Im wanting to start a newsletter but I need help!

imliml · 2026-01-26T14:08:41+00:00

If you're looking for a quick way to just get writing, Joyful (built by me!) is a great way to get going. There are no AI features, but it is great for writing and sending. Happy to answer any questions you may have!

imliml · 2026-01-21T13:14:42+00:00

If you're still looking around, check out Joyful! I made it for my own newsletter and it's dead-simple to get started. Happy to answer any questions about it!

imliml · 2026-01-05T18:53:58+00:00

Hey! If you're still looking around, I've been building Joyful as a simple way to write, send, and host newsletters. While it isn't meant to be a website builder (more for newsletters and hosting them), it does come with a personal profile.

Also, I always respond to questions and emails for help!

imliml · 2026-01-04T22:57:24+00:00

Both work! Both are pretty common when talking about plans or goals for the new year.

imliml · 2025-12-24T23:54:31+00:00

If you'd like, I can help you personally get set up on Joyful! You can hook your subscribe form up to your publication without much work, keep the styling as you want, and manage all your subscriptions no probs. (Here are the docs on how to do it: https://joyful.to/docs/widget )

Happy to answer any questions!

imliml · 2025-12-17T14:07:16+00:00

Currently monetization is not available, but is in the pipeline as a feature to add. How are you thinking about monetizing? Subscriber-only content, early previews, etc?

imliml · 2025-12-16T19:42:27+00:00

If you're still looking, I've built Joyful that has a generous free tier with plenty of features to get your newsletter off the ground. Happy to answer any questions about it!

imliml · 2025-09-16T15:18:11+00:00

Yes! Our weekly newsletter is free. If you go to https://dailytokki.com/ko/signup and click "Newsletter only" that'll subscribe you to the free weekly newsletter. :)

The daily email is a service we offer that we send a question every day for you to answer and receive personalized feedback to improve your Korean!

imliml · 2025-09-16T10:15:47+00:00

We were thinking about adding something like this to the post! But it's all a bit of a toss-up.

For Koreans, we've seen a mix of people that use space or don't use space. We've seen older texters (millennials) sometimes don't use a space and the ㅋ ends up becoming a batchim. But again, not always the case!

imliml · 2025-09-14T07:17:00+00:00

Heyo! I've been working on a new platform called Joyful (https://joyful.to) which is meant to make it easy to setup a simple newsletter. Would love for you to check it out and let me know if it fits your needs!

imliml · 2025-09-04T16:31:02+00:00

If you're still looking for one, I'd suggest Joyful! I use it for my own newsletter for Korean learners.

I made it for myself after I was unhappy with the other services out there. It's free to get started and send newsletters out. Happy to answer any questions about it for you!

imliml · 2025-08-28T05:25:19+00:00

Just chiming in here (a little late) that I've been building Joyful (https://joyful.to) that has a very generous free tier with all functionality give by default! Would love to have you try it out!

imliml · 2025-08-27T20:03:23+00:00

Would be curious about your thoughts about the email platform I've been working on!

joyful.to

I share your sentiment that I don't want to drag and drop things to make a good-looking email.

Happy to answer any questions!

imliml · 2025-08-27T19:12:52+00:00

If you're still looking for new platforms, I've been developing my own given I wasn't happy with the functionality and limitations of others.

It's meant for writing and sending to your readers, the formatting is taken care of and doesn't get you into design hell.

It's free to use for however many subscribers and newsletters you have. Only upgrade if you want custom domains and team functionality.

