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Newsletter production

Write regular newsletters with news, useful tips and offers for a company's existing contact list.

Who buys it

Businesses with an email list they rarely use: shops, clinics, training centres, B2B suppliers.

What you deliver

  • A newsletter template and editorial line
  • 2–4 issues per month
  • Subject line tests and a monthly report

How to deliver it, step by step

  1. Audit the list and past emails.
  2. Define the editorial line and sections.
  3. Draft each issue from the client's news and expertise.
  4. Send with an email tool and test subject lines.
  5. Report opens, clicks and replies monthly.

Tools to start with

See alternatives in the AI tools directory.

Validate demand before selling

Offer the service to two or three businesses at a pilot price and measure the result before and after (time saved, calls, replies, sales). Use our guide Validate an AI business idea in 30 days.

How to charge

$150–500/month. Combine a one-time setup with a monthly plan when the service needs updates. Test your numbers in the financial simulator and read how to price an AI service.

Indicators to track

  • Open rate
  • Click rate
  • Replies and sales attributed to emails

Common mistakes and risks

  • Sending to contacts who never agreed to receive emails
  • Only promotional content
  • No unsubscribe link

Starter prompt

Replace the [brackets] with your details and review every output before it reaches a client.

Write a 250-word newsletter for [COMPANY] with a short news item, one useful tip for [AUDIENCE] and an offer: [OFFER]. Then suggest three subject lines.
Prices, budgets and timelines are indicative orders of magnitude for an international audience. Adjust them to your local market and check official sources before any decision. No income is promised.

Go further

Turn the idea into a business.

The Business Launch System helps you test it and set it up. The Self-Funding Client System helps you find clients. Both are fill-in Word systems.

Pages from Business Launch System, Module 1