Blogger Newsletter

If you are a Blogger, you know how important it is to have a good newsletter. You are in need of an effective and timely manner of communication in order to keep your audience in touch (announcements, events, news, special features, future plans).

Newsletters are an amazing way to get your message out.  Thanks to content curation, it’s easier than ever to put out a great newsletter without a lot of work.  Content curation is the act of discovering, gathering, and presenting digital content that surrounds specific subject matter.

We’ve put together a great list of resources for anyone interested in building a newsletter for their Blog.

Blog Newsletter Content, Articles, & Ideas

Blogger News Network – High quality content focusing on breaking news
Codex – Good starting point for new bloggers
CNN – Link to CNN’s most popular stories
Blogger Linkup – Resource for finding guest-bloggers
Alexa – Search based on your blog’s content & Alexa provides top websites

Blog Newsletter Services & Providers

FlashIssue – Get your message out in a different way
Aweber – Big in the industry, most for high volume
Campaigner – Lots of templates
Cheetah Mail – Standard web mail service
Constant Contact – A one of the larger companies 
MailChimp – One of the more popular choices
iContact – Another fairly popular email marketing service

Excellent Blogs 

Everywhereist – Husband & wife blog chronicling their trips
Big Picture – Boston Globe photoblog
The Truth about Cars – An automotive blog with teeth
OkTrends – Blog focusing on the math behind dating websites
Videogum – Popular spin-off independent music blog

Blog Newsletter Samples & Examples

Twice-Exceptional Newsletter
Samson Motors
Subaru
Josenhans Fly Fishing Blog Newsletter
A Plein Air Painters Blog Newsletter

Blog Newsletter Templates

Sample
Mail Chimp Sample
Open Letter to the Alliance
Design Alliance
Grey & Pink

FlashIssue enables you to get your marketing message out in a different way. It lets you rapidly curate your own email digest from content you find on the web and articles you write yourself.