Marketing Studio

Marketing Studio

Build and nurture relationships with your readers through email marketing. Your data stays in your email platform — we never store it.

What is Marketing Studio?

The Marketing Studio helps you stay connected with your readers through email. Unlike traditional email services, StorytellerOS connects to your own email platform — you keep complete control of your subscriber data.

Tip

Your email list is often called your most valuable asset as an author. It is the only direct line to your readers that you fully own.

Features

Email Campaigns
Create and send newsletters to your subscribers
Contacts & Lists
Manage your subscriber database
Tags & Segmentation
Organize your audience for targeted emails
Connecting FluentCRM
Set up your email platform integration

Privacy-First Email Marketing

Marketing Studio works differently than most email marketing tools:

  • Your data never touches our servers — We connect directly to your FluentCRM installation
  • You own your subscriber list — It lives in your WordPress installation, not ours
  • No data migration needed — We work with your existing email platform
  • Export anytime — Your data is already in your own system

Requires FluentCRM

Currently, Marketing Studio requires FluentCRM (a WordPress plugin). Support for other platforms like MailerLite, ConvertKit, and MailChimp is planned for future releases.

What You Can Do

Create Email Campaigns

Design and send professional emails to your subscribers:

  • Use the visual email builder with drag-and-drop blocks
  • Add images from your GitHub repository or Google Drive
  • Preview how emails look on different devices
  • Schedule emails for the perfect send time
  • Track open rates and click rates

Manage Your Contacts

Keep your subscriber list organized and up-to-date:

  • View all contacts from your FluentCRM installation
  • Add new contacts manually or import in bulk
  • Update contact information and preferences
  • Handle unsubscribes and bounces

Segment Your Audience

Send the right message to the right readers:

  • Create tags based on reader behavior
  • Build lists for different genres or series
  • Segment by purchase history from Sales Studio
  • Target specific groups with relevant content

Getting Started

  1. Connect your FluentCRM — Set up the integration with your WordPress site
  2. Review your contacts — Make sure your list synced correctly
  3. Set up your tags — Create a tagging system for segmentation
  4. Create your first campaign — Design and send an email

Integration with Other Studios

Marketing Studio connects with your other studios:

  • Link campaigns to books from Project Studio
  • Trigger emails based on purchases from Sales Studio
  • Use pen name branding from Project Studio

Email Marketing Best Practices

A few tips for successful author email marketing:

  • Be consistent — Send on a regular schedule so readers know when to expect you
  • Provide value — Every email should give readers something (updates, content, exclusive previews)
  • Be personal — Write like you are talking to a friend, not broadcasting
  • Test and learn — Try different subject lines and content to see what works
  • Respect unsubscribes — Make it easy to leave (they were not your readers anyway)