Turn Your Newsletter Into a Seven-Figure Business

Hey Reader,

Today marks the one year anniversary of starting this newsletter! A year ago I was struggling to find the balance between creating content consistently, but only writing epic posts like the ladders of wealth creation or the billion dollar creator a few times a year.

This newsletter turned into my way to showcase the podcast, my favorite links, and then work in original long-form writing when I had it.

With the one year anniversary comes a new announcement: I'm launching a paid newsletter all about money. This is written exclusively for my readers who are already earning over $200k/yr. In it I'll cover things like:

1. How your mindset should change
2. How I think about investing
3. Exactly how I spend and invest my money
4. The splurges that are absolutely worthwhile

...and more across 8 emails.

You can get access either of two ways:

1. A one-time payment of $100, or
2. Referring 5 friends to this free newsletter through my new SparkLoop referral program I'm launching in 2 weeks

Everything else that I create will continue to be free. I'm excited to launch it next week!

Now on to our regularly scheduled content:

FROM ART OF NEWSLETTERS

Steph Smith - Turn your newsletter into a seven figure business

Steph Smith is the Senior Manger of Trends.co—The Hustle's paid newsletter. Trends identifies emerging patterns in business months before they become mainstream. In less than a year, Steph grew the number of paying subscribers by more than 400%.

In this episode, Steph and I discuss her proven approach to starting and running a profitable newsletter. We cover everything from pricing models to avoiding burnout. She's both brilliant and somehow manages to put up with working for Sam Parr.

​Watch the episode »​

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WHAT I'M WATCHING

2021 income report from Charli Prangley

Many of you know Charli as our amazing Creative Director at ConvertKit, and she also runs a successful YouTube channel and side hustle around design. I love this video where she shares all the details of her income for 2021, including how she doubled her side hustle income! Unsurprisingly, because its Charli, there are also clear and beautiful visuals that make it really easy to understand how everything breaks down.

​Watch her video here »​

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WHAT I'M WATCHING

Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love

I watched this talk by Bill Gurley to learn more about the life and story of Sam Hinke (former GM of the 76ers) who I got to ask for some advice last week, but ended up loving the whole talk. This is one of those "just trust me and watch it" kind of things. I'm linking straight to the section about Sam, but you can also start at the beginning.

​Watch the talk here »​

Thanks for joining me this week,

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