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📈 From Zero to Subscribers
In this issue, From zero to subscribers, New Ad Network and Newsletter Bootcamp.
Hey there 👋,
In this issue, we discuss:
From Zero to Subscribers
New Ad Network
Newsletter Bootcamp
Cheers!
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📈 From Zero to Subscribers
Growing a newsletter from scratch can be challenging, but with the right strategies, you can quickly build momentum.
Here’s how to start:
1. Define Your Audience
To succeed, focus on an underserved niche. Knowing exactly who you’re writing for allows you to craft content that resonates and solves specific problems for them. This builds trust and keeps readers coming back.
There are 261 days left in 2024.
To get to 1,000 email subscribers (from zero), you’d need 4 new subs per day.
Here’s how you can do it:
1. Find underserved audience
2. Solve 1 problem for them
3. Create useable lead magnet
4. Add lead magnet opt-in to bio
5. Get good at… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Jeff Felten 📫 (@HeyJeffFelten)
11:56 AM • Apr 14, 2024
2. Offer a Lead Magnet
Create something valuable, like a free guide or checklist, that your target audience needs. This lead magnet serves as an incentive for potential subscribers to join your newsletter.
I grew one of my newsletters to almost 800 (770 to be exact) subscribers in 6 months.
And I didn’t promote it at all. 🤯
Imagine if I start putting in effort to promote it!
The only two things I did was create a freebie + install Grow and use their subscriber spotlight… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Simone de Vlaming (@simonedevlaming)
7:35 PM • Oct 20, 2024
3. Use Your Personal Network
“Don’t underestimate your family, friends, and coworkers. Sharing your newsletter with people in your personal circle is a quick way to gain your first 50–100 subscribers.”
question we get asked all the time:
"beehiiv, how can I grow my newsletter?"
find 24 different answers below👇
— beehiiv 🐝 (@beehiiv)
2:10 PM • Oct 25, 2024
4. Promote Effectively
Use social media to promote your lead magnet. Add it to your profiles, and plug it into your most engaging content. As Denis Theodor did, partnering with influencers in your niche can also expand your reach and attract more subscribers.
How we took a newsletter from 0 to 34k subscribers in less than a year
A THREAD 🧵
— Denis Theodor (@lettersceo)
3:38 PM • Oct 23, 2024
5. Consistently Engage
Finally, stay active on social media by engaging with your audience, sharing useful content, and driving traffic to your profile. Consistency builds awareness and keeps your lead magnet in front of new potential subscribers.
My email newsletter has grown from 0 to 250,000 subscribers in the last 3 years.
Here's my head of marketing to explain how we did it and how you can grow your newsletter no matter if you already have thousands of subscribers or you’re just starting 👇
— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal)
5:39 PM • Mar 16, 2023
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📢 New Ad Network
New Announcement this week!
Matt Macgarry launched his own Ad Network.
This promises to be great!
ANNOUNCEMENT: Today, we’re launching the GrowLetter Ad Network:
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Over 90% of newsletters lose money because they have unsold ad inventory.
Why? Selling ads is hard.… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Matt McGarry (@JMatthewMcGarry)
1:14 PM • Oct 24, 2024
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☝️ One More Thing
Emanuel Cinca is organizing a Newsletter Bootcamp to teach newsletter creators how to properly grow a newsletter and to make newsletters great again.
That way, we avoid expending what he calls the newsletter graveyard.
🪦 The newsletter graveyard is growing.
Turn back time to 2023 and everyone and their grandma is starting a newsletter.
Come back to today and you see tons of abandoned newsletters or sold for pennies on the dollars invested in ads, if they even get any offers.
That’s what… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Emanuel Cinca (@emanuelcinca)
4:55 PM • Oct 24, 2024
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