1 little thing you can do right now to grow your newsletter mailing list

In a recent Kickstart Your Newsletter training session for creatives beginning a newsletter or wanting to revitalise the one they've already got, I shared lots of examples of artists, writers and other types of creators doing it well - but it took me ages to find them. That's because they take time to put together a fantastic email that engages with their community of subscribers - but they don't necessarily think about making it visible.

There are lots of ways to grow your mailing list, some of them more effective than others. But I would always advise starting with the basics - and you'd be surprised by the effect it can have.

So here is one thing you can do right now that will help grow your mailing list: Audit your CTAs (calls to action).

To help you, I've put together a simple checklist of the main places you should ensure includes a CTA for your newsletter - and these are all important whether you're an individual artist, a news publisher, a non-profit or a massive company.

Of course, it would be remiss of me if I didn't follow my own advice so here is my CTA: For more tips and resources like this one, sign up for the Raised Voices newsletter below: