Insight & Advice
40 one-sentence newsletter tips
#6: “You don’t need as many subscribers as you think to accomplish your goals.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue is from Josh Spector and is chock-full of excellent advice.
Don’t call it a newsletter
“The first step to an excellent newsletter: Stop calling it that.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue links to an interview conducted by MailChimp (!) and published on Medium (?) with the very
‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything
Cory Doctorow's theory about “how the internet was colonised by platforms, why all those platforms are degrading so quickly and thoroughly, why it matters and what we can do about it.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch,
The #1 goal for your book marketing
“If you want to build a direct connection with your fans that gets their attention and drives action — the holy grail — your #1 goal should be building an email list.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow
Momentum creates motivation
“If you let motivation dictate your actions, inertia conspires to keep you in place.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue links to a tiny thought from the Farnam Street newsletter.
Stock & flow in newsletters
“Flow is the feed [...] Stock is the durable stuff [that] spreads slowly but surely, building fans over time.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue links to a 2019 blog post from
A modest guide to productivity
“Stay on paper as long as possible; sketch and write things out long-hand, possibly even emails.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue is from the designer Frank Chimero's blog
Less homework! More fun!
“A word of advice for publishing a newsletter, blog post, novel, or literally anything: keep it short and keep it sweet.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue is from Robin Rendle