How to create a paid newsletter on Telegram

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Email newsletters have a problem: they’re opened 20%-30% of the time. The rest goes to spam, gets ignored, or is deleted unread. On Telegram, messages are opened 70%-80% of the time. It’s like an email that arrives directly in your pocket and gets read instantly.

Why Telegram works for newsletters

The key is that Telegram has no algorithm and no spam folder. What you publish reaches every subscriber as a push notification. You’re not competing with 50 emails from other brands — your message arrives alone, clean, and gets read.

The ideal format

A paid newsletter on Telegram works as a virtual group: you publish and each subscriber receives the message privately. No group, no chat between members. Just your content.

You can send formatted text, images, documents, links. The format is more flexible than email and more immediate.

Who’s using it

Financial analysts sending their daily analysis. Journalists sharing curated news. Niche experts publishing exclusive content. Anyone with knowledge that someone would pay to receive.

How to monetize it

Connect Stripe with your Telegram channel. The customer pays the subscription, gets access automatically, and is charged monthly. If they stop paying, they stop receiving.

Typical pricing goes from $5 to $30/month for general newsletters, and up to $100+ for specialized content (trading, professional analysis).

The advantage over Substack and similar

Substack charges 10% commission. Beehiiv, ConvertKit and similar charge based on subscribers. Telegram charges nothing — the platform is free. You only pay for the tool that connects Stripe with Telegram.

Plus, 80% open rate on Telegram vs 25% on email means your content gets read 3x more. More reading = more perceived value = fewer cancellations.

Telegram Control connects Stripe with your private Telegram newsletter. Automatic signups, cancellations and billing. Publish once, all your subscribers receive it.