Jul 28, 2020

BrainPint #16 - Newsletter Landing Pages

By Janel • Issue #16 • View online

Hi friends,

I’ve been obsessed with building sites lately, and a landing page for BrainPint was a perfect project.

I wrote about the process here in my attempt to start building in public. Will continue to work on tightening the copy. If any of you can think of a better hero image for BrainPint, please let me know.

I’m not sure why dedicated newsletter landing pages aren’t more common, but I believe they will gain popularity in the months ahead. It’s refreshingly easy & affordable to make one.

Some interesting newsletter landing pages:

Declarative Statements - Album art that corresponds to each newsletter edition
Land Of Random - Bright, vaporwave style reminiscent of the old internet
The Profile - Professional, uses high-quality portraits
Van Life Buzz - Light-hearted & cheery with plenty of personality
Build In Public - Clean design with clear value proposition + 3D faces!

As usual, let me know what you liked and didn’t in this edition!

Cheers,

Janel

Interesting Reads

Building personal moats and killer features

“A personal moat is a unique competitive advantage that compounds over time. A killer feature is an idea that lights up a business.”

“The best way to uncover more secrets is to branch out, indulge in your interests, and learn voraciously, so you are better prepared to connect the dots that others don’t see.”

productlessons.substack.com • Share

Skill Stacking: A Practical Strategy To Achieve Career Success

Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of career success.

What skills will make you valuable?

Productivity
Writing
Psychology
Persuasion
Personal Finance

dariusforoux.com • Share

Juul: The SPAC 2020 Deserves

Packy explains what a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) is and why Juul is the perfect target. Separately, I also liked Alex Danco‘s piece on SPACs

notboring.substack.com • Share

Who is MrBeast?

A deep-dive into the fastest growing content creator on YouTube / social media and how he has mastered the art of going viral.

blake.substack.com • Share

Tools

High Output Founder's Library

One of the most valuable databases geared towards founders & business leaders (high emphasis early-stage)

Tactical and practical advice, lessons, templates, and resources. The quality is high - you’ll save hundreds of hours with this database.

www.notion.so • Share

Excalidraw Whiteboard

A free virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that you can use to illustrate concepts during Zoom meetings. You don’t even need to sign in.

excalidraw.com • Share

Carrd

Simple, fully responsive one-page sites. I used this to build my landing page, but you can use it for anything.

Free plans are generous and Pro plans start from $19/year 🤯 Get it here (aff) or here (non-aff)

bit.ly • Share

Virtual Mojito

A curated directory of 100+ tools for virtual events, remote teams, social gatherings and Hackathons, run on Notion.

virtualmojito.com • Share

Take A Brain Break

You’re probably sick of recipes, but I have to share these! Bon Appetit’s Best Banana Bread, Buttermilk Pantry’s Not Your Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie (it pulls apart to reveal melty middles)

Seen On Twitter

Check out how Kristy Viers, who is visually impaired, uses her iPhone.

Quote Of The Week

“If you find a key and you don’t know what lock it will fit, you haven’t found much.

It’s easy to get excited about half the system, but real change and real benefit only happen when both pieces are working together.”

- Seth Godin

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