Re: Newsletter question
Re: Newsletter question
- Subject: Re: Newsletter question
- From: Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:09:51 -0700
Hello Elsa:
Our group, AppleQuerque Macintosh Computer Club, has had a PDF
newsletter since September of 2002. We do provide a snail-mailed hard
copy for those who request it, though the hard copy is sure to get to
the member long after the digital version is made available. We try to
have a few hard copies at our general membership meeting as well.
Members receive notice via email to go to the member login area. They
are reminded at that time what the login and password are. We provide a
PDF for broadband connections (~900-1100K), a PDF for modems
connections (~400-600K,) and a text based newsletter. The newsletter
editor makes the URLs in the PDF versions clickable.
Going to PDF has allowed the newsletter editor more freedom with
design. Our newsletter is now in color for one. But basically it is the
same layout as before (two column on 8.5" x 11" portrait, usually).
The whole process did not come without complaints, but what we save in
printing and postage is in the bank to buy such things at an LCD
projector (still saving) and a wireless router (money alloted), which
will enhance our member experience at our meetings.
Turtle-Bear
On Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at 12:50 PM, Elsa Travisano wrote:
After 19 years of mailing printed newsletters to our members, MUG ONE
has
just made the move to all digital distribution. (Hooray!)
I'm wondering how other groups are handling your newsletter
distribution.
Do you mail a printed newsletter, email a text newsletter, email a
PDF, or
email a link to a PDF on your website? Or something different?
Pros and cons? Feedback from your members?
If you distribute via PDF, did you make changes to your newsletter's
format
to make on-screen reading easier?
Please post your answers to the list, so we can all learn from each
others'
experiences.
Thanks!
Elsa Travisano
Editor, Newsbreak
http://www.mugone.com
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