Ten Tips to create a good newsletter.

1. Unit 5 Task 3 ©
Top ten tips for creating a newsletter
Tip 1:
How often is the newsletter sent to clients:
Thepopularity of a newsletterdepends on how often it is sent to theclients.If it is a
newnewsletter,weekly would be the best option and if it is not possible then
monthly would be the nextbest possible option to gainpopularity and
reputation.the most important thingis to be regularity. If you send them on
mondays of the first week of the month thenstickto the planand try not to break
the rhythm.It is a good way to get loyal readers.
Tip 2:
An engagingheadline:
A catchyheadlinecanbe the main weapon to engagereaders to read the whole
article as wellas gettheir attention to other topics trough linksadded to the
article.Thesubjectlineshould be eye catching,nonsalesy and interesting.You
should try imaginingyourself inthe shoes of the readers and decidefor yourself if
the subjectwillcatchyour attention or not. You should try to keep it short and
snappy. Eightto twelvewords should be enough to give theminformation about the
topic of thearticle.Humor and wit are also features that canbe used for thesubject
linewhichcanguarantee some openings.You should be careful not to use humor if
the subjectto thearticle is deeply serious. This mighthurt the readers personal
sentiment.

2. Tip 3:
Sendingtime:
You should try sendingthenewsletters indifferent times to checkwhichoneof
themis most effectableon the readers. Differentgroups of readers have different
time whentheyare free and would most likelytake the time to read your
newsletter.For exampleifyour newsletteris targeted to the people in corporate
world thenyou should not sent at office hours whenthey are most likelyto be in
work. The best option can be weekendswhentheyare most likely to be at homewith
their families.
Tip 4:
Content:
Thecontent of your newslettershould be 90%educational and 10% promotional.
Before the readers gettuned into your newsletter,engagethemby keepingyour
contentas mucheducational as possible. If you try to promote somethingtoo much
from thebeginningtheymightjust take you for another advertisementof the
product they see on TV. You canstart your gradually after earningsome loyal
readers. But you have to keep in mindto minimisethepromotions to make your
readers comfortable. You can promote somethingby using some techniquesthat
allows you to promote and get readers attention at thesame time.For example
promoting somethingthrough talkingabout one of your personal experiences.It
willalso givethem an honesty ifyou talk about a thingyou have personally used.
So my suggestion would be to leaveout the promotional part unless you have an
interestingpieceof news or experienceabout the product or the company.If you try
to makeup something,it mighthave an reverse effecton thereaders and end up
losing theirfaith on you.

3. Tip 5:
Links or subscriptions:
Make sure to add the linksto websites that canhelpthe readers have a better
understanding of the news.Thesubscription is really important. So make sure to
givecorrect guidanceof subscription to threaders. Make sure to make theprocess of
subscription easy to thereaders. If it’s too muchwork to subscribe your channel,
they mightlose interest. Also add the at the endof the articleor else they mightgo
to another page insteadof readingyour articles. Make thelinks and subscription
guide easily visibleto thereaders.
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Tip 6:
Describethe images:
You would want to use imageto support your article.But sometime you mighthave
to use images that canbe interpreted in many ways ( possibility gettingthewrong
interpretation). So you should always remember to add a description to these kinds
of textsto make thetopic clearer as wellas to give thereaders the rightidea.

4. Tip 7
Alt text:
You should always remember alt text to your newsletterif you are using images.
Againusing imagesis really important but thearticle willbe incompleteif the
images cannot be loaded inreader’s device.So alt text should always be added.Alt
texts generatea description of theimage if it is not loaded. It would be really helpful
for the readers if they don’t havesufficient data and helpthem to getthe whole
newsproperly.

5. Tip 8:
Design:
Thecontent is important and so as thepresentation. A good design is integralto the
success of thenewsletter.It is a great way of beingunique and standingout from
the rest. Use desingsaccordingto your brand. Thereaders should be ableto see it
clearly and canadapt to any design.Make thebrand or company or ideaclear from
your designso thereaders can identifythe brand easily at first glance.
Tip 9:
Be-conscious:
We know that people nowadays do not haveenough time to read all theemails they
receive.So try to giveas much information as you canusing least amount of time.A
good idea canbe givinga small summary in just few linesand thenadd a linkof the
completecontent on your website.Otherways canalso be used a conscious way to
provide information without takingtoo much of thereaders time. For examplelists
or charts.

6. Tip 10:
Analyse the results :
Thebest way to keep moving at theright direction and growingis to understand
your subscribers.You can do it from analysingand statictits of your mailings.For
example“ What kindof topics do theylike?” “ Whichcontentgenerated most clicks?”
Thesekinds of questions can beask to refineyour contents.Surveys can also be
added. This would for sure make your work more effective.