Write and send
Broadcasts
Kōlea tells you who's going to get it, then checks with you before it sends.
What it is
Everyone who's sent a newsletter for a while has a story about sending the wrong thing to the wrong people, or sending it twice. I'd rather you didn't collect one here.
Kōlea's send page is the last stop before real inboxes. It tells you exactly who's getting it, shows you anything in the way, and counts again the moment you press send.
01 Broadcasts
Check before it goes
Press Review and send and you get one page: the subject, how many people are getting it and who they are, the first 60 words as they'll open, and anything that needs a look.
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The exact number of people getting it, counted just now, so you know the real number before anything goes out.
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Blockers that remove the send button, like no subject, nobody in the audience, a merge field that doesn't exist, or a from address that isn't verified. You can't send a broken email by accident.
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Warnings that never block, a draft under 150 words, a TODO you forgot, or heavy slop. Worth one more look, and then it's your call.
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A recount when you press send, so if the audience changed while you were reading, nothing goes out and you see the new number.
Now, later, or not at all
Send it now or pick a time in your own timezone. Until it goes, you can cancel. If you cancel partway through a send, you can pick up again later and nobody gets it twice.
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Schedule for a set time, and cancel any time before then, so you can write on Sunday and send on Tuesday morning.
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Cancel a send that's already going, mail still waiting is stopped and kept on record. It tells you how many had already gone out.
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Resume for everyone who didn't get it, people who already have it are skipped, so a stopped send never turns into a double send.
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Fix a sent broadcast without sending it again, for the typo you spot five minutes later. The copy as mailed is kept beside it.
The short version
- Before sending, you see how many people will get it, who they are, and anything that's in the way.
- Cancel a send partway through and resume it later without anyone getting it twice, or fix one you've already sent.
- Send it now or schedule it for later.
Try it on your own list
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