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TogetherLetters
Updates without social media.
26 followers
Updates without social media.
26 followers
TogetherLetters keeps groups connected through a simple, regular email newsletter. No algorithm, no feed, and no scraping by search engines. On a schedule you pick, everyone gets nudged for an update. Click the link, write, done. Updates compile into one newsletter for the group. No reply-all. Reply directly to individuals for real 1-on-1 conversations. Everything is completely private and never on the web. 700+ groups, 5k+ users - all word of mouth. Free forever for groups of 10 or less.
TogetherLetters
Hey Product Hunt! I'm Sanjay, one of the makers behind TogetherLetters.
We built this because social media stinks for actually keeping up with people you care about. You either never see their updates because an algorithm buried them, or you miss them in a flood of noise from people you don't really know. The irony of "social" networks is that they've made us worse at staying connected with the people who matter most.
Email was the answer. Everyone already has it, everyone already checks it, and it doesn't need anyone to learn something new. But the key insight was that people don't send updates on their own. So we nudge them. That simple act of asking on a regular schedule is what makes TogetherLetters work. People want to share, they just need a little prompt and a dead-simple way to do it.
We wanted this to work for the person in your family who still calls you to ask how to reset their password. That's why there's no account to create, no app to install, no login to remember. You get an email, you click the link, you write your update. If you can write an email, you can use TogetherLetters.
The no reply-all design was deliberate too. When your cousin shares that she got a new job, you reply to her - not to the entire group. That one decision turns a group newsletter into a launchpad for dozens of personal conversations. Your uncle responds to your travel update. Your sister reaches out about your kid's school play. Those one-on-one threads are where the real connection happens.
We launched a few years ago and have been growing with zero marketing to 779 groups, 5,294 users, and over 100,000 nudges sent, entirely through word of mouth. Families are our biggest use case, but we see friend groups, alumni networks, book clubs, companies, and teams of all kinds using it too. That organic traction told us we were onto something worth investing in seriously. That is why we're finally launching on Product Hunt now.
Free forever for groups of 10 or fewer on a biweekly or less frequent schedule. No catch and never any pressure to upgrade or keep coming back to the website (we'd rather you didn't after you set up your group unless you need to change something). If you want to try it with a larger or more frequent group, use the code PRODUCTHUNT for 3 months free (redeem by May 27th!).
We'd love to hear what you think, and we'll be here all day answering questions.
Love the idea of async updates without the noise of social media. Do recipients need an account to read the updates or is it open? The friction of 'create an account to see this' kills a lot of sharing tools.
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@soygus You hit the nail on the head. No, other participants aside from the owner don't need to ever log in or do anything other than approve their invite and set their name and time zone. After that the update emails they get have a unique link which they click leading to a web text box they fill in and hit submit. Since updates are sent via an email newsletter there is no app, no logging in, no annoying "look at me" nudges or anything else from the app. Just a focus on the reason you've set the group up for.
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@soygus Yeah, this is my favorite thing! When I get asked for an update, I just click the button in the email, fill in the field that popped up in my browser, hit submit, and I'm good! It's fast and easy.
TogetherLetters is a fantastic tool. My nonprofit used it for a time to connect donors in community with one another, and we had a great response from our users. Since then, I've joined another group that shares updates on life and work. It's a nice change of pace from the social media feed frenzy we so easily find ourselves in. I think the world is a better place with TogetherLetters as an option for connection. All the best to the founders ~ they deserve every accolade for developing such a unique and needed product.
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@timothy_villegas so glad you've enoyed it. That experience is exactly what we hope for everyone that uses it. I've been using it to stay in touch with old friends from high school as well as with my extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. It's been a fantastic tool for that.
TogetherLetters has been a fantastic way for one of my groups to stay in touch. We are all active on social media, but a lot of that is specifically about business. TL allows folks to pull back the curtain and talk about what’s actually going on in their life - not just the polished stuff that we see on social media.
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@chris_lafay I love hearing that! That's why we built it. I also feel like I often miss updates from the people most important to me on social media, and this fixes that.