Website for writers
A newsletter home page that tells readers what they get and gets them to subscribe.
Live preview of the Newsletter template this starts from. Your site uses your own words, photos, and brand.
As a writer, your newsletter lives or dies by whether a new reader subscribes before they wander off, and a Substack profile or a buried signup link rarely makes that case. This page is built on our Newsletter template, so it leads with a hero that states your newsletter's name, a tagline, and a subscribe CTA, with room for social proof like your subscriber count. Below that, an About section spells out what readers actually get, the topics you cover, and how often you publish. A Past Issues section previews your earlier issues so visitors can sample your voice, an Author section carries your bio and photo, and a Testimonials section lets reader quotes do the convincing. A final Call to Action gives one last subscribe push.
Getting it live is quick. Describe your newsletter in plain language: what you write about, who it's for, and how often it lands. We write the copy and lay out every section for you, from the hero tagline to the issue previews to your Author bio. You then customize the palette and theme to match your voice and drop in your headshot or cover art. When it reads right, publish it with SSL on a free username.oneminutepage.com subdomain, or connect your own custom domain on a paid Basic or Pro plan.
Why the Newsletter template
The Newsletter template is built for the one job a writer cares about: turning a visitor into a subscriber. Its hero puts the subscribe CTA, your newsletter's name, and a tagline front and center, the About section frames the topics and cadence so readers know what they're signing up for, the Past Issues preview lets your writing sell itself, and the Author and Testimonials sections build the trust that makes someone hand over their email. It's a Substack-style landing page you fully own, without the platform branding around your work.
Who it's for
- Independent newsletter writers building a free or paid subscriber list
- Authors and essayists who want a home page to grow readership between books
- Journalists and freelance writers moving their audience onto an owned email list
Frequently asked questions
Can I show off past issues so readers can sample my writing?
Yes. The Newsletter template includes a Past Issues section that previews a list of your earlier issues, so visitors can read a taste of your voice before they subscribe. You give us the issue titles and links when you describe your newsletter, and we lay them out for you.
How does the subscribe button work?
Both the hero and the closing Call to Action carry a subscribe CTA. You point it wherever your signups go, such as your email service's hosted signup form, so readers get one clear way to subscribe at the top and bottom of the page.
Can I use my own domain instead of a oneminutepage.com address?
Yes. Every page publishes free with SSL on a username.oneminutepage.com subdomain. To put your newsletter on your own custom domain, upgrade to a paid Basic or Pro plan and we'll connect it with SSL.
Can I edit the copy after it's generated?
Always. We write the first draft of every section for you, including the value pitch in the About section and your bio in the Author section, but you can rewrite any of it, swap in your headshot or cover art, and adjust the palette and theme until it sounds like you.
Where do reader quotes go?
The template has a Testimonials section for reader quotes. Paste in praise from your subscribers, and we'll format it with attribution so new visitors see real readers vouching for your newsletter before they sign up.
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