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Each issue of Read This links to an article, blog, video, or other resource that provides helpful insights into building a better readership using an email newsletter.
Abandoned blogs
A collection of untended digital gardens.
Do the human work
The trick to getting people to show up.
10 (more!) things I wish every writer knew about marketing
Dan Blank on how to master the craft of sharing your writing.
Good Internet
A new magazine.
The non-scientific, non-scammy way to grow your newsletter
There are no shortcuts to growth, but there are strategies to steadily grow.
5 rules for creative authenticity
A mini manifesto.
10 things I wish every writer knew about marketing
Dan Blank shares lessons from 25 years of helping writers.
Blogging as a gift
Why write post after post into the void with nobody engaging?
What the heck is a personal brand in 2025?
Do any of us really know what that means anymore?
1,000 fans (which sort?)
Choose your fans, choose your future.
A strategy of attention economy
A useful filter.
How to long game
The long game is the only game.
Activation vs. persuasion
Should you hustle for new people or serve the ones who care?
How to find your creative spark
Instructions for a never ending cycle.
How to build a 200+ member writing community
What to do first and why.
Why you're struggling with your marketing
Four reasons promoting your work may be hard for you.
Newsletter writing shouldn’t leave you sore
It should be fun (or, at least, not all obligation and ick).
How to title your blog post or whatever
... so that it finds your people.
Totally insane & truly helpful
... creativity advice.
Warm growth
Or: The quiet revolution against optimization at all costs.
Working through the fear of being seen
On killing your internal critic.
Stop writing new content
Inbox Collective on how (& why) to develop an automated email course.
Should your newsletter be a podcast?
Advice from creators working in both mediums.
And ... we're back
A (re)introduction.
A short hiatus
Read This is taking a short break.
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