Open LetterEssays on writing better emails, since 2021

The reading list

If you are new here, these six essays are the best place to begin. Read one a day and by the end of the week you will have a list, a welcome series and a clear way to write every email after that.

  1. How to build an email list from zero

    Get your first subscribers the honest way, without buying anything.

    3 min read
  2. Lead magnet ideas that actually get people to sign up

    Give people a reason to join with a small, useful free gift.

    3 min read
  3. The welcome email series: what to send in the first week

    Set up the emails every new subscriber gets in their first week.

    3 min read
  4. How to write subject lines that get opened

    The simple rules behind subject lines that get opened.

    3 min read
  5. How to write an email people read to the end

    Write emails people read to the end, from the first line to the button.

    3 min read
  6. Open rate vs click rate: which email numbers really matter

    Which numbers tell you the truth about your emails.

    3 min read