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Issue #119 — The high privacy cost of free websites & notes on membership
This week: More ideas about membership, more journalists carving their own path and more tips about building community and growing your newsletter. Enjoy this weeks reading/listening and feel free to forward to a friend! 💯 Top picksNotes on membershipLast week the Membership Puzzle Project shared a new guide on memberships.
Issue #118 — 3 years of membership research in one place
In this week's roundup you'll find examples of publishers exceeding subscriber numbers, a podcast about growing your newsletter as well as tips for how to write almost anything and how to setup successful paid campaigns. Enjoy your Sunday reading! 💯 Top picksThe Membership Handbook is hereThe Membership Puzzle Project have released
Issue #117 — Don't forget about community
The latest stories, updates, and ideas for independent publishers, delivered every Sunday 📫 Happy weekend and thanks for stopping by. In this week's issue, you can discover how to harness social media for your publication, how to build a community to sustain recurring revenue, and find out why the publishing industry
Issue #116 — Solo writers share their secrets
Happy Sunday everyone — if you're new here, welcome! This week we've got a new article on the Ghost blog, insights about pricing strategies and building a business, as well as this week's top tech tips and more! Don't forget, you can always revisit past issues on the website, and you
Issue #115 — How to improve your email newsletters
This week you're in for a treat with tons of stories, advice and free tools about email newsletters. Plus: How to deal with trolls and what makes fake news feel true? Enjoy your weekly curated articles! We'd love to hear from you! If you're new around here (or even if
Issue #114 — Launching memberships without a large audience
This week's issue includes a brand new post on the Ghost blog, growth stories from two publishers, a free report that you'll definitely want to check out, and the inevitable eclipse of print! 💯 Top picksYou don't need a huge audience to start a membership business"For as long as you
Issue #113 — The passion economy enables a new kind of entrepreneurship
Make sure you don't miss this week's top pick about how to write data-driven stories, and the following article about the passion economy. Also included: Instagram as a search engine, the New York Times has more digital revenue than ever — and Cosmopolitan liken their pricing model to chicken nuggets... 💯 Top
Issue #112 — How publishers can make digital media pay
Last week everyone was compiling lists of the best independently run newsletters, this week it's lists of ways publishers can make money! We've included the most comprehensive list as this weeks top pick, along with all the other stories we've been reading this week. Enjoy! 💯 Top picks231 ways publishers can
Issue #111 — The ad industry keeps losing traction & dozens of journalists build their own newsletters
This issue is packed full of interesting articles and podcast episodes. The TL:DR is, the ad industry continues to lose traction, more journalists than ever are choosing an independent path and publishers are finding new ways to drive revenue using free registration walls and first-party data. Enjoy this weeks
Issue #110 — The best newsletters on the internet
This week's issue includes articles about how diversified revenue streams are benefitting publishers, membership success stories, Spotify's new video podcast feature, why Google has donated almost $40million to more than 5,600 publishers worldwide. Thanks for supporting Publisher Weekly. See you next week! 💯 Top picks80 of the best single-operator newsletters
Issue #109 — The new growth channel: Newsletter referral programs
Happy Sunday! This week's issue includes insights into the latest strategies for paid newsletters and subscription publications, how quitting Facebook ads can actually be a good thing, how to understand your readers in a privacy driven world and much more. Enjoy your reading 😊 💯 Top picks7 ways COVID has impacted subscription
Issue #108 — Passion communities are flourishing
This week we've got an interesting success story, why newsletters are surging, some free resources for publishers from Google, a webinar about being an independent journalist and more. We hope you enjoy this issue! 💯 Top picksNathan Tankus's newsletter subscribers don’t care about diplomasWith 450 subscribers generating $45,000 in
Issue #107 — Newsletters are the new homepage
This week's issue includes stories about the continued rise of email newsletters and subscriptions in publishing, as well as a guide about choosing the right analytics tools and much more! 💯 Top picksPublishers are seeing revenue bumps of up to 103% from email newsletters: “It is the new homepage”A new
Issue #106 — How to forego venture capital with the membership model
Enjoy your regularly scheduled Sunday reading & listening with all of the top stories in publishing. There's articles covering how to address reader fatigue, content marketing tips, new podcast advertising tech, a new social network from Google and more! As always, hit reply to chat – tell us what you want
Issue #105 — The resurgence and importance of email newsletters
This week's issue is full of interesting reads about the importance of email, why people pay for online news, the latest reports and why publishers need to improve the personality of their digital products. Enjoy! By the way: We've made a few changes around here. All issues of Publisher Weekly
Issue #104 — How the internet has changed everything
Tune in for this week's curation of articles, including studies about how publishers are fine-tuning their paywalls, a round up of subscription growth from the past 3 months from a new Zuora report and why publishers are fearful of Amazon commission cuts. Enjoy! 💯 Top picksNever-ending Niches by Ben ThompsonThis week's
Issue #103 — Fighting churn with data
This weeks top stories in publishing includes discussions about how journalists are navigating protests, a podcast about what brands can learn from big publishers and examples of publishers who are successfully reducing churn. 💯 Top picks3 lessons from the latest news media innovation winnersReal life examples of success from a variety
Issue #102 — Free tools to upgrade your membership analytics
This week's curated list of the most important stories in publishing is short and sweet. Make sure you don't miss the top pick with great advice about analytics for membership businesses. 💯 Top picksUpgrade your analytics and build a data-powered membership programHow do you inform data-driven decisions for your membership business?
Issue #101 — Using data for effective subscription marketing
Welcome, Sunday subscribers and thanks for joining to all of our newcomers this past week.
Issue #100 — The importance of diverse revenue streams
Welcome to the 100th issue of Publisher Weekly! 🎉
Issue #99 — 8 steps to strengthen your newsletter strategy
Welcome to the latest roundup of the biggest stories about independent publishing.
Issue #98 — Huge growth in subscriptions for digital news and media
Hi and welcome to all the newest subscribers. We’re seeing lots of new people joining these past few weeks 🙌
Issue #97 — Designing a platform for indie writers who want to monetise their content
Welcome to our new subscribers this week - thanks for joining the community. Hope you enjoy this weeks curation of the most important stories in independent publishing.
Issue #96 — What you can learn from the top 8 paywall models
Welcome to our newest subscribers 👋🏼 This weeks issue is packed full of interesting stories about revenue models, YouTubers and booming subscription rates during a global crisis. It was difficult to feature just one article as a top pick!
