One Year of Neighbourhood Post

The best of the best, what I've learnt, and a quick question for you.

Author

Dan Preston
October 04, 2024

Hey 👋

Welcome to Neighbourhood Post issue #42 - easy to implement digital marketing ideas straight through your metaphorical letterbox.

It’s Neighbourhood Post’s birthday - one whole year since the first every edition hit metaphorical doormats.

Presents welcome.

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Celebrating one year of post 📩

I didn’t expect to make 1 month.

So celebrating the first anniversary is a welcome surprise.

The discipline of writing has been enjoyable.

And rewarding; both personally and professionally.

I’ve got a bumper edition for you, in three sections.

The top 5 newsletters of all time, 8 lessons I’ve learnt, and one quick question for you.

So grab a piece of cake (Colin the caterpillar ideally) and celebrate with me.

Here’s to many more years! 🎂 

#1 - 5 Newsletters of All Time

If you missed these, take a look…

#2 - 8 Lessons I’ve Learnt (Which I Might Turn Into Newsletter Ideas Soon!)

  1. What you take for granted, others see as valuable expertise.

  2. Not all of your audience read all of your content, and that’s OK.

  3. Quantity > quality: There are only 163 of you, but we’ve seen meaningful ROI.

  4. Consistency is important - showing up time and again is what matters

  5. We could all practice more of what we preach

  6. Audience-focused value is the best way to increase open rates

  7. Marketing attribution is about building narrative not isolated metrics

  8. Copywriting is the most valuable (and underrated) marketing skill

#3 - 1 Question For You

I’d be forever in your debt if you’d help me plan future content.

Click on the one you’d like to see most, and your vote will be logged:

What would you like to see more of?

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That’s it for this week, thanks for supporting me on the journey.

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What we’re looking at 👀 and listening to 👂

🎧 Ever wondered how Diary of a CEO managed to conquer the podcast space? Hear secrets from one of their video editors. Available on YouTube or as a podcast.

📺 Season 4 of Only Murders In The Building is just as much of a whimsical, enjoyable, suspenseful rollercoaster as the first 3 seasons - highly recommended.

Before you go - we’ll never use these newsletters to directly sell you our services, but we’re always here if you need any expertise or support 👍