New to Camberville is a weekly email newsletter for people who just moved to Cambridge and Somerville. It is free for readers, and it stays free. Revenue comes from local sponsors, and this page explains exactly what that looks like.
70% average open rate across recent Thursday issues. Industry average is 20 to 40 percent.
40% of readers report moving to the area within the last three months. 60% within the last year. These figures are reader-reported through our welcome survey, not estimated.
The list is growing by roughly 20-25 subscribers a day, concentrated in Cambridge and Somerville.
Newcomers are a specific kind of reader. They have not chosen a gym, a café, a salon, a bank, or routine yet. They subscribed because they are actively building a life here, and they act on what we send them.
Sponsored mentions in the weekly digest. A short written blurb in the newsetter’s own voice with a link to your page, inside the Thursday email. Not a banner, not a pop-up. Every sponsored placement is clearly labeled as sponsored.
Payment is invoiced through Stripe and due before the first placement runs. Click performance is reported to you after each issue.
Email us or reply to any issue. Tell us what you'd want readers to know.
We confirm dates and send a one-page quote and invoice.
We write three or four blurb options in our voice. You pick one, or tell us what to change. Nothing runs without your approval.
Your mention runs on the agreed Thursdays.
You get click numbers after each issue, and a summary at the end of the run.
Reply to any issue of the newsletter. I do my best to answer everything.