Press This WordPress Community Podcast You should be using newsletters!
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Aug 29, 2023 Lesley Sim, Co-founder of Newsletter Glue, discusses the benefits of integrating newsletters with WordPress, including faster writing experiences and control over archives. They also highlight the value of newsletters for building relationships with loyal fans and reaching subscribers directly without algorithm interference.
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Leslie's WordPress Origin Story
- Leslie Sim got into WordPress in 2016 when building a site for her craft beer business. - The brewery didn't work out, but it led her deeper into WordPress and eventually to creating Newsletter Glue.
Newsletters vs. Social Media
- Social media is for discovery, newsletters build deeper audience relationships. - Newsletters allow you to own contact and avoid social media algorithm limits.
Save Time with Gutenberg Blocks
- Use Newsletter Glue's Gutenberg blocks to speed up newsletter creation. - Paste URLs to auto-generate article previews instead of manually uploading images and typing content.