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This is GC⚡ #103 — the meta newsletter about... newsletters!

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​[GC & Industry News & Announcements]​
What You Need To Know

​Indie Worldwide launches 1000 Subscriber Speedrun Challenge​
Want accountability in the form of a challenge to grow your newsletter? Check this out. (Challenge basically starts NOW)

​NewsletterJobs.io launches for those looking for newsletter-related roles​
​Wanna work in the newsletter industry? The guys behind WhoSponsorsStuff.com put together a newsletter job board, including roles for marketing, content, operations, and sales.

Get "unstuck" with your newsletter​
​Alex was considering some changes with his newsletter and wanted some direction. He booked a 60-minute strategy session with me:

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Wanna work with me?

Sorry, no *new* article this week (but a great resource below).

So why no new article?

Well... because I need some help! I have plans to take Growth Currency Media and this newsletter to greater heights. I want to build a premier online space for newsletter creators & publishers—and that means more than a newsletter. I'm working on those plans, excited to share them soon!

But there's one problem.

I've struggled to keep up the quality & original newsletter content on a weekly basis. And I'm really sorry about that. So I'm considering hiring a Newsletter Virtual Assistant so I can focus more on creating the best content possible.

So if you've published a newsletter before, worked with ConvertKit and/or Airtable, and are able to commit a few hours per week to the role, you might be a great fit.

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How to use Medium to get newsletter subscribers.

Ever since I decided to publish weekly on Medium (since April 2022), I’ve earned over $600 — just by hitting ‘publish’ on content I was going to write anyway.

The extra $600 is nice.

But you’re not likely to earn your retirement fund on Medium.

And that's the thing: money isn’t the point.

Leveraging a platform with millions of eyeballs — that’s the point.

​How to leverage Medium to grow your newsletter»​

[GC Curated: Start + Grow + Improve + Monetize your newsletter]​
Your Growth Currency ⚡ This Week

"Knowledge is the currency of growth."

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START YOUR NEWSLETTER

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

My Take: If you're hung up on coming up with an "original" idea for your newsletter—STOP. Take a tried-and-true format and repurpose it with your personal spin. This article features 6+1 types of newsletters, including:

→ Curated newsletters
→ Time-sensitive newsletters
→ Practical newsletters

GROW YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ LetterGrowth.com - Find newsletters who want to do cross promotions by Paul Metcalfe

My Take: LetterGrowth is a solution to the challenge of finding cross-promotions: fill out a short form to start getting a weekly list of newsletters interested in cross-promoting.

IMPROVE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ 10 Lessons From 10 Years in Email by Dan O'Shinsky

My Take: Dan's spent a decade doing newsletters. He ran the BuzzFeed newsletter. Then, newsletters at The New Yorker. Lots of wisdom in here, but my favorite points are #2, 5, and 8.

MONETIZE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ The Playbook for Growing to 6 Figures With Anne-Laure Le Cunff by Chenell Basilio

My Take: Chenell's newsletter/website Growth In Reverse is really, really good. It's so good it was featured on the Copyblogger podcast a few weeks back. This article is pure fire. Chenell breaks down...

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

I used to be addicted to Starbucks. And it wasn't for the coffee or food—it was their rewards program.

I needed those rewards.

So I made a habit of stopping at Starbucks every morning on my way to work. I was only getting a drip coffee. Less than $20 per week. But still.

I saved up those precious rewards to get the free drink or meal or whatever.

It got to the point where I had to toss my Gold card and delete the Starbucks app altogether. Their rewards program had me firm within its grasp—so much so that stopping there every morning was a habit.

And I know I wasn't the only one.

What if your newsletter could have the same effect? What if you could render your readers as helpless as I was to stop at Starbucks every morning?

That'd be pretty powerful. It's something I'm thinking a lot about lately, and you might want to as well.

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

#1: How I made $14,950 in 57 minutes with 2 emails and a Google Doc by Katelyn Bourgoin (101 clicks) ​
#2: The Unofficial Guide to Non-Linear Newsletter Growth by Growth Currency⚡ (98 clicks)​
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Peace and platonic love,

Dylan

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