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Create a Paid Newsletter

You can earn income from your site by publishing content as a newsletter your site visitors can read with a paid subscription. This guide will show you how to set up a paid newsletter on WordPress.com.

In this guide

  1. Paid Newsletter Subscriptions
  2. What You Need
  3. Step 1: Create a Payment Plan
  4. Step 2: Start Writing Your First Update
  5. Step 3: Set Access to Paid Subscribers
    1. Access Settings
    2. Use the Paywall Block
  6. Step 4: Publish Your Post
  7. What Your Subscribers Will See
  8. Pricing

Paid Newsletter Subscriptions

A WordPress.com newsletter enables visitors to subscribe to your posts, which will be emailed to them whenever you publish a new post on your site. Paid newsletters are a fantastic way for creators and businesses to connect directly with their audience and generate revenue. People who sign up for your newsletter are already interested in your ideas, recommendations, and products, and are more likely to pay to access exclusive content.

What You Need

To create a paid newsletter, all you need is:

Step 1: Create a Payment Plan

First, set the price you will charge your subscribers to access your content:

  1. Visit your site’s dashboard.
  2. Click on Tools → Monetize (or Jetpack → Monetize if using WP Admin).
  3. Next, click on the “Payment Settings” tab.
  4. Click on “Payment plans” → “Add a new payment plan.”
  5. Toggle the “Paid newsletter tier” option “on” and you’ll then have the options for adding a Monthly and Annual Price for your paid newsletter: