My newsletter, Candid Constult, teaches solopreneurs how to build marketing systems - I've just re-done my newsletter and would love any feedback on how I could improve!
I like the cover image and writing style... few potential improvements:
feel like there's too many CTAs in such a short email
gray padding seems too big
usually i see something like "THE STORY" above title like "The Growth Spiral", not other way around.
title might be too long, could be hurting open rate
the orange/purple/green color scheme is a little bit jarring, imo
I like the idea here. In general, the design made it feel a bit disjointed, like I wasn't sure what I was looking at, whether it's a single article or newsletter with several content blurbs stacked together. Consider moving your Community Spotlight CTA as a mid-article blurb or after the end of the article. I like the "In Article 417..." section that gives an overview (I'm a big fan of the cognitive scaffolding that a TOC provides), but maybe put that first, before you even get into dilemmas that you're trying to address? Not sure, but I feel like there's a real opportunity there for you. This is good, smart content. I hope you find the right visual organization to make it shine! Keep it up!