Email publishing, paywalls, and subscriber CRM—writing-first UX with deliverability and churn tools built in.

Turn readers into subscribers—without duct-taping five SaaS tools

We combine WYSIWYG or markdown authoring, scheduled sends, and paid tiers with Stripe. Subscriber tags, segments, and automation sequences support growth; GDPR-friendly consent and unsubscribe are first-class. Custom domains, referral programs, and gift subscriptions round out creator businesses.

Request Estimate
Newsletter & Paid Subscriptions Platform Development

01 // THE MANDATE

Email publishing, paywalls, and subscriber CRM—writing-first UX with deliverability and churn tools built in.

We combine WYSIWYG or markdown authoring, scheduled sends, and paid tiers with Stripe. Subscriber tags, segments, and automation sequences support growth; GDPR-friendly consent and unsubscribe are first-class.

Custom domains, referral programs, and gift subscriptions round out creator businesses.

02 // ENGINEERING

Development process

Structured phases—from discovery to launch—with clear ownership and handoff points.

Creator pilot (weeks 1–4)

First paying writers; deliverability baseline.

MVP (weeks 4–12)

Publish, email, pay, archive.

Growth (weeks 8–14)

Referrals; automation; landing pages.

Launch (weeks 12–16)

Public platform; creator onboarding funnel.

Operate (ongoing)

IP warming; abuse; feature parity requests.

03 // CAPABILITIES

Core Capability Matrix

The building blocks of your solution

Posts

draft, schedule, web archive, SEO.

Email

deliverability monitoring, suppression lists, DMARC guidance.

Paywall

free/paid posts; trials; annual plans.

CRM

tags, segments, CSV export, API webhooks.

Growth

referrals, recommendations optional.

Analytics

opens, clicks, paid conversion, churn.

Domains

custom sending domain; branded web.

Team

co-writers, editors, approvals optional.

Compliance

CAN-SPAM; GDPR export/delete.

Import

Substack/Mailchimp migration tools.

04 // DELIVERY LIFECYCLE

The strategic roadmap

Milestones and checkpoints—each phase has a clear outcome before the next begins.

Milestone 01Delivery

Weeks 1–4: Design system, pilot cohort.

Milestone 02Delivery

Weeks 5–10: Beta writers paying.

Milestone 03Delivery

Weeks 9–14: Growth features; mobile read.

Milestone 04Delivery

Weeks 13–16: Marketing site; scale.

Milestone 05Delivery

Ongoing: Native apps optional; ad network.

05 // PRODUCT SCOPING

Choosing your path

Two engagement models—start lean and iterate, or commit to a full platform build from day one.

MVP

Speed & essentialism

Phase 1
MVP: newsletter send, web archive, Stripe subs, basic segments. Excludes advanced automation and ad network. Proves writer pull before platform scale.
Recommended

Full product

Enterprise maturity

All-in
Full Substack-class: network effects, recommendations, ads, mobile apps, enterprise media.

06 // PARTNERSHIP

Why work together

A single accountable partner across strategy, build, and go-live—not a revolving door of vendors.

John Hambardzumian
Direct collaboration

End-to-end ownership: discovery, architecture, implementation, and launch—with clear communication and production-grade engineering.

  • Discovery & alignment
  • Systems that scale
  • Implementation depth
  • Clear comms

07 // CLARITY

Frequently asked

Dedicated IPs optional; list hygiene; bounce handling.

Ready to start?

Tell me about your product goals and timeline—I'll respond with a clear path forward.