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Start a newsletter

Pick a focused topic, set up your platform and publish your first issue with a schedule you can keep.

Curated by the DoPath team

Steps
11 steps
Time
About 1.3 hours
Last updated
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Why a schedule matters

A newsletter grows when readers can trust it will arrive. A modest schedule you keep beats an ambitious one you abandon.

What you’ll work through

  1. 01

    Why a schedule matters

    Introduction

  2. 02

    Topic

    Text input

  3. 03

    Reader

    Text input

  4. 04

    Rhythm

    Number input

  5. 05

    Effort

    Number input

  6. 06

    Monthly commitment

    Calculator

  7. 07

    Your publishing advice

    Decision

  8. 08

    Set up

    Checklist

  9. 09

    Write issue one

    Checklist

  10. 10

    Find your first readers

    Checklist

  11. 11

    Platforms to consider

    Resources

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