We need to change the status quo of development. And fast.

Services that email newsletters to your subscribers and collect payment for them are convenient, but they are only addressing the easiest part of the business. And just because a handful of well-known writers can make a good living publishing an email newsletter doesn't mean the distribution method is key to their success.

Many writers are trying out email newsletters to monetize their work. While this could work out well for some of them, relying on email as the only distribution channel limits their audience, and potentially, their revenue. Also, some newsletter services have minimum subscription rates so high that most writers will not attract many subscribers.

Beware of Darkness

While Notd was created to help publishers offer subscriptions to just sections of news, its versatile design makes it a great place to reach a wide audience. And we don't have ads, so that changes a lot. Here are some of the reasons why you should try out Notd (it doesn't cost anything to try it).

Do you create a podcast every week (or more often) and need a way to monetize it without embedding ads in them? Notd lets you offer subscriptions to podcasts, along with their transcripts if you want, without creating a website or getting a deal with a streaming service that will give you a fraction of a fraction of their revenue, according to a formula that works best for their most popular podcasters. It doesn't cost anything to create an account on Notd to offer subscriptions to your podcasts - read the whole note.

The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, has been a cause for concern for foresters and landowners alike in the United States. The beetle originated in Asia and was first observed in the United States near Detroit, Michigan, in 2002. It killed nearly 99% of ash trees near its place of original introduction. By 2018, EAB has been observed in thirty-five states and has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America.

Notd is an entirely new way to reach readers and listeners, whether you are an individual or a publisher. If you want to read this in a thread of tweets, go to our twitter account.

We made it. We passed 500 episodes and had thought for today. Not a bad Friday so far!

Three military veterans are hoping to bring the European wine experience to Phoebus with the opening of their new establishment Fox Tail Wine Bar.