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What You Need To Know

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5 Simple Ways To Monetize Your Newsletter TODAY

The path to money is quicker than you think…

The goal for 99% of newsletters is to make money.

And some want to make it BIG. They see 7-figure revenues from The Hustle or Morning Brew and think: “Why not me?”

⚡ Dylan Redekop || Newsletter Strategist 💙💛 @growthcurrency I see @TheHustle & @MorningBrew and I'm kinda like... why not me? July 23rd 2021 1 Retweets 25 Likes

*guilty*

But not everyone wants to build the next Morning Brew.

So what’s the best, easiest, and fastest way to monetize a newsletter?

Here are 5 ways you can get started today on your path to newsletter monetization.

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[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

⚡ Answering the most FAQs about email marketing and newsletters [Google Doc] by Christine Trac

My Take: Get this now—even if you've sent 100 email newsletters. Trust me. Christine answers questions like the ones below, plus about 60 others…

→ Which Newsletter/Email Service Provider should I start with? (E.g. Substack, ConvertKit)
→ How do you choose a niche for your newsletter?
→ What is the best way to increase deliverability?

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GROW YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ 13 ways to grow your newsletter (without spending money on ads) by Nathan Barry

My Take: Some of these tactics are longer plays, but others you can start TODAY.

Nathan Barry @nathanbarry 13 ways to grow your newsletter (without spending money on ads): December 23rd 2022 50 Retweets 397 Likes

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BONUS GROWTH TOOL​
​SubShark.io - Substack Newsletter Referral Program by Nic Conley

My Take: 👇

⚡ Dylan Redekop || Newsletter Strategist 💙💛 @growthcurrency Newsletter Tip of the Day: SparkLoop referrals don't on Substack... But @subsharkio does. Create a custom referral rewards program for your Substack 🙌 February 2nd 2023 1 Retweets 10 Likes

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IMPROVE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ 10 Ways To Trim The Fat In Your Newsletter by Josh Spector

My Take: I've been working on this. You should try it. Here's my progress:

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I've got more work to do... how 'bout you??

MONETIZE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ My React newsletter made $29,300 in 2022 - Ask Me Anything by Sébastien Lorber

My Take: Sébastien shares some valuable insights to how he monetized his newsletter, manages ads and costs, and how he's used paid ads to help grow his newsletter to make it even more profitable.

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

A few weeks ago I learned my great grandfather was born in 1860—before Canada was even a thing.

His wife, a much younger woman, gave birth to my grandmother when he was 60 years old.

If I make it to 2060 (I'll be 77 so fingers crossed), our 4 generations will span 200 years.

If I write a weekly newsletter til then, it'll be edition number #2028.

Not sure I have that kind of stamina.

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Dylan

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