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This is GC⚡ #75 — your weekly secret weapon for newsletter growth ⚔️

A special welcome to the 17 newest members of the Growth Currency⚡ newsletter community!

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Don’t let a missing niche hold you back. Here are 5 ideas you can use today.

Last week I tweeted out a simple question.

The most common reply?

Is a niche helpful when starting a newsletter? It sure is. 100%. But what if you haven’t nailed down a niche — or you’re worried you’ll feel “trapped” when you choose one?

Here’s my advice: start anyway.

You don’t need a niche to start a newsletter. It helps. But it’s not a requirement.

How to start if you don’t have a niche

I started the Growth Currency newsletter without a niche.

Not only that — it didn’t even have a proper name. I wanted to empower others to learn by curating resources that helped me. So I called the newsletter “Knowledge UP”.

I hated the name.

I didn’t have a niche. No clear focus. I just wrote about things that I was interested in, like personal finance, marketing, podcasts, self-improvement, writing and productivity.

So, a quick recap:

1. I started a newsletter with a name I did not like.
2. I started a newsletter without a clear focus or niche.

But I started.

It might be easy for me to sit here 18 months later and say, “Just do as I did!” But that wouldn’t be fair.

Maybe you can’t figure out a topic.

So choose the type of newsletter you want to create instead.

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Your Growth Currency ⚡ This Week

"Knowledge is the currency of growth."

Carefully curated resources to help you: Start + Grow + Improve + Monetize your newsletter

Let’s get into it!

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START

⚡ How I Got My First 2000 Subscribers by John Bardos (of IdeaEconomy.net)

In 2 years, John grew his newsletter from zero to 2,000 subscribers. He breaks down exactly how he got all 2,000 of his subscribers, including a chart where he shows how much paid advertising cost per new subscriber. Lots to learn here from John.

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GROW

⚡The Steal Club by Alex Llull

The Steal Club is one of my favorite newsletters. It's creator-focused and every edition is loaded with actionable content.

Alex shares actionable tips, tactics, and insights to grow your audience and make better content. “Stolen” from the best. One lesson, one template and one growth tip. Every Wednesday.

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IMPROVE

⚡ 12 Tips on writing for the internet by Ashley Cummings [🧵]

This thread is geared towards freelance article writing —BUT— there are a lot of relevant tips you can implement into your newsletter immediately. Especially tips #3, 5, & 10.

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MONETIZE

⚡ 10 Suggestions I Gave A Client To Better Monetize His Newsletter by Josh Spector

Josh charges over $700 for a 90-minute consult. And for good reason given his experience and success. But you can get some key newsletter monetization insights here for free.

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Thanks for making it to the end—I try and save some gems for this space.

I'm not sure if this qualifies as a "gem"—but let's see.

I get a lot of questions about newsletters on Twitter and in my inbox. And I've learned a lot about starting, growing, and monetizing a newsletter over the past 18 months and 75 editions.

So...

I'm now offering newsletter consultations ⚡

Book some time with me to help strategize your newsletter—whether it's launching, growth, or monetization—let's talk about it!
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And in case you missed it, here are last week's TWO most popular links:

#1: I stole 10 newsletter growth tips by Alex Llull
#2: Most social profiles aren't very good. Here's how to fix yours by Justin Welsh
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Other Growth Currency⚡ Resources & Info:
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Peace and platonic love,

Dylan

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