George R Franklyn Jr (ret.)
Accomplished Newsletter
Editor for over 32 years.
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Writing Newsletters ?


That's my hobby too, but before I retired I spent 32 years writing, creating and developing newsletters for all kinds of folk. Sometimes my clients were businesses, sometimes sports or social clubs, whilst others were schools and colleges. You name the subject, I wrote a newsletter about it!

Now I've thrown together this website to provide everyone with the resources needed to produce your own great newsletter.

Please understand this site is just a hobby for me. I'm sharing my knowledge of where to find just about anything you need in order to write and create a great newsletter.

Below is my list of the very best resources that I recommend you use for your own newsletter production. I've written a little précis for each one. Enjoy and good luck with your newsletters!


 

    "How to Create a Newsletter" TOOLKIThttp://www.howtowriteanewsletter.com
This is my top pick. As the name suggests this is a toolkit that hands your newsletter to you on a plate. I strongly recommend you check out Michael Green's "How to Write A Newsletter" TOOLKIT. Michael has produced a newsletter toolkit containing Copyright Free Articles, DTP Templates, an essential "How To" eBook manual and a bunch of bonus eBooks which explain how to post your newsletter to the web or get it ready for printing. I'm very impressed with this toolkit and that's why it tops my current list of recommends...http://www.howtowriteanewsletter.com

    EasyEzineToolkithttp://www.easyezinetoolkit.com
Been thinking of starting an emailed Ezine (not a printed newsletter)? Perhaps your intention is to earn some extra cash income or to promote your own business? If so, this is the toolkit you need. This little package contains an eBook manual taking the reader from A-Z to getting their Ezine done. But the best bit is that you get easy to use cut-and-paste Ezine Templates in both HTML and Plain Text to get your Ezine out there fast. This is another fine job done by renowned Ezine and Newsletter Guru, Michael Green. Get hold of a copy if you can http://www.easyezinetoolkit.com

    Want to publicize your newsletter on the web?  - www.directoryofezines.com
If you're still in the position of finding an audience for your newsletter and your readership is web based, then let me recommend the Directory of Ezines. This is a truly comprehensive up-to-date catalogue of email based newsletters on every subject under the sun. So add yourself to their Directory and then use it to target your audience.

   

Simple way to turn your newsletter (or anything else) into an ACROBAT PDF - www.howtoPDFcreator.com
If you are like me then you'll already know that an Acrobat PDF is a great way to distribute your newsletter (or any other document for that matter). They work across any computer system or platform and provide a very convenient method for distributing your newsletter either as an email attachment or download from your website. The problem has always been working out how to produce and work with PDFs. Adobe's own documentation is confusing to say the least. That's why the How To PDF Creator is on my highly recommended list. Once I got my hands on this eBook, I finally completely understood how PDFs work. A masterpiece in my opinion. Get hold of a copy.

    Get software to send out your personalized email - www.WorldMerge.com
You probably already know, but you'll get a vastly better response to your newsletter if you personalize it. By this I mean address your subscriber personally by name. If your newsletter is electronic (an EZine) then here's a great piece of software to achieve the mailmerge goal.
     
    New Fonts for your printed newsletter - www.font.com
Find all the fonts you could ever need. If your putting a newsletter together for print, then sooner or later you're going to want to pick up a few extra fonts. In my opinion this is the best place on the web to find additional typefaces and I've used their service myself umpteen times.

    Send your newsletters out online - http://www.getresponse.com/
If you're planning to send your newsletters out online, then here's a resource that will have your audience enthralled whilst you sleep. GetResponse is an automated system that will send out your newsletter editions sequentially. The drawback is that you'll have to have a number of issues written in advance. The advantage is that you can automate the entire process once someone has subscribed.

    An autoresponder, without the ads or repeat charges - www.autoresponseplus.com
If you're planning to send your newsletters out online, then here's a resource that will have your audience enthralled whilst you sleep. GetResponse is an automated system that will send out your newsletter editions sequentially. The drawback is that you'll have to have a number of issues written in advance. The advantage is that you can automate the entire process once someone has subscribed.

    My favorite autoresponder because it just works better than all the rest - AWEBER
The other autoresponders are all fine, but this is the one that I most wholeheartedly recommend.  Why?  Because it just works so damn well. They've thought of everything, made it simple to use, it enjoys 100% uptime (in my experience) and most importantly of all, they really focus on making sure your mail gets delivered. If you need an autoresponder then this is the one I most highly recommend!


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