Start a newsletter about local news.
The best ones make one promise and keep it. Like this: What's happening in your town, from someone who lives there.
Name ideas
- The Parish Post
- High Street Weekly
- Round Here
Check if yours is free below.
First issue ideas
- What the council decided this week
- A new opening on the high street
- Planning applications worth a look
- This week's events, in one list
Getting your first readers
- Tell the people who already know your work, with one line about what they'll get.
- Share your iynbox page wherever you already post about local news.
- Ask every new reader to forward it to one person who'd like it.
A sample first issue
Round Herenow
What the council decided on Tuesday
Bins, a bus route and a new café.
Questions people ask
- How do I start a local news newsletter?
- Make one clear promise (for example: "What's happening in your town, from someone who lives there."), pick a name that's easy to say, choose a day and stick to it, and write your first issue before you promote it.
- Can a local news newsletter make money?
- Yes, in two ways: readers who pay to support you, and sponsors. On iynbox, sponsors are found and placed for you in free editions, and writers earn a share once they have more than 50 subscribers.
iynbox for writers
Make this yours
Claim your name and write your first local news issue in the same editor that made the sample.
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