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How I increased my newsletter open rates to over 55%

My open rates were suffering — until I made 2 changes.

My newsletter open rates have been consistently hitting over 55% recently.

But it wasn’t always like this.

The 6 months prior my open rates were on the decline despite a growing list. I loved the growth, but hated the lower open rates.

And declining open rates are bad for business—so I decided to try a few things.

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[GC Curated: Start + Grow + Improve + Monetize your newsletter]​
Your Growth Currency ⚡ This Week

"Knowledge is the currency of growth."

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START YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ Newsletter Strategy Positioning Brief by Dan Oshinsky

My Take: They say "a goal without a plan is just a wish." Well, a newsletter without a plan is just an email. Make yourself a copy of this Google Doc brief. He's laid out everything you need to consider if you want to hit the ground running with your newsletter. I. Love. It.

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GROW YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ How to set it up newsletter recommendations so you can grow for FREE on autopilot by Matthew McGarry

My Take: I love this Twitter thread, and not to mislead, but you typically have to pay for Recommendation features (exception w/ Substack). But check out this thread if you want to put your newsletter growth on overdrive—and I know you do ;)

Matt McGarry @JMatthewMcGarry Recommendations are the #1 growth hack most newsletters aren't using. Set it up once and grow for FREE and on AUTOPILOT. Here's how: January 25th 2023 3 Retweets 28 Likes

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IMPROVE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ Here are 8 common content writing mistakes, and how to fix them by Erica Schneider

My Take: Write effectively and the world will (eventually) be your oyster. Don't make these writing mistakes in your newsletters. Points #1,4 & 8 are the most important IMO.

Erica Schneider @ericasmyname I've edited 3+ million words. Here are 8 common content writing mistakes, and how to fix them: May 23rd 2022 556 Retweets 2,466 Likes

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MONETIZE YOUR NEWSLETTER

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Thanks for making it to the end—I try and save some personal ramblings for this space.

I was out for a run this week and a rhyming tweet came to mind—and it played well with one of my spiky points of view when it comes to blogging vs. newsletters.

And it's one of my most controversial tweets in a while. Really triggered the #Blogging crowd 😬

Surprised, but not surprised LOL.

⚡ Dylan Redekop || Newsletter Strategist 💙💛 @growthcurrency Blogging is dead. Start a newsletter instead. January 27th 2023 4 Retweets 73 Likes

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And in case you missed it, here are last week's TWO most popular links:

#1: Are your newsletter readers addicted? by Growth Currency⚡ (161 clicks) ​
#2: 10 downloadable lead magnets to grow your email list (with templates) by Kayla Hollatz (103 clicks)​
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Dylan

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