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Publish a newsletter of your own, with a signup page and a send button.
Free plan. Paid plans as the list grows.
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Start a newsletter
Start a newsletter of your own, write the first issue, and put a signup link on your site.
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Tools for Start a newsletter
Kit
Write to a list you own, with simple automations when someone joins.
Free plan to start. Paid plans as the list grows.
Substack
Start a public letter quickly, and let readers subscribe by email.
Free to publish. Substack takes a cut if you charge readers.
Mailchimp
A familiar place to collect addresses and send a regular email.
Free plan for a small list. Paid plans after that.
A first sitting
How to do this in 15 minutes
- Name the letter and write one sentence about who it is for.
- Create the account and a signup page. Do not design ten pages first.
- Write one useful issue. Send it to yourself, then to the first people who asked.
- Put the signup link on your site and in the signature you already use.