One of the strategies that I use on each of my blogs these days is to have a newsletter (I use Aweber to send them) that is associated with each blog. On my photography blog this newsletter is a weekly affair (I send them each Thursday) but here on ProBlogger they are monthly (ish).
I sent this months email yesterday – but if you are not yet subscribed you can get a sneak peak of it as a html version (the formatting doesn’t convert perfectly from the email version) at:
If you like what you see and want to receive future editions via email you can sign up by adding your email address here:
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As a small thank you bonus for subscribing – on the thank you page for subscribing there is a link to a one hour podcast interview that I did a few months back with Denise and Patsi from The Blog Squad. In it they interview me about my journey as a blogger and I share a lot of tips on how to improve your blog.
This is not available anywhere else on the web for free so the only way to get access to it is via the newsletter. Enter your email and you’ll have immediate access to the podcast.
Lastly – I’m hoping to expand ProBlogger later in the year. I’ll be inviting those subscribed to the newsletter to beta test the new features before everyone else. So if you’re interested in getting access before everyone else the only way is to be subscribed.
Thanks for the heads up. I really need to get into this newsletter thing. It must be one of the most important strategies for running a successful blog. Otherwise, you wont be telling us again.
Cheers,
A Dawn
http://www.adawnjournal.com
Thanks for sharing some thoughts. i really really need some refreshing in blogging as I fire up my upcoming blog. and i hope some day i can run my own newsletter too.
Thanks Darren.
I will definitely sign up.
Dilip
http://www.dilipshaw.com
Thank you Darren for helping new bloggers like me.
Really love the way u incorporate the newsletter to your blog,nowadays most blog have it,maybe i should to, need to read more problogger tips though,
This has nothing to do with your newsletter. How do you actually start blogging if you are in it for the money. My story is just like yours, I’ve just learned that you can make money blogging, but I’m not sure as what will be the content on my blog and how to get people to read the bog.
I was unaware that you had a photography blog.. Do you have a link to it on ProBlogger?
Thought you might like to know that the box for entering your email address to subscribe to your newsletter doesn’t appear in my Firefox browser!