How big is WordPress + a new trend 🚀 that you don't want to miss!

Hey TRUNG, I was meaning to send you an email about this new trend that I'm seeing. It's HUGE and something you don't want to miss out on! But before I do that, I want to talk about something CRAZY that happened yesterday. I got real frustrated with some influencers who were raving about other website building platforms. So naturally I shared some mind-blowing stats about how fast WordPress has grown in the last 12 months (and the tweet has gone VIRAL).  Also as a fun game, I will be picking one lucky person who retweets my tweet and send them the new Apple AirPods Max headphones 😍 Let's spread the word!!! Ok coming back to the big thing that I wanted to share. A rising trend that you don't want to miss out on Did you know that MorningBrew sold for $75 million? And recently Hubspot paid $27 million dollars to buy The Hustle. What do these two have in common? They are email newsletters! Yup, high quality email-only content. If you look at their websites, it's super simple ... but they've been able to build a massive audience. Email is NOT dead ... it's making a HUGE come back. A lot of creators are now building paid newsletter communities and seeing huge success with it. I have written a step by step guide on how to create an email newsletter in the past, if you want to do something like the Hustle or MorningBrew. But if you want to take advantage of the paid newsletter trend, then you would need a more powerful platform like ConvertKit. ... or you can combine the fast growing trends of membership sites + online courses with paid newsletters and use MemberPress. Remember just a month ago, I shared with you that MemberPress is expecting creator revenues to exceed over $600 million in 2021. It's truly an amazing time to be an online creator. Go start something awesome today! That's all I got for ya Cheers, Syed Balkhi Founder of WPBeginner P.S. Do you like it when I share rising trends? Reply and let me know. I always appreciate your feedback. Also if you want me to cover another trend / idea -- that'd be super helpful too!! You're receiving this email because you subscribed to the WPBeginner newsletter at wpbeginner.com Want to get this information in real time? Click here to move to our daily newsletter. If for any reason you do not want to receive our valuable tips, resources, and insider information about blogging and WordPress, then you can unsubscribe by clicking the link at the end of this email. No hard feelings! Transparency Notice: WPBeginner content is reader supported, which means if you click on some of the links in this email, we may earn a small referral fee. Please know that we only recommend products that we use ourselves and / or believe will add value to our readers. Cheers! Here's to you and an amazing 2021! Our mailing address is: WPBeginner LLC 7732 Maywood Crest Dr West Palm Beach, FL 33412 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list