Today I'm publishing the 2nd edition of the State of Newsletters. It's a look at data gathered on InboxReads and the trends in the newsletter space, including popular topics, email service providers, and more.

How has 2021 been for your newsletter? And what do you see happening in the next year for newsletters in general?

And wishing you all well this holiday season particularly with how tough things are right now. Stay safe!

The State of Newsletters In 2021 — inboxreads.co

2021 hasn't been much better than 2020 for most of us, but it's been another great year for email newsletters. Last year I wrote the first edition of the State of Newsletters, now this year I can look back at how things have changed since and new trends that sprung up in 2020.

Articles & Tools

Meta releases newsletter platform numbers, and it’s good news for Substack — www.theverge.com

Facebook's newsletter platform isn't doing great...

Newsletter success is about 'real intimacy' not content — pressgazette.co.uk

New Substack head of UK writer partnerships shares some thoughts on newsletters.

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This is bullshit and so can yo — thisisbullshitandsocanyou.substack.com

It's like if The Onion and Psychology Today had a baby.

Featured Newsletters

Emerging Futures — inboxreads.co

In-depth articles based on bleeding edge research, backed by science. For organizations, curriculum designers, social or environmental change-makers, artists, product developers, service and or user-experience designers.

Pique Inside — inboxreads.co

Become the smartest wellness seeker in the room. Get the #1 weekly email that dives deep into health topics that affect us daily (but most people don't even talk about!).

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MoneyLemma — www.moneylemma.com

The overlap between your world and the world of money.

Afridigest — inboxreads.co

The industry newsletter for Africa-focused startup founders, executives, and investors.

OpenLamp.tech — inboxreads.co

Developer-focused newsletter for PHP and MySQL Developers.

The STR Investor Newsletter — inboxreads.co

The STR Investor newsletter is a weekly email roundup of short-term rental investment properties available for sale now across the U.S.

DeveloPassion's Newsletter — inboxreads.co

A newsletter about personal knowledge management, software development, entrepreneurship and personal development.

Super Quotes — inboxreads.co

Every Sunday, you’ll get 3 of the wisest and most inspiring quotes, along with a modern interpretation and explanation of what they really mean.

The Cultured Warrior — inboxreads.co

Thought-provoking essays, research, and inspirations from the realms of mental health, philosophy, ancestral nutrition, and combat sports.

See Ya

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