And how I’ve successfully curated mine for the past 17 months.

Dylan R.

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Jun 22, 2022

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I wanted to start a newsletter.

So I signed up for a Substack account in September 2020.

I knew the value in starting a newsletter and growing an email list. But days went by and I didn’t published anything. Then weeks.

Then months.

January 2021 rolled around. Still no newsletter…

I was stalling. I had nothing to write about (or so I thought). I wasn’t an “expert” in any field. What “value” did I have to share…?

For months, my imposter syndrome kept me from starting.

I finally got fed up with inaction and published my first edition January 19th, 2021.

What changed?

Instead of trying to be an expert, I curated content around topics I was interested in.

It worked. And I’ve been doing it for 73 weeks.

I’ve grown my email list from zero to 1.8k subscribers. I’ve even earned some income from publishing it.

So here’s a rundown of how I curate my newsletter each week.

Your tl;dr summary:

• How I Curate via Other Newsletters
• How I Curate via Twitter (and how you can do it on any social platform)
• How I Compile & Plan My Curated Content (using Airtable & Web Clipper)

Note: this is my current process. It’s seen several iterations — and may see several more. My process might not work for you. Use the general strategies here with different tools if needed. The point is, your process doesn’t have to be perfect. The most important thing is to start, find what works, and change what doesn’t.

How I Curate via Other Newsletters

I subscribe to a lot of newsletters.

Many of which offer helpful content and curate links to even more helpful content. But it’s taken me 17 months to get this list.

Here’s how you can get there much faster.

Finding Newsletters