A Special Announcement
With easy-to-read bullet points
Hello, loyal subscribers/friends/content experts,
I’m sending you this one-time email to announce that Gerick News(letter) is now freemium.
If you have time to read nothing else, this is the most important part:
1) Free subscribers will continue to receive updates
2) If you’re leaning toward not paying, I have one request: Could you ask your employer if they would be willing to expense your subscription?*
*As a thanks to those of you who already subscribe for free, I have lowered the annual (-$10 | -16.7%) and founding member (-$50 | -20%) prices for a week
Now, here are the skimmable details:
CONTENTS
What are my subscription options?
Weekly
Monthly
Founding Member
What are the benefits of each subscription level?
How many weeks a year will you publish?
I’m still not convinced – why should I subscribe?
What are my subscription options?
$6USD/week
$60/year^, (which comes to $5/week)
$250^ founding member
^With the aforementioned one-week-only discount, these prices will be $50/year and $200, respectively
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What are the benefits of each subscription level?
Weekly subscription
Access to all content every week, including full archive
10% discount to my online courses*
Annual Subscription
16.7% weekly discount vs. paying weekly (it’s like paying $5/week instead of $6 with the weekly subscription)
Access to all content every week, including full archive
20% discount to my online courses*
Founding Member Subscription
Access to all content every week, including full archive
Free access to my online courses for as long as you’re a paying member*
*I’m working with the online education platform Thinkific to create paid courses in digital content strategy. The first course is a comprehensive Google Analytics 4 training.
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How many weeks a year will you publish?
The only time I don’t plan on publishing is during major holidays (e.g. the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas time) or if I’m on vacation. Otherwise, I plan to publish weekly. Let’s say around 40+ editions per year to put an approximate number on it.
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I’m still not convinced – why should I subscribe?
First off, if you don’t want to pay (yet?!), I understand. That’s why I want to continue to include free content each week. After four weeks, content is archived and unpaid subscribers will lose access.
Secondly, if you would love to receive the full edition and are in a financially difficult situation – e.g. full-time students or out-of-work freelancers – let me know so we can work out a subscription for whatever you can afford.
Now, here is some more insight into why I would be honored to have you as a paid member:
It takes me hours each week to research, draft and edit posts. Not to mention the time I take to design graphics I often include. I do this alone and have no help compiling or editing
While I may use AI tools to generate ideas or organize my thoughts, everything you read is written by me, a real human
I try to differentiate my newsletter from so many great ones out there by being both more selective and more practical. There are newsletters that include every update under the sun, and I think that’s awesome, but it’s not feasible for me
There are others that tease you to click through to links for the rest of the content. While I’ll always link out to sources (including my own site), I want you to be able get the full picture within the newsletter itself
Lastly, many companies allow employees to expense educational content such as this newsletter. If you’re skeptical about paying out of your own pocket but still find the newsletters useful, perhaps your employer will foot the bill
If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out by responding to this email or commenting below.