The 7 Types of Newsletter Collaborations (And Which 2 to Run)
Most newsletters stop growing somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 subscribers. The fix isn't more content — it's collabs. But there are seven distinct types of newsletter collaborations, and most creators only know one. Here's how to pick the right 2 for your stage.
My Email Open Rates Are at 56% (for a 38K List) While Everyone Else Is Panicking About AI
Everyone in my world is talking about it — email open rates are dropping. AI is changing what lands in the inbox and a lot of creators are watching their numbers slide. And then there's me, looking at my stats and seeing something different. Here's what's working.
The Mini Magazine Method Is Working — Here's What Newsletter Creators Are Getting Right
There's a version of newsletter creator quietly winning right now — and their secret isn't sending more or writing longer. It's structure. The Mini Magazine Method is what separates newsletters that build loyal readership from ones that churn through subscribers. Here's what the creators using it are getting right.
The Mini Magazine Method: The Newsletter Format That Keeps Readers Coming Back
Most newsletter creators blame low clicks on their content. The real problem is upstream — your readers are leaving before they ever reach it. Here's what inbox psychology tells us about why newsletters lose readers, and how the Mini Magazine Method fixes it at the structural level.
30 Audience Growth Ideas That Actually Work (From a 30-Day Creator Challenge)
Most creators think audience growth requires constant posting and complicated funnels. During a 30-day creator challenge, we tested 30 simple actions designed to grow an audience in just 15 minutes a day. Here’s what actually worked—from collaborations and borrowed audiences to small conversion improvements that compound over time.
The Mini-Magazine Method: Why the Best Newsletters Feel Like Publications
Most newsletters feel like email blasts.
The best ones feel like publications.
In this article, Destini Copp breaks down the Mini-Magazine Method, a framework for structuring newsletters so readers actually look forward to opening them. Using the All Healthy newsletter as a case study from the New Media Summit, you’ll learn how successful newsletters combine editorial voice, recurring sections, curated insights, and smart sponsorship placement to build loyal audiences — and real revenue.
Email After the AI Inbox: Why Newsletter Strategy Has to Change
Inbox AI isn’t killing newsletters — it’s exposing weak strategy. This guide breaks down what’s changing, why consistency alone isn’t enough, and how purpose-driven newsletters still win.
Treating Email Like a Content Channel Is Now a Liability
Email works best as relationship infrastructure, not a content feed. As AI inbox filtering increases, newsletters built around volume and consistency alone are becoming harder to justify and easier to ignore.
Lifecycle Emails Are Becoming the Safest Asset in an AI-Filtered Inbox
As inboxes become filtered by AI, emails tied to real subscriber actions are holding up best. This post explains why lifecycle emails are becoming the safest, most reliable asset in modern newsletter strategy.

