20: How to Start a Newsletter in 10 Minutes

Have you ever wanted to start a newsletter? It's easier than ever to start a newsletter in 2025, and I'm going to teach you how to do it in 10 minutes!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey Miles here and welcome to the Legit Side Hustles podcast.
In today's episode, you'll learn how to start a newsletter
in ten minutes. Yeah seriously ten minutes. So Step one
is to pick a topic. Don't overthink it, think about
what you already know or care about, and think about
how many other people are interested in your topic. Two,

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so do you like fitness, frugal living, gardening, board games?
The sky is seriously the limit here, and if it's
interesting to you, it's a good starting point, and it's
most likely interesting to someone else as well. Step two
is to choose your newsletter name. So make a newsletter
name that's simple and clear. Here are some examples related

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to the niches that we recently mentioned, so Budget Weekly
or the Quick Fit Newsletter or spring planting Tips or
board game Club. And here are some quick tips for
constructing a good newsletter name. One you could use a
number in your title. Two, make it community oriented like

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board game club. Three, specific day of the week like
the Saturday Solopreneur by Justin Welsh or four use popular
words like easy or new in your newsletter name. But
don't overthink it. Spend five minutes coming up with name, ideas,
and five minutes picking your name. It doesn't have to
be perfect. Step three is to use a newsletter tool

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that is free, and three of the most popular newsletter
tools are Beehive, Substack, and Kit which is formally convert Kit.
They're all free to start, pick one and create an account.
I recommend starting with Beehive b E E hii V,
and don't worry too much about the newsletter provider you
start with. You can always change to a different provider later.

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So now you can name your newsletter and you're done
with the bare minimum foundation. Step four is to add
your sign up for After you've created your sign up form,
you'll get a link for your newsletter, which will be
a subdomain based on your newsletter provider. So copy your
newsletter link and post it everywhere. Put it on your

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social media handles, YouTube, website, podcast, and text your family
and friends about it. Now people can and will join
because you've asked them to join, which brings us to
step five, which is to write your first email. Your
first email doesn't have to be long, you can truly
keep it just three to five sentences. Introduce yourself, say

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what your newsletter is about, and let the reader know
what they can expect and how often you send your newsletter.
Here's an example. Hey, I'm Miles, Welcome to the Legit
Side Hustle's newsletter, where I share legit and cost effective
ways to earn extra income on the side. You can
expect one email per week with tips to help you find,

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start and grow your side Hustle. I'm happy you're here,
and that brings us to step six, which is to
his send and move forward. That's all it took. Your
newsletter is now live and off to a great start,
and you'll have a thriving audience before you know it. Now,
before you go, I want to tell you what to
do when you're done creating your newsletter, because you've just

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learned how to start a newsletter in ten minutes, and
there are a lot of things you can do after that.
So one, you can create a custom welcome email for
new subscribers. Two, you'll want to learn how to monetize
your newsletter. I recommend starting with affiliate marketing or online services. Three,
come up with a super simple content plan to promote

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your newsletter. Stick to promoting on one or two platforms
in the beginning. For outline your next four to twelve
weeks worth of newsletter content. Five, take time to learn
more about your newsletter platforms, tools for growth, and other features.
If you like this episode, subscribe, share it, or forward
it to a friend. And if you want to learn

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more about growing a real side hustle, head to legitside
hustles dot com. I'm Miles, Thank you so much for listening,
and I hope to catch you in the next episode.
Have a great day.