Case study · Newsletter · Boston Made
Boston Made Net
A focused sign-up site for the Boston Made Newsletter: local stories, maker profiles and city dispatches, free.
Client
Boston Made, Inc.
Sector
Email & SMS audience
Product
Boston Made Newsletter
Our role
Design, development, sign-up flow
Live site, captured October 2026. Select any screen to view it full size.
The client
What bostonmade.net does
bostonmade.net does one job: turn interest into a subscriber. It offers the newsletter for free, with optional text updates.
Compliance and trust are part of the design — SMS consent language, a clear no-paywall promise and a privacy commitment sit beside the form.
Who they serve
- Readers who want Boston Made by email
- People who prefer text updates
Scope
What we built
Every feature has a job: helping visitors understand, trust and act.
01
Single-purpose sign-up
A free account form with no distractions.
02
Optional SMS opt-in
Clear consent language with STOP and HELP instructions.
03
Privacy promise
A plain statement that information is never sold.
UX & UI
Design decisions
The choices that shape how visitors experience the site, and why we made them.
01 One page, one action
Nothing competes with the sign-up.
02 Consent in plain view
Required disclosures are readable, not hidden.
03 Free means free
The no-paywall promise removes the main objection.
Technical foundation
Under the hood
Checked on the live site in October 2026. We list only what anyone can verify.
- Lightweight custom page
- Structured data: Organization, WebSite and WebPage
- SMS consent compliant copy
- Mobile-first responsive layout
- Served over HTTPS
See bostonmade.net live
You’ve seen what bostonmade.net does and how the site works. Now explore it for yourself.
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