Newsletter Setup · India

A newsletter setup that lands in inboxes, not spam.

I set up your newsletter properly from day one: the right platform, a branded template, authenticated sending, a welcome sequence, and opt-ins that grow the list. You publish; the plumbing just works.

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Email and content systems delivered across 90+ brands

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Track record

Clients since 2008
850+
Projects delivered
2,000+
Notable brands
90+
Client revenue influenced
$8M+
Lifetime search impressions
248M+
Sites running my plugins
10,000+
Articles published
2,100+
Reached via govt campaigns
300M+

Work delivered for, or alongside, teams at:

What it costs

One fixed price. A newsletter ready to send in a week.

No surprise add-ons and no retainer hiding behind the setup. You pay once, the foundation gets built right, and you own all of it.

Newsletter setup
₹15,000 fixed price · about a week
  • Platform recommendation with a cost comparison for your case
  • Branded, mobile-responsive email template
  • SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records set up and verified
  • A welcome sequence of 3 to 5 emails, written and scheduled
  • Opt-in forms tied to a lead magnet worth the signup
  • A 30-day content calendar so the first sends aren't guesswork
Set up my newsletter

Want behavior-triggered selling after signup? Pair this with the email automation setup.

All prices include GST.

How this runs

You'll know the price and the plan before I touch anything.

Choose

You tell me your audience, goals, and whether you'll ever want paid tiers or sponsorships. I recommend the platform that fits, with the pricing math shown, not the one with the biggest ad budget.

You leave with: a platform decision you understand.

Authenticate

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records go on your domain and get verified before anything sends. This is the unglamorous step most setups skip, and it's why they end up in spam.

You leave with: a sending domain inboxes trust.

Build

I design your branded template, write and schedule the welcome sequence, and set up tagging so you know who joined for what. The first impression subscribers get is written, not defaulted.

You leave with: a template and welcome flow, live.

Grow

Opt-in forms and a lead magnet go on your site where they convert, and analytics get wired so opens and clicks mean something. We send the first issue together, then it's yours.

You leave with: growing opt-ins and a 30-day calendar.

A note from me

How I set up newsletters

Deliverability comes first, always. I've seen too many lists where the writing was fine and the open rate was 12% because the domain was never authenticated. Nobody diagnoses that from inside the platform's dashboard, so I check it from outside.

I refuse to hand over an empty account and call it a setup. The welcome sequence is written, the opt-ins are placed, and the first month's calendar exists, because a newsletter with no first month planned is a newsletter that stops in month two.

And I pick platforms like I'm the one paying the bill: what it costs at 10,000 subscribers matters more than what it costs at zero.

— Gaurav

Before you write in

This isn't for every site.

Worth starting

  • You have an audience, readers, customers, or followers, and no direct line to them.
  • You tried a newsletter before and it fizzled on a default template and low opens.
  • You can commit to writing or sourcing one issue on a regular schedule.
  • You want the technical foundation done right once, then out of your way.
  • You may want sponsorships or paid tiers later and want the setup ready for it.

Look elsewhere

  • Your budget for this is under ₹12,000. Your platform's default setup will do until the list justifies more.
  • You want someone to write the newsletter every week forever. That's a writing retainer, not this setup.
  • You plan to import a purchased list. That kills deliverability and I won't configure it.
  • You have no website and no audience anywhere yet. Build one source of readers first.
  • You expect subscriber growth on its own. The setup builds the engine; consistent issues fuel it.

If you want to:

  • Own your audience on a channel no algorithm throttles
  • Reach the inbox with authenticated, trusted sending
  • Grow past your contacts with opt-ins that earn the signup
Set up my newsletter

Common questions

Not answered here? Ask directly and you'll hear back within 24 hours.

What does newsletter setup cost?

The setup is ₹15,000 fixed, and the price includes GST. That covers platform selection, the branded template, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication, a written welcome sequence, opt-in forms with a lead magnet, and a 30-day content calendar.

Which newsletter platform will you recommend?

It depends on your goal. Substack and beehiiv fit creators heading toward paid subscriptions, Kit fits product and course sellers, MailerLite and FluentCRM fit businesses that want flexibility on a budget. I show you the cost math at your expected list size before you commit.

Can you fix my existing newsletter instead of starting fresh?

Yes. The same setup applies as a rebuild: authentication, template, welcome sequence, and opt-ins, plus a list clean so inactive addresses stop dragging your reputation down. If a platform migration is needed, I handle the move and the redirects.

Will you write the newsletter for me every week?

Not inside this setup. You get the welcome sequence written and a 30-day calendar so the first issues are planned, but ongoing issues are yours. If you want them written too, the monthly writing bundle covers it as a separate service.

Can a newsletter actually make money?

Yes, through sponsorships, paid tiers, affiliate income, or selling your own products, and the setup is structured so any of those can switch on later. But audience and trust come first; a 500-reader list that opens beats a 5,000-name list that doesn't.

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Gaurav Tiwari

About me

So, who's writing your content?

2,100+ articles published under my own byline.

Content clients hire the writer, not an agency content mill.

I was a teacher before I was a developer. I taught mathematics to competitive-exam students, which is why I explain hard things plainly instead of hiding behind jargon.

What I'm actually good at is the join: technical SEO, fast front-ends, and content treated as one system instead of three vendors blaming each other.

  • 2,100+ articles under his own byline
  • 248M+ lifetime search impressions
  • Ghostwriter for SaaS and hosting brands
  • Editorial systems that outlive the engagement
  • $8M+ revenue influenced by content
  • 850+ clients since 2008
More about me Read my writing

Tell me who should be reading you.

Describe your audience and what you'd send them. I'll reply with the platform I'd pick for you, why, and when the setup can start.

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