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  "description": "I came across an interesting take by Sebastian Sastre on why he uses an RSS feed instead of a newsletter for his blog. I agree with the feed-first position. However, I personally recommend using both. Recommend feeds as a first option but also have a newsletter (which is a publication unto itself beyond just sharing links). I use Buttondown, which is a good service (I think it avoids some of the pitfalls of the services Mr. Sastre notes) and also allows people to follow the newsletter itself […]",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T02:44:42.000Z",
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  "textContent": "I came across an interesting take by Sebastian Sastre on why he uses an RSS feed instead of a newsletter for his blog. I agree with the feed-first position. However, I personally recommend using both. Recommend feeds as a first option but also have a newsletter (which is a publication unto itself beyond just sharing links). I use Buttondown, which is a good service (I think it avoids some of the pitfalls of the services Mr. Sastre notes) and also allows people to _follow the newsletter itself_ via RSS. For RSS specifically, I would also recommend telling people how they can subscribe to RSS via email using Blogtrottr or similar services.",
  "title": "Re; Offering RSS vs Newsletters",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T02:45:35.000Z"
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