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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.
Outdated expectations kill creative dreams
Don't wait for permission or external validation.
The creative switch
How you stop staring at a blank paper.
Substack's ticking time bomb
Can independent journalism really thrive under VC pressure?
Feeding the algorithm
A short rant by Seth Godin.
What's your origin story?
... and why is it so powerful?
The biggest mistakes paid newsletters make
Simon Owens on what kind of content people will pay for.
Your Substack isn’t for everyone
... and that's a good thing.
How to collect emails for a newsletter
An everything-you-need-to-know list from the folks at Beehiiv.
Life without goals
On choosing ways of being rather than milestones to reach.
Newsletters should be letters
Some advice from Austin Kleon.
What's the best way to end your email?
Brad Wolverton offers five killer email closers.
The f*ck it guide to content
Or why chaos is your new best friend.
Stop doing things you hate doing
Instead, build a foundation of great people in your orbit.
Write for someone
... and ignore everyone else.
Disenshittify or die
Cory Doctorow asks: “What the f*ck happened to the old, good internet?”
The newsletter advice Dan Oshinsky gives again and again
No matter what type of newsletter you work on, it turns out everyone’s struggles are pretty similar.
Stop acting like an expert
And start acting like an explorer.
What would it mean to be done for the day?
Oliver Burkeman on how to *feel* done.
How technology hooked the world
Addicted, overwhelmed, and oversubscribed.
Writing vs. content
Yes, there's a difference.
Use the internet, not just companies.
Perennial advice from Derek Sivers.
Like & subscribe
The Casual Archivist gets wistful for tactile design.
Yes, people do buy books
Despite viral claims, Americans buy over a billion books a year.
A curated resource to build a newsletter business
Links to help you build, grow, and monetize your newsletter.
Should you have an email newsletter?
Myth vs. Reality
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