How to Start Your Newsletter in 30 Minutes
A step-by-step guide to setting up your newsletter today
In his essay 1,000 True Fans, Wired editor Kevin Kelly made a groundbreaking statement. He declared creators don’t need to find humungous audiences to make a living online.
All they need is a loyal audience.
That’s right. You don’t need to reach millions. 1,000 True Fans are enough to support your dreams.
Newsletters are the incarnation of building a loyal fanbase. They allow you to have a direct wire to your fans and interact with them.
Starting a Newsletter Is Easier Than You Think
I’ve procrastinated on my newsletter for months. Of course, all the big creators have one and recommend one. But I always thought of a newsletter as this huge, intangible project.
Until I finally created one.
Here’s the thing: you don’t need to obsess over the details in the beginning. Your freebie, your domain, the content of your newsletter (we’ll get to that later)… All of that can wait until you created the newsletter.
Push the domino of making the first step — just creating the newsletter.
