Westbound Boarder

Throughout the span of my (Internet) life, I’ve grown to detest e-mail newsletters.  E-mail newsletter, to me = JUNK.  Delete.

However, over the past couple of months I’ve come across a couple e-mail newsletters that sounded somewhat interesting, so I subscribed, and I’ve actually learned to enjoy – even look forward to – my daily/weekly e-mail newsletters.  Prior to my new found love of e-mail newsletters, I subscribed to blogs, etc. in RSS.  However, over the course of a few years, adding one blog here, another blog there, my RSS has become completely overloaded!  I now subscribe to more than 250 blogs, news sites, etc. (several which post multiple times a day) so looking at my RSS can be a bit overwhelming, despite the fact that everything is nicely organized into neat, subject-related folders.

This is the reason I am starting to love e-mail newsletters.  They typically come daily or weekly, depending on what you are subscribing to, and are a great way to get your week’s dose of news from your favorite publications without having to sort through the mess of your RSS.

Here are a couple of my personal favorite e-mail newsletters:

• Transworld Business: Of course, Transworld is most known for its consumer-facing publications (Transworld Snow, Transworld Skate, etc.) but it actually has an awesome industry pub targeted toward people interested in the business side of the board sports industry.  This newsletter is delivered about once per week and brings your dose of board sports interviews with industry experts, shop reviews, etc. straight to your inbox.
• HUCK Magazine: I love HUCK magazine (snowboard, arts, culture and travel glossy for women published in the UK) and after I invested ten bucks into a couple of their paper mags, I stumbled upon their awesome digital site.  This e-mail newsletter is a great way to get your weekly dose of HUCK without having to visit and surf through their Web site each and every day.
• Fitness Magazine: Though its not board sports-related, I still think Fitness magazine has an awesome e-mail newsletter.  Delivered once per day, this newsletter offers fitness and eating tips, plus highlights recent content on the site… and we all know being physically fit is a key component to being a hardcore shred.
• Self Magazine: This one’s pretty similar to the Fitness e-newsletter, but if you want extra variety in your workouts and eating plan, subscribe to both!

As I mentioned above, I’m really just beginning to recognize the awesomeness of e-mail newsletters, so these are just a couple to get you started if you, too, would like to join the fun.  I’ll be sure to keep you posted on any other great newsletters I come across.  Also, stay tuned because Westbound Boarder has an e-mail newsletter of its own coming your way soon!  One for sure to top anyone’s list, in fact.

Do you have any other favorite e-mail newsletters?  If so, what?  Leave a shout out in the comments!