{"id":173652,"date":"2018-08-02T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/?p=173652"},"modified":"2018-08-28T21:17:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T21:17:21","slug":"whipping-up-something-special-750000-emails-each-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/whipping-up-something-special-750000-emails-each-week\/","title":{"rendered":"WhiPping Up Something Special: +750,000 Emails Each Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need the latest in WordPress but don\u2019t have time to dig for what\u2019s important \u2013 like a magical digest of the best news, opinions, tutorials, tips, tricks, comparisons, reviews and resources? <a href=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/get-the-whip\/\" target=\"_blank\">You need the WhiP<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>WhiPy Gitchi Ya Ya Da Da<\/h3>\n<p>Sign up and get an affiliate-link-free (pun-stuffed) curated round-up of the smartest WordPress content from experts around the web. 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Like a well trained personal assistant filtering the noise so you can focus on what matters.<\/p>\n<p>Second, we\u2019re not going anywhere. In 2014 we sent our first edition to a mailing list of 93 people&#8230;mostly staff. Today, after nearly 750 issues we\u2019re sending +750,000 emails each week (you can expect an update every Monday, Wednesday and Friday).<\/p>\n<p>Third, Affiliate-link-free. Just want to make sure you didn\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, we\u2019re committed to protecting your data. That means you don\u2019t have to worry about us selling your contact info to a data farm. <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/wpmudev\/3lxnguefsi-341245?e=eaf277f415\" target=\"_blank\">The GDPRt Of War<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fifth, we take the time to provide a short tl;dr or teaser synopsis so you can stay relevant without reading every article. Your clients are going to be so impressed with your knowledge of the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Sixth, it\u2019s real smart. Both the content and our puns. 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