Letterdrop
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Letterdrop is a newsletter and blog publishing platform built for small businesses. It makes it easy to build an independent media business or the media arm for a business. Writers can make money through paid subscriptions, sponsorships, or freelancing for other Letterdrop publications. Businesses can collaborate with their team and freelancers to produce content that converts.
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- Ease of Monetization
- Platform Stability
- Integration with Self-Hosted Blog
- Publishing Tools
- Writer Support
Platform Details
Name: Letterdrop
Date Founded: 2020
Website: www.letterdrop.com
Letterdrop was founded in 2020 by Parthi Loganathan after being dissatisfied with his options for content marketing at his previous venture. He set out to build a publishing platform to help small media businesses of all kinds. It is backed by Y-Combinator.
Letterdrop FAQs
This section contains answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Letterdrop.
What is Letterdrop?
Letterdrop is a newsletter and blog publishing platform built for small businesses. It makes it easy to build an independent media business or the media arm for a business. Writers can make money through paid subscriptions, sponsorships, or freelancing for other Letterdrop publications. Businesses can collaborate with their team and freelancers to produce content that converts.
Letterdrop was founded in 2020 by Parthi Loganathan after being dissatisfied with his options for content marketing at his previous venture. He set out to build a publishing platform to help small media businesses of all kinds. It is backed by Y-Combinator.
How can Letterdrop help me monetize with paid memberships?
Letterdrop can help you instantly paywall your writing and create freemium content. You can roll out paid memberships to gate some of your content. It supports creating up to 5 plans, accepts 135 currencies, and lets you create promotional discounts.
How can Letterdrop help me monetize with sponsorships?
Letterdrop can help you instantly create a sales page where sponsors can see your pitch, past samples, testimonials, metrics and book advertising slots. It also handles check out, communication, and sharing stats with sponsors once your sponsored post is published. It does not help you find new sponsors however.
Can I use Letterdrop for business content marketing?
Yes! Letterdrop takes care of best practices so that your team can start with content ideas and result in high performing content that increases traffic to your site and email sign-ups. More concretely, it gives you:
- i) a blog that you can host on your main site so that SEO accrues to your domain
- ii) email newsletters tied to your blog
iii) a way to collect and upvote content ideas straight from email or Slack, an approval processes to manage content creation, and a content calendar to manage your publishing schedule
- iv) an API, Zapier and Webflow integrations to work with your existing stack
How much does Letterdrop cost?
Letterdrop is free to get started for up to 1000 email subscribers. It has tiered pricing that increases with the number of email subscribers you have and advanced business features. It also charges a 5% fee for paid subscriptions and sponsorships. This drops to 0% as you upgrade your plan making it affordable as you scale.
Can I host a personal blog and newsletter on Letterdrop?
Yes, as long as you have fewer than 1000 subscribers. If you have a larger audience, but don’t plan on monetizing or using your publication for business, there are other free solutions that may be a better fit.
