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Newsletter Content Question

by JennSpencerIM
8 replies
I have a newsletter running and am out of fresh content...I don't have time to write stuff and may just hire someone to do it, but in the meantime...is there anything illegal against me including links in my newsletter to other people's blogs and websites with things I want to share with my list. Of course I'd send them to places where they won't be sold (that's my job!) but could that be done without getting the author's permission to send them there? I could do this in blog posts so why not a free newsletter?

Just checking, in case I'm missing something...I did just get off sedation pills from a surgery yesterday so maybe I'm loony for asking.

thanks,
Jenn
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  • Profile picture of the author RobinSkeen
    Jenn, I do it all the time. If I see a particularly good blog post on another blog, I am glad to point it out to my subscribers. Other people send traffic to my site when they publish links to my articles. I appreciate the traffic.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      If you're just sharing links (and not reprinting articles without permission), then it's really not an issue. That's really what hyperlinking was designed for: to share information.

      You just have to be careful, though, with some newspapers and magazines. Some of them operate in their own little world.
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Another 'gotcha' to watch out for...

        Make sure the links you send are available to the general public. My wife is always emailing me links to articles she reads. I follow the link, only to find out that I have to register on a site before I can read the article. She doesn't see it, because she has a 'subscriber' cookie that bypasses the sign-up form.

        At best, it's embarrassing when you send a link like this without a warning. At worst, it can cost you credibility and even subscribers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    What's your newsletter about? Depending on the topic and your willingness to run guest articles, I'm guessing you could find a few people here willing to send you an on-topic article in exchange for including their resource box.
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  • Profile picture of the author JennSpencerIM
    Thanks for the tips on newsletter ideas, all. This newsletter is in the arts and crafts niche. If anyone has a blog post or article in this field, that they'd like me to include a link to, as Dennis mentioned above, please DM me the info for consideration. Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author iVentureBiz
    Try associated content...

    https://partner.associatedcontent.co...olutions.shtml

    Other than that I also suggest using articles... As long as you copy the article in full including author, links and source you can legally use articles from places like ezinearticles.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Jenn,

    You might want to take a look at Handmade for Profit. Barbara Brabec is the owner, and she's a wonderful person. I know she wouldn't mind if you pointed your readers to her blog, or to a specific article. I won't presume to know which article your readers would like, but have a look around. Barbara has had many books on crafts published, and she's a top notch person fully worthy of any readers you can send her way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Taylor
    Jenn, almost any website would appreciate links to resources on their sites.

    A few big time news organizations have no clue how the Web works or how online buzz is generated...they prohibit deep linking.

    In your niche, you'll probably never have to worry about that. If any particular site does have a problem with you linking to them, their terms of service will spell out any prohibitions on deep linking.

    (Honestly, those news organizations are complete half-wits.)
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