Chances are, if you follow any blogs, stores, or websites, you’ve seen these little pop-ups appear out of nowhere.
They’re asking you to subscribe to their newsletter…. You’re wondering “Why would I ever do that?”
Chances are also likely (if you’re anything like me) you’ve become slightly (okay, really) annoyed when they rudely pop up in the middle of reading an engaging post and your first response is to immediately close out. I feel you. I truly do.
This post is going to try to persuade you to stop before you hit that little “x” and think about actually subscribing to a few of your favorites. (Notice I use the word “favorites.” Of course it wouldn’t be a good idea to subscribe to every list you see. Unless, that is, you want your inbox to look like mine with 500 unread emails) 😉
Here are a few benefits of subscribing and reading those newsletters:
- FREE MATERIALS. Let’s cut to the chase. We like free things. Almost every newsletter signup I’ve seen provides a tasty freebie to its readers as a thank you. Shallow as it may sound, if it doesn’t offer me something, I usually pass it up. Do the same and scout out those freebies.
- IT’S A VITAL COMMUNICATION TOOL. With changes in social media, newsletters are becoming the go-to avenue for blogs and websites to communicate with us. This is helpful for gaining valuable tips and tricks for therapy that you can take back to your own students.
- IT’S A SUMMARY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Newsletters often save me time. How? Because they are the important topics I want to know more about. The title of the content appears in my inbox and I can choose right then and there whether to read that particular article…or not.
- FIRST COME ACCESS. By signing up and reading newsletters, readers are often the first to receive time-sensitive information such as sales or giveaways. Being the first to read can prove valuable!
- PERSONAL ASPECT. Because newsletters often have a smaller, may I even dare to say, “more committed” audience (I mean, there’s something to be said for signing up to receive MORE emails in today’s world), writers often feel more comfortable sharing information that may not get published to the site.
These are the five reasons I think about when I stop and pause to consider signing up for a newsletter. I’d love to keep in touch with you and hear your thoughts on it! To sign up for mine and receive a free deck of postvocalic /r/ cards using Tier 2 vocabulary, look to the side of this post or sign up at the link: http://bit.ly/NicoleAllisonNewsletter
Looking for some quality Speech Therapy newsletters (and free materials)? Here are a few of my favs! If you have additional speech therapy newsletters you follow or are a blogger yourself with a speech therapy newsletter, add it in the comments so others can follow!
Come as you are. Leave encouraged.
I'd love for you to join my newsletter family so that I can start sending weekly encouragement as well as access to an entire library of free resources like this Student Self-Progress Report Sheet!
Meredith Harold says
August 9, 2016 at 8:57 pmAnd The Informed SLP! http://www.theinformedslp.com
Nicole Allison says
August 10, 2016 at 1:21 pmThank you, Meredith! I will add this to the list above 🙂
Mandi Schaumburg says
August 10, 2016 at 5:32 pmHi! Mandi with Panda Speech! I send out newsletters about once a week with tips and freebies! You can sign up here! http://eepurl.com/bRjDkb
Mandi Schaumburg says
August 10, 2016 at 5:32 pmOops I mean once a month 🙂
Anne says
August 10, 2016 at 6:02 pmI give special freebies to my Beautiful SpeechLife tribe http://www.beautifulspeechlife.com
Claudia Doan says
August 10, 2016 at 6:14 pmThanks Nicole! I share free tips and resources including speech/language fortune tellers as a “thank you” for signing up. Creative Speech Lab: bit.ly/speechlab
Claudia Doan says
August 10, 2016 at 6:17 pmFor some reason the hyperlink isn’t showing on your site. Perhaps this will work better!
http://creativespeechlab.com/join/
Kristin Immicke says
August 10, 2016 at 6:25 pmGreat post, Nicole! Here is my newsletter sign up!
http://eepurl.com/bZbiUH
Thank you!
Kristin Immicke says
August 10, 2016 at 6:28 pmForgot to say my blog name…Talkin’ with Twang
Thank You!
Jennifer Bradley says
August 10, 2016 at 6:51 pmThank you so much for this great post! Speech Therapy Fun @ http://www.speechtherapyfun.com
Ashley Rossi says
August 10, 2016 at 6:53 pmGreat post Nicole! My blog is Sweet Southern Speech. I send out a monthly newsletter with freebies! Here is the sign up link:http://bit.ly/SSSblognewsletter
Jessica Finch says
August 11, 2016 at 12:10 amThank you, Nicole! I send out one newsletter per month with ideas, tips and freebies! Sign up at http://www.everythingspeechy.com !
Marisha McGrorty says
August 11, 2016 at 6:13 amI have a newsletter over at Road to Speech! I send out monthly tips and resources to help busy SLPs stay organized! roadtospeech.com
Sarah Wu says
August 11, 2016 at 8:25 pmGreat post — love those reminders to readers! I have a newsletter as well. http://madmimi.com/signups/136257/join Thanks again! 🙂
Lisette Edgar says
August 12, 2016 at 3:25 amLove this post, Nicole, well said! I have a newsletter at Speech Sprouts and offer a fun frog position concepts freebie for signing up. You’ll get news, tips and freebie alerts about every two weeks. You can sign up on my blog at http://www.speechsproutstherapy.com
Sarah Bevier says
August 12, 2016 at 5:10 amGreat article Allison! With our limited time it can be way too time consuming to search blogs, but having a article show up in your inbox allows you to stay up to date with less effort!
to subscribe to our newsletter visit: blog.slptoolkit.com!
Tamatha says
August 12, 2016 at 6:30 amI love newsletters for all the reasons you mentioned! So true, Nicole! I have a newsletter at http://www.tlctalkshop.com. I offer therapy tidbits and freebies! http://bit.ly/TLCTalkShopTidbits
Kelly Davis says
August 16, 2017 at 7:41 pmHi Allison! I would love to try your document for scheduling therapy but I don’t know where to find it! Can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Nicole Allison says
August 17, 2017 at 3:25 pmHi Kelly!
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you will find it in the free library of resources! 🙂 Here’s the link! http://bit.ly/NicoleAllisonNewsletter