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How To Build An Entire Newsletter Issue By Just Collecting Links
Hey everyone, Seth from Curated Success here. With Curated’s link collecting tools like the bookmarklet and the Chrome Extension, you can easily collect links to your publication. But did you know you can save text with a collected link by highlighting it?
With this function, you can fully build an issue of your Curated newsletter that includes links with direct quotes. Here’s how:
To save highlighted text with a collected link, you’ll need to use either the Chrome extension or the bookmarklet. Both can be installed in just a few clicks and each allows you to quickly save a link to one of your Curated newsletters.
Once you find a link you want to include in your next issue, highlight text from it that captures why your reader should be interested in that link.
This could be a paragraph that summarizes the content, or it could be a really powerful statement you think will draw attention. Choose whatever you think will resonate with your readers most.
Using either the Chrome extension or the bookmarklet, collect the link while the text you want to save is still highlighted. In the window that opens, scroll down to the Body. Here you should see the text from the link you highlighted.
Use this markdown to format the text as a quote from the article:
>”text”
This shows your reader that it’s a quote from the article, not your personal commentary. As always, you could add your own commentary as you collect or later, if desired.
Make sure the Title and URL look good, assign the link to a category, and keep or toss the collected social share image if you’d like (and choose the aspect ratio), then save the link to your publication.
Repeat this process until you’ve collected enough links for your next issue. When you go back to Curated, import the saved articles using the Import All button on the draft issue page. Be sure to set a subject line and preview text for this issue, then test, schedule, or publish right away.
This workflow allows you to quickly create a curated issue that provides value to your readers without taking a huge chunk of your time.
Have questions about this? Let me know at support [at] curated.co.
Curated Crash Course Is Today At 4 PM Central
Curated Crash Course is today at 4 PM CT!
As usual, the first 30 minutes include a tutorial on getting started with Curated followed by a Q&A session that begins at 4:30.
This is built to be a come-and-go Zoom call, so feel free to hop in whenever you can and leave when you have to.
If you have any questions about Curated or newsletters, we created a Google Form where you can submit them.
Seth will answer them live at Curated Crash Course during the Q&A segment of the session, but if you can't make it, he’ll send you a recording so you can see your questions answered.
Curated Crash Course Is Today At 4 PM Central
Curated Crash Course is today at 4 PM CT!
As usual, the first 30 minutes include a tutorial on getting started with Curated followed by a Q&A session that begins at 4:30.
This is built to be a come-and-go Zoom call, so feel free to hop in whenever you can and leave when you have to.
If you have any questions about Curated or newsletters, we created a Google Form where you can submit them.
Seth will answer them live at Curated Crash Course during the Q&A segment of the session, but if you can't make it, he’ll send you a recording so you can see your questions answered.
How To Create Different Newsletter Models In Curated
Hey everyone, Seth with Curated Success here.
Last year, we launched paid newsletters (no commission charge!). Since then, paid newsletters have only become more popular.
With Curated, you have the ability to run a completely free newsletter, a free and paid newsletter, or just a paid newsletter. I’ve outlined how you can set up these different models in Curated and their benefits below:
A free newsletter is a great way to connect with your audience and provide value at no cost. You can use a free newsletter to
To create a free newsletter in Curated, all you have to do is sign up at Curated.co. By default, your newsletter will be free to all.
In Curated, you can have a single publication that has a free subscription option and a paid subscription option. This is a great way to prove the value of your newsletter in the free version, then encourage free subscribers to upgrade to the paid version to access even more valuable content.
To set up a free + paid newsletter in Curated, go to your settings, scroll down to the Hosting, Subscriptions and Publishing section, and click Paid Subscription Options. Configure your paid newsletter on this page and make sure the box beside Allow people to subscribe for free is checked. Now, when someone subscribes to your newsletter on your publication page, they’ll automatically be added to your free list and given the option to subscribe to your paid newsletter.
When you’re ready to send out an issue of your newsletter, you’ll be able to choose which list you want to send it to: free, paid, or both.
To see this in action, check out this quick tutorial video we have on how to set up a paid newsletter.
If you already have a strong following or you’re confident that your paid content can stand on its own, you can send out a paid subscription only newsletter through Curated.
This is a great option because you’re getting paid directly from your readers (and Curated takes a 0% cut of your profits).
To do this in Curated, follow the same steps from the Free + Paid section, except uncheck the box beside Allow people to subscribe for free. This way, when someone subscribes to your newsletter on your publication site, they’ll be taken to a page that reads “Enter your payment information to complete your subscription.”
If you have any questions about paid newsletters in Curated, send them to me at support [at] curated.co or come to Curated Crash Course where we can talk about them and more.
ICYMI: You can always check our Curated Public Product Roadmap to catch up on recent releases and find out what’s up next.
Don’t want to click through? Our recent bigger releases include Paid Subscriptions (0% commission!) and a Free Tier.
ICYMI: You can always check our Curated Public Product Roadmap to catch up on recent releases and find out what’s up next.
Don’t want to click through? Our recent bigger releases include Paid Subscriptions (0% commission!) and a Free Tier.
Curated Crash Course is back today at 4 PM CT!
As usual, the first 30 minutes include a tutorial on getting started with Curated followed by a Q&A session that begins at 4:30.
This is built to be a come-and-go Zoom call, so feel free to hop in whenever you can and leave when you have to.
If you have any questions about Curated or newsletters, we created a Google Form where you can submit them.
Seth will answer them live at Curated Crash Course during the Q&A segment of the session, but if you can't make it, he’ll send you a recording so you can see your questions answered.
Tips For Building A Podcast Companion Newsletter
Hey everyone, Seth from Curated Success here.
If you produce a podcast, you might want to consider publishing a companion newsletter dedicated just to that podcast.
Why? A paired newsletter can:
Linking directly to highlights from each new episode is a great way to provide value to people who might not have the chance to listen to the full episode or want to revisit a specific segment. Check out these instructions for building an episode highlights section, including how to link to specific timestamps.
Need some inspiration? Here are 2 examples of companion newsletters for podcasts / live events that Ashley has been publishing.
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