Hello, Islanders Country.
As mentioned on social media and in Monday’s newsletter, we have something to announce regarding the future of the Isles Fix newsletter.
What’s the news?
Starting in January 2023, this newsletter will become partially subscription-based, which means it won’t be completely free anymore.
By doing this, we can keep it going and start to expand and use new features.
Why is this happening?
The newsletter is a labor of love.
It started with the goal of being a one-stop shop for all Isles news from the previous day. We would read and watch everything so that you don’t have to.
You can get caught up in an easy five-minute read on everything you need to know, and we’ll provide all the relevant links to stories, tweets, and videos if you want to dive a little deeper.
But it takes a lot of time and work to put together five times a week, sometimes past midnight, and then up early the next morning to ensure each edition is right before it is sent to your inbox.
We really enjoy doing this and hope we can continue doing it for a long time. But we need your help to make it sustainable and provide new content features to grow this community and keep the momentum going.
When is this happening?
In January - Monday, January 2nd, to be exact, so you’ll have the rest of the month to sign-up to become a paid subscriber.
(If you’re up for it, please sign up ASAP below).
What do you mean by not “completely” free?
We are still going to send out a complimentary newsletter every Friday to anyone who doesn’t want to pay. You’ll still get those in your inbox if you take no action.
Ok, so how much is it going to cost?
$5 per month or $55 per year (you get one free month if you do the full year).
What am I paying for?
By now, you’ve obviously read us, so hopefully, you have an idea of what we have to offer, but as a paid subscriber, you will get this newsletter every weekday morning, which includes:
A daily summary of the latest Isles news. All of the updated information about the team is consolidated in one place and packaged into a digestible summary.
Opinion: Our view on the state of the team and commentary on relevant news articles and takes that have been published elsewhere.
Isles history: A personal favorite, a daily look back with quotes, recaps, images, and videos of the most memorable moments in team history.
Game recaps. A rundown of key moments and takeaways, including video and gifs.
Article links to the best stories about the Isles, regardless of source.
And a lot more
But wait…I was getting all of this stuff already. What else am I paying for?
So, yes, you will keep getting what you’ve already been getting, which we think is already pretty good. But we will continue to add and improve additional content and formats. This is precisely why we are going paid: to allow us to invest more time and resources to keep expanding and innovating, such as:
adding audio products
expanding our publishing schedule to include off-season content
monthly paid subscriber giveaways
launching subscriber chats
Is that it?
Yep, that pretty much does it.
Of course, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out by replying to this email or sending us a note at IslesFix@gmail.com.
We would love to hear your feedback, good or bad.
Otherwise, we know many of you have been with us from the beginning, so we hope you’ll continue supporting our work.
We appreciate all of your support.
- #LGI