Your next recommendation may be an ask away

When you join the Creator Network, you're eligible to be recommended to a creator's subscribers, who may decide to also sign up for your emails.

But what if you're having trouble getting Recommendations?

In this case, we suggest first preparing a compelling newsletter site so that creators who check it out will feel you're someone worth recommending.

After that, use our outreach ideas to get in touch with fellow creators and ask for a Recommendation.

Prepare a compelling newsletter site

Reach out to creators for recommendations

At the very minimum, you'll need to fill out your creator name, profile picture, and bio in your newsletter site to join the Creator Network.

But your newsletter site may still look bare, so fill it out more to entice other creators to recommend you.

On your newsletter site, for example, you could:

More info on adding all these in our separate guide to managing your newsletter site.

Our Creator Network's Discover page provides a handy search bar for creators to find other creators to recommend.

But unless they know the person's name already, creators may search for other creators based on the types of creators they want to be associated with. Try to think of the keywords (which can also be phrases) they may use to find creators like you, and then add these to your newsletter site's creator name and/or bio.

Let's say we have a food blogger, Matt, who wants to recommend other food bloggers.

He might therefore search for food bloggers on the Creator Network using food-related keywords like:

So if you're a fellow food blogger, you can help Matt find you by including these keywords in your newsletter site.

Creators may check out your newsletter site when deciding whether to recommend you to their subscribers. Write a bio that gives them a reason to.

You could:

Be specific about what you do and how you help others. Providing numbers or data to back up your statements helps a lot here!

Now that you've got a sweet newsletter site, let's start connecting with fellow creators and scoring those recommendations.

Take the initiative to recommend other creators even if they haven't recommended you. They may see that you've recommended them and decide to return the favor.

You can also create a social media post to share that you've recommended them, and then tag them in the post. If they see your post, they may recommend you back.

Learn how to recommend Creator Network creators to your subscribers here.

Go shoot your shot! Find the creator's social handles—you might find these on the creator's newsletter site or in-network profile—and then send them a direct message (DM), asking if they'd be willing to recommend you.

For example, you could say:

"Hey [Name], I love your work, and I see you're using Kit too! [Briefly introduce yourself and what you do, and how the creator might find this interesting.] Would you be willing to recommend me on the Creator Network?"

Tailor your outreach message for each creator you approach to improve your message's effectiveness.

You'll also have a higher chance of the creator agreeing to recommend you if you're on good terms with them, so consider building a relationship with them before making your ask.

Depending on the creator's email address visibility setting, you may be able to view their email address (or request to view it) from their in-network profile. This way, once you've gotten their email address, you can email them for a Recommendation.

Alternatively, you can get their email address by subscribing to one of the creator's forms (including their newsletter site).

When you do this, you'll also receive their newsletters. As you read them, you'll learn more about the creator's business and can craft a more personalized pitch.

While you could just read the emails the creator has published on their newsletter site (in the form of posts), signing up for their email list helps you get their latest emails automatically—including those they may not feature on their newsletter site.

Subscribing also shows your sincerity in wanting to keep up with their work and build a relationship with them.

Still having trouble finding creators to partner with? You're welcome to write to help@kit.com to ask for suggestions. We'll try to match you with suitable creators.

If you haven't already, we suggest enabling automatic email notifications of new Recommendations. This way, you can easily know when a creator has started recommending you, without first logging in to your Kit account.

Learn how to enable email notifications for Recommendations in the article below:

Account notifications and summary