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What's new in ConvertKit
Hey Reader,
Last week we visited our new friends Justin and Rebekah Rhodes in Asheville, North Carolina. If you want to watch a little of our time there (including me learning how to process a chicken) you can check out the episode on Justin's vlog. We spent some time picking sweet potatoes as you can tell from Justin's shocked face:
We're also in this second video a couple days later with a hard fought soccer match.
WHAT'S NEW AT CONVERTKIT
Commerce features and more!
We've launched several new features in the past couple of months, many of them focused on ConvertKit commerce.
With product embeds you can put the ConvertKit Commerce product you've created directly into an email, which will make it much easier to promote.
We've also added the ability to update your bank statement descriptor. By default, your bank statement descriptor will be the first part of the website URL you provided when setting up payments in ConvertKit Commerce. Now, you can customize it so to help customers recognize their purchases with you more easily and reduce any refunds and disputes.
We launched weekly or monthly account summary email notifications. This will give creators a at-a-glance overview of how their account is performing, including number of new subscribers, best performing landing pages and emails, as well as total revenue.
We also gave creators the ability to turn on notifications when someone has just subscribed to their list or purchased their product. It’ll give you immediate information about which landing page or form is performing for you, and how much money you've made in your recent sale.
And lastly we added the ability to download CSVs of your engagement and subscriber reports so you can analyze your data and make adjustments to your strategies.
Keep up with all our product changes here »
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WHAT I'M WATCHING
Ryan Holiday on My First Million
This is a really good episode, especially if you are an author or considering writing a book. Ryan is really candid about the economics of being an author and what it takes to sell a million books. He's such a great example of your work as a creator compounding over time.
Talk to you next week,
Nathan
Nathan Barry
I'm a designer who turned into a writer who turned into a startup CEO. My mission is to help creators earn a living. Subscribe for essays on building an audience and earning a living as a creator.
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