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There are many options to build a community around a newsletter.
@Facebook Groups were the most popular choice a few years ago. @SlackHQ and @telegram have been used frequently the last two years. Now @discord and @CircleApp are
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Here are some ideas and inspiration (1/5)
@Facebook Groups were the most popular choice a few years ago. @SlackHQ and @telegram have been used frequently the last two years. Now @discord and @CircleApp are
.Here are some ideas and inspiration (1/5)
@theskimm was one of the early adopters of the community model through their Skimm'bassador program, a mix of referral swag, online groups and real life events (2/5): https://www.theskimm.com/general/skimmbassadors-5er7Uanv5uK6eQYMiOsmaU-post
Newsletter publishers can also learn a lot from the online gaming industry when it comes to building a community. The popular online games have spurred strong communities since the early days of the Internet as @hunterwalk points out (3/5): https://hunterwalk.medium.com/coming-for-the-content-staying-for-the-community-started-with-video-games-or-maybe-religion-5083f3773a2
Publishers closed their comment sections and moved the conversation to social media some five years ago. A “colossal mistake” according to @simonowens (4/5): https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/publishers-that-closed-their-comments-sections-made-a-colossal-mistake
So it seems that communities are hard but worth the effort. And that the key to success are loyalty and trust, both of which are key to newsletter success also.
Check out our weekly update for the full analysis (5/5): https://www.getrevue.co/profile/the_week_in_newsletters/archive/290735
Check out our weekly update for the full analysis (5/5): https://www.getrevue.co/profile/the_week_in_newsletters/archive/290735
