THE BLOG DIGEST01 / 03
Subject Your kickoff needs a decision, not another meeting
A better first week starts with a clearer first email.
Monday morning. The contract is signed, your designer needs the brand files, and your client is asking when they’ll see a draft. The work has started. The handoff hasn’t.
This week, make the kickoff email do five jobs: name the goal, name the approver, ask for essential access, choose a feedback channel, and date the first deliverable.
Try this: replace “let’s get started” with “here’s what we need to show you a first draft on Thursday.”
Keep this one close
Our client onboarding guide turns those five decisions into a checklist you can use before the next project lands.
Read the onboarding guide ↗Good work deserves a good beginning.
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THE INDUSTRY BRIEF02 / 03
Subject Before you automate your newsletter, check this
The send button is the small part.
A newsletter tool can write a strong draft and still stop short of delivering it. Before choosing an automated workflow, check what your email platform actually allows.
01 / Check the right API
beehiiv’s Send API requires Max or Enterprise. General API access alone doesn’t establish that you can publish and email an edition.
02 / Separate two kinds of email
On self-hosted Ghost, working password-reset emails do not mean bulk newsletter delivery is configured. Bulk sending requires Mailgun.
03 / Follow the whole journey
A created campaign is not a delivered campaign. Track the provider’s result before retrying an uncertain send.
Check the connection before setting the cadence.
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Sources checked September 7, 2026.
THE PRODUCT NOTE03 / 03
Subject Give your next newsletter a plan
A blank page is a hard place to start.
Start with a reader instead. What do they need to understand this week? What can your business help them do next?
The Lettertempo newsletter brief builder turns those decisions into a practical starting point. Choose your cadence, your email platform, and your audience. See the proposed monthly cost before downloading the brief.
One publication. One clear promise to the reader. A rhythm you can sustain.
The builder works in your browser. It doesn’t need an account, send an email, or start a subscription.
Build your newsletter brief ↗Your next edition starts with a direction.
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