👋 Hi Reader,

You know I am a sucker for seeing local businesses thrive. I never leave any stone unturned to cover helpful resources at the intersection of local businesses and newsletters.

Since we are heading into downtime for the holiday season, I figure some of you are preparing hard and committing yourself to launch a local newsletter or media brand in 2026. If that’s a 'hell yes', you are in luck.

I compiled 3 digital stocking stuffers from the best experienced local newsletter creators, I have seen this year.

Let’s begin.

Stocking Stuffer #1

You get to understand first-hand how an experienced local newsletter operator runs the business from TJ Larkin, CEO of Local Media HQ:

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Stocking Stuffer #2

Now that you have a great overview on what it takes to run one, let’s start putting together a local newsletter.

I have personally heard from a lot of new creators, that putting together the content for an issue takes a lot of work.

I believe that’s where Aniket Panjwani’s video on how to automate a local newsletter using Claude Code comes in.

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Stocking Stuffer #3

Alright then. You are off to the local newsletter races, and cannot get enough of the opportunities it offers.

But what happens when you get stuck being consistent, and would like to learn from other local newsletter operators?

Much as I would like to wager Letterstack is where you would go to, when it comes to local newsletter community-building, no one I know holds a candle to Michael Kauffman and The Newsletter Club.

Michael has been building in the local newsletter trenches as long as I have known, and he is now building beyond newsletters to launch in-person meetups in early 2026.

If I were you, I would closely follow him on LinkedIn and X, and get onto his event waitlist at the first opportunity.

Still have questions on local newsletters? You know I am here to help. Let us know by hitting ‘Reply’ on this email, or send a note to marketing@letterstack.co, and I would be happy to be a sounding board for your decision-making process.

No questions? I wish you a great downtime and happy holidays to you and your families! See you next week.

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