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Launch a newsletter

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to launch a newsletter: 8 steps, about 5 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to launch a newsletter but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Write who it is for and what they get30 min
2. 2Pick the cadence you can actually keep20 min
3. 3Choose the platform and set it up45 min
4. 4Write the first issue60 min
5. 5Write two more before launching60 min
6. 6Build the first 20 subscribers by hand45 min
7. 7Publish issue one20 min
8. 8Review open rates after four issues20 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.