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"We have an established model that allows us to launch in a new market within two months and be profitable within 18 months."
9 months ago
"I discovered that I love writing and I created a business out of that."
10 months ago
"Narrow your subject. Focus on a distinct subset of things that you care about so you can delve deep in a distinct way."
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33 successful newsletter creators shared single piece of advice they would give to aspiring creators
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Examples from successful creators
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“I found out that good writing is important, but it's not the only thing that makes emails work well. You need to make sure your emails land in the inbox so people will open and read them."
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Why it still matters
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"I decided that establishing a Media Brand focused on AI with my Co-Founder was a more strategic approach. I can still build an AI product later, as I already have a large reader base who trusts me, and I could channel them to my product."
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How successful creators kill them
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"Pricing ads is half art, half science"
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How successful creators do it
"The first 1,000 subscribers are the hardest. If you can get there, you can get to 100,000—all it takes is time!"
Why consistency matters
“Run your newsletter like a startup. Reinvest your profits to grow faster."
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“99% of this game is just staying in it long enough.”
“I’d rather have 1,000 highly engaged subscribers than 10,000 who don’t open or click.”
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Learn from successful creators
How to land your dream job with a newsletter exit
"Blitz opened the door to a lot of cool opportunities in life with athletes and events I’d only dreamed of experiencing.”
"I sleep well at night knowing that Google can’t take away 50% of my traffic and revenue overnight in an algo update."
Ciler Demiralp4 months ago
"Know your newsletter’s purpose and stay true to it."
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Self-Interview: An Inside look at Newsletter Circle
"Refind started as a passion project. After three startups, I wanted to get back to coding and to work on a problem I’m passionate about."
Ciler Demiralp5 months ago
"I do believe that in a couple of years, we’ll see newsletters being traded on a more frequent basis. Until then, business is in educating and providing tools to grow and monetize newsletters."
"A newsletter is a product. Too many people put their ego first and pursue their interests. I look for what the market wants and give it to them."
"This is the first business I truly feel like I’m working “on” more than “in”."
"Just waking up everyday excited to build value for my community is the most underrated feeling in the world."
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