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⚡Newsletter Idea for Artists and Illustrators

⚡Newsletter Idea for Artists and Illustrators

A different kind of newsletter

Anj Salonga
December 13, 2024

Thank God it’s Friday! 🙏

I discovered another “realm” of Youtube again. I found “Casi Creativo English” channel which illustrate health-related videos to educate viewers in a fun way (having cool characters)

It was fun to learn while enjoying what you actually watch.

So, I wonder if there is an existing newsletter doing the same? And yes, I found it!

Here’s this week’s newsletter idea ⚡to find out more!

⚡THE BIG ZING: Comic-Educational Newsletter

TARGET AUDIENCE: Gen Z, Milennials

NEWSLETTER TYPE + APPLICATION:

There are 4 main types of newsletters (from The Newsletter Guy: Matt McGarry) that people are reading, mainly: Deep Research & Analysis, Curation, Expert and Reporter.

Here’s one of the best Newsletter Type you can use to Start a Marketing Newsletter for Marketing Managers and Entrepreneurs ⚡and how you can apply it to have a clear way of structuring your newsletter:

Newsletter Type	Application
Expertise (Illustration)	Share your learnings, passions, hobbies that you have which other people might also have Then you create a storyline for it to be told like you are a teacher - health - facts - science

Newsletter Type

Application

Expertise (Illustration)

Share your learnings, passions, hobbies that you have which other people might also have

Then you create a storyline for it to be told like you are a teacher

- health

- facts

- science

WAYS TO MONETIZE:

Selling Products

If you created a character for your illustrations, you can also build that and package it as a merchandise. You can create merch like; shirts, bag, caps or mugs and anything that you think that your audience will actually use in the daily basis.

Sponsored Emails

You can find brands that you sponsor your emails in exchange for featuring them. If you are on the health niche, try sending an email to supplement companies or fitness coaches which you can get as sponsors for your newsletter

Ready to start your⚡Comic-Illustration Newsletter?

Check out the most beginner-friendly newsletter platform, Beehiiv.

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BEST NEWSLETTER IN THIS NICHE:

Smart Nonsense

Smart Nonsense Sign Up Page

Smart Nonsense is built by Dylan Jardon and Henry Belcaster.

This comic-type newsletter is like breath of fresh air from traditional block of texts of a standard newsletter.

A sample illustration from Smart Nonsense Newsletter Edition

Another sample illustration from Smart Nonsense Newsletter Edition

They incorporate fun and engaging illustrations that educates readers with facts about different things.