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This is GC⚡ #77 — your secret weapon for newsletter growth ⚔️

A special welcome to the 91 newest members of the Growth Currency⚡ newsletter community!

Thank you for giving me space in you inbox. 🙏

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What's happening this week?

🚀 The 1KS Roadmap Relaunch...now launched!

I launched the 1KS Roadmap in May. Over 450 people took the free course on how to get the their first 1,000 newsletter subscribers. But I've revamped it and partnered with Vineet Sinha to deliver the course... *drumroll* ...directly via Twitter!

This version provides more assignments and incentive to do the work with BONUS tips & templates.

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Social proof ↓↓ 😁

Ian Efford 🌎 @ianefford Dylan is facilitating an amazing free Twitter course on growing your newsletter. There are lessons, tips, and then an assignment at the end to help you take action. When you do, you get more tips and resources! Definitely check it out ⬇ twitter.com/growthcurrency… ⚡ Dylan R. || Newsletter Strategist 💙💛 @growthcurrency Biggest lie online: "Just build an audience." The problem? Only 1/20th of your social audience sees your content. You're at the mercy of the algorithm. But you can take that power back. July 19th 2022 1 Retweets 3 Likes

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How To Make Your First Newsletter Dollars...

—without a big list or selling ads.

Don't kid yourself.

Monetization is the point of a newsletter — either indirectly or directly.

Your newsletter’s goal is to drive revenue for you. Some newsletters drive users to a SaaS (Software as a Service) website, a coaching or consulting website, or product page on Amazon or Gumroad. Others drive revenue right inside their newsletter — directly.

And what’s the easiest way to drive direct newsletter revenue?

Affiliate sales.

What are Affiliate Sales?

It’s pretty simple: you sell a product or service for someone else — and receive a commission on the sale.

That’s an affiliate sale. And it's the first form of revenue I ever earned with my newsletter—with only a few hundred subscribers.

Affiliate Links

Affiliate sales typically only work with a unique, custom link.

For example, when I signed up for the Ship 30 For 30 (←affiliate) I was given a unique affiliate link. I shared the link in my newsletter and made a couple of sales, which earned $50 in commission each.

What can you sell?

You can sell anything, but you shouldn’t sell everything.

The most successful affiliate newsletters and websites only drive their users to products and services that are relevant to their users’ needs and interests. The more aligned, the better your odds at a sale.

Popular affiliate products & services to sell are…

• SaaS tools & subscriptions
• Amazon & ecommerce products
• eBooks, online courses, & community memberships

But what affiliate products should YOU sell?

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Now, compare it to your most recent piece of content.

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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

⚡ 6 types of newsletters you can start today by Ghost.org

I found this gem in the Paved newsletter and had to share—especially since I just wrote about how finding a niche isn't a requirement when starting a newsletter. This post by Ghost.org gives you 6 (+1 bonus) types of newsletters you can start. I love this powerful introductory point:

By choosing a well-defined newsletter type or genre:

• your readers will know what to expect in every issue,
• you'll have clear models to follow and iterate upon,
• and you can enter in-demand niches from a unique angle.

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GROW

⚡ How to Grow a Newsletter with Dylan Redekop by Alastair McDermott

I went on the Recognized Authority podcast back in May to chat all things newsletters with Alastair McDermott. We discuss how to grow a newsletter, the different types of incentives we can offer subscribers to join the list, and why giving away value for free is crucial.

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IMPROVE

⚡ How To Create An Elevator Pitch For Your Business by Annie Maguire

"What's it about?"

Your newsletter needs an elevator pitch. You should be able to explain what your newsletter is about in a few sentences. This article by Annie gives you a framework for creating an elevator pitch—plus great examples for businesses she's worked with.

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MONETIZE

⚡ Paid newsletter best practices: Tried-and-tested tips from successful operators by Kaleigh Moore

If you're trying to grow a paid newsletter, or thinking of going paid—read this. Kaleigh dissects 5 paid newsletters with 5 main tips for helping paid newsletter operators.

A poignant snippet:

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

Nick's made an observation.

Nick Simard ⚡️ @nicksimard So we’ve replaced Buzzfeed-style clickbait-y blog post headlines with Twitter threads that emulate that exact same style? Cool, cool, cool. July 19th 2022 0 Retweets 7 Likes

The problem, as I replied to Nick, is that "we" (as in, most of us on Twitter) have to revert to these tactics to get our tweets & threads actually surfaced by the algorithm changes.

But wait—there's more.

Ada Powers is hirable @mspowahs what. in the world. is happening here pic.twitter.com/UfNlKRn16J July 17th 2022 5,346 Retweets 83,412 Likes

Seems these days, you go viral on Twitter—or you get zero.

What's the solution?

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And in case you missed it, here are last week's TWO most popular links:

#1: How To Build Your Email List From Scratch with Matt Giaro (affiliate link)​
#2: 15 newsletter growth tips by Aleyda Solis
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Other Growth Currency⚡ Resources:
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→ The 1KS Roadmap: A Free Course To Your First 1,000 Subscribers​
→ The Ultimate Creator Database of Awesomeness​
→ How To Start, Grow, and Optimize a Substack Newsletter​
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Peace and platonic love,

Dylan

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