re: [epub] Newsletter- should I offer for free?

[John Botscharow <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> I am wondering if I should offer my newsletter for free - I guess a 
>> lot of companies do, but with the amount of work that goes into one, 
>> you would think that payment would be expected. 

Hi Elizabeth,
I do two newsletters, one free on paid. If you are just starting out, it is best to go with the free version. You need to build your reputation before anybody will buy a newsletter from you. What I do is use the sponsor ads to promote stuff that makes me money. Plus I do sell some ad space. In order to have a decent chance at selling ad space you need a substantial list - at least 500. 1000+ is better.

>> What does everyone else do? Do you tie in another "product or 
>> service" with your newsletter? 
>> I'd like to visit some of your sites and see your newsletters. If 
>> anyone is willing to be a mentor, I would greatly appreciate it. 

Your welcome to visit our site. I do not have samples of my free newsletter on my site yet. We just moved from Topica to our own server so we're in the process of setting up the archives. But if you contact me off list, I'll be happy to forward you a copy of that one as well as a copy of my paid for one. The web archives are for my subscribers only and I'm not about to publish the login info on this or any other discussion list <LOL>. No need to shoot myself in the foot!

And I would certainly be willing to help you get going. Contact me off list about that if you're interested.

John Botscharow <john@3r-marketing.com>


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