is definitely attractive, but is it better to double-down your efforts, or create multiple products? Let us know your thoughts. 💯 Top picks Why a paid newsletter won't be enough money for
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#128 — Optimising the subscription lifecycle
After speaking to people who create content professionally — we kept hearing that it would be beneficial to have a place to share ideas, tips and stories about running email newsletters, and building content-based businesses. So, we recently launched a brand new community for exactly that and there's already
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#127 — How to grow a newsletter & join the rise of the media artisan
There were lots of great pickings for this week's round up. Hopefully it provides a relaxed and productive way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Penny for your thoughts? Which articles do you find the most useful? We'd love to hear your feedback. Admittedly there won'
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#126 — There's never been a better time to transform publishing
It's Sunday again, which means it's time for your weekly dose of the best reads about publishing. Included: a free ebook, how Morning Brew grow their subscribers, how to create extraordinary podcasts and more. Plese enjoy, feel free to share, and hit reply to chat with
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#125 — How to stand out
Since many of us have internet and news fatigue this week, this issue is a little shorter than usual. There's some great reads in here though, we hope you find them interesting! 💯 Top picks [Thread] Lessons from subscribing to 50+ newsletters [https://twitter.com/JanelSGM/status/1290718783686967297] This
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#124 — Developing a better (content) product
The top stories this week are about the benefits of treating your content business as a product. Plus: Ads are appearing on Substack, the industry is adjusting to the changes of 2020, and mistakes to avoid in mobile publishing. Enjoy! 💯 Top picks Content is product and product is content: Why
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#123 — Paid is the new normal
This week's issue has so many interesting ideas, podcasts and tools that we're excited to share with you. We don't even want to ruin the surprise with a summary. Enjoy and see you at the same time next week! > Enjoying this newsletter? Share
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#122 — Making a living from a newsletter
In this week's issue you can read about why the rise of content is upon us and how chasing scale at all costs is no longer the way forward. A little update from us — in the past 10 weeks alone, Ghost has made more than $140,000 [https:
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