Comments on: What Do You Want The Newsletter To Be?

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:43:52 +0000

I love book reviews too and many challenges also!

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:14:51 +0000

Soon enough, but it won’t be worth a year of newsletters:)

By: Suzannah

Suzannah — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:13:15 +0000

The book! Tell us about the book!

By: Lynn Kilpatrick

Lynn Kilpatrick — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:01:15 +0000

I like book reviews. And lists.
But I also like the idea of challenges, of many varieties. How about also guest columns?

By: Johan Mares

Johan Mares — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:09:08 +0000

Use the newsletter to issue challenges, like to read thought provoking books, hidden history (things you didn’t learn in the history lessons in school), …
Announce in advance initiatives like Banned Books week.
Allow a form of feedback on the challenges and insert them in the next newsletter or in a blog-post.
PS: Don’t issue reading challenges on a weekly basis, I have my own reading list.

By: Debbie Ferm

Debbie Ferm — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:24:21 +0000

You know how I love Kettle bells Josh, but I’d like to know how your book business and stuff like that is going.

By: Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:12:27 +0000

I think I like what every one else is saying as well. I think you share some great personal stories here. Maybe more “how to” type material could be incorporated into the newsletter.

By: Christa Avampato

Christa Avampato — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:09:00 +0000

Hi Josh,
I second Robby. I’d love to hear if there is something else going on in your life that doesn’t quite fit into the topics on WSL. I also love newsletters that have a specific topic of each edition, and all of the information in the newsletter relates to that one topic. That way it becomes a little playbook for that topic of interest.

By: Robby G

Robby G — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:23:37 +0000

Maybe make it something more personal where you share certain ideas or suggestions that you wouldn’t through this blog. In my newsletter, I tend to share my thoughts that are off topic from my what my blog is about. It creates a more personal element between my readers and me. I’m sure there are better ideas out there, but that approach seems to work for me. Maybe give it a try if you want.