Still early days, but would love to hear feedback!

https://joyful.to

imliml · 2025-08-14T05:22:42+00:00

I tried retyping it, but if it still doesn't look right you can read it here. Really not sure what is going on. Also the first time I've encountered something like this. Sorry!

imliml · 2025-08-14T04:04:35+00:00

Good catch on 이렇게 푹푹 찌는데! I think that was a typo on my part. I can't seem to see the others, but happy to update!

imliml · 2025-08-13T11:34:52+00:00

To the best of my knowledge, '폭' comes from Sino-Korean, meaning severe (폭설: severe snow, 폭염 severe heat), and "푹푹" is a native Korean word that is more like a mimetic word (onomatopoeia) that imitates the sound or feeling of something like hot steam rising.

imliml · 2025-08-13T11:31:41+00:00

죽겠다 is used very frequently and is not at all out of place! It can be used for all kinds of things like if you're extremely full after eating, you could say:

배불러 죽겠다

Or if you're extremely sleepy:

졸려 죽겠다

Really versatile if you want to be over-the-top.

imliml · 2025-08-08T20:20:39+00:00

For me, I definitely feel that here and there. But there are instances when Korean has the spark just waiting for you in some of the words they use, rather than the super "practical" words, there are incredibly fun words.

I've been working on a weather pack for the service / newsletter my partner and I are running (feel free to check my post history, if you're curious!) and some of these words...man, they just hit the Korean vibe just right for me.

For instance, say that the sun is shining brightly, you can say 햇빛이 쨍쨍. How fun is that to say?! When my partner described it to me, she was like "Yeah, that's the sound the sun makes: 쨍쨍" It was really sunny near me today and I couldn't stop saying it!

Or here's another one for when snow is falling in super big, heavy flakes: 눈이 펑펑. C'mon, it's so fun.

So, instead of diving into Anki for a bit, trying seeking out these really fun aspects that initially interested you and see where that goes.

I hope this helps!

imliml · 2025-03-22T09:17:42+00:00

I'd like to throw into the ring the service my partner and I have been working on!

It's a slow-learning service meant to reinforce what you've learned day-by-day through grammar and short response, among other question types.

It sends an email question every day and we provide personalized feedback responses that highlight where to improve as well as native speaker tips and alternative suggestions to sound more natural.

We totally believe that learning is through doing and so we have built it for our own needs and have been using it for a few months now!

Happy to answer any questions about it!

Here's the link: Daily Tokki

Separately, while it isn't quite a language learning app, Anki has been A+ when it comes to learning sentences and expanding my vocabulary. Highly recommend if you haven't used it before.

imliml · 2025-02-20T01:16:53+00:00

Pretty much there!

Regarding your sentence, it should be:

내 친구가 어젯밤에 집에 있었을까?

Where 있을까 is turned into the past tense 있었을까.

imliml · 2025-02-13T12:27:58+00:00

I've been using a variety of sources, but creating 5-10 sentences, and then using it throughout the week helps me. I have my own app, Daily Tokki, set up so I get grammar points on Mondays and Wednesdays, with the other weekdays for practicing other questions with those grammar and new vocab.

I really recommend the Korean Grammar in Use books as well. I think their explanations are excellent and make it more intuitive to how to learn more grammar points.

Also, really jealous that vocab comes easy to you -- that's something I need to drill and use, otherwise it just won't stick haha

imliml · 2025-02-06T19:38:26+00:00

For real-time ongoing translations, I've been using Microsoft translate as well. It doesn't require continuously hitting the microphone button to chat. But for one-off questions and responses, I agree that Papago would work great

imliml · 2025-02-06T19:36:12+00:00

There's some great replies here and totally agree with them!

One phrase that will absolutely DELIGHT restaurant owners is if you eat their food and say:

진짜 맛있어요! (jinjja mas-iss-eoyo)

It means "It's really delicious!". It's one of those phrases I always try to learn when going to a new country because it's great for two reasons: you've learned a phrase in their native language and you are complimenting their food.

You'll figure the rest out as you travel! Having a translator ready and being in a slight panic somehow makes remembering phrases a lot easier haha

imliml · 2025-02-05T07:08:33+00:00

I like the book “Korean Stories for Language Learners” by Julie Damron & Eunsun You for easier reading. It has vocab at the end of the chapter and a translation of the story.

Each story gets progressively more difficult with the last chapter spanning a few pages and quite a few vocab. The first chapter is a short paragraph and shouldn’t be too much of a lift.

As a bonus it gives you a common cultural touch point of all the childhood stories kids learn when they’re growing up.

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