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Welcome to Growth Currency⚡

The #110th edition helping you start + grow + monetize your newsletter.

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What You Need To Know

News from GC & the Newsletter industry

​ConvertKit announces Creator Network 'Recommendations'-style feature, opens beta waitlist​
I've been part of the alpha launch of CK's Creator Network over the past few weeks. It's going to be a game-changer for SO many. Get on the waitlist NOW.​

​CEX returns this May — tickets are limited​
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ARTICLE by Growth Currency⚡

How to run a five-figure newsletter business without quitting your job

You can build a 5-figure newsletter business while keeping your 9-5.

I’ve been operating the Growth Currency⚡ newsletter “on the side” since January 2021. That first year, I earned ~$2,000 via the newsletter.

Then things started heating up in 2022. Why?

1. I niched down to focus on helping creators grow, improve, and monetize their newsletters.
2. I established key relationships through Twitter and other online communities.
3. I raised my newsletter ad rates. As ad spots filled up, I raised my rates.
4. I applied for and was accepted to join the ConvertKit Sponsor Network (More on that here.)

Doing all that led me here:

Before we jump into the nitty gritty…

I want to introduce the 4 main buckets I consider when creating a newsletter:

1. Organization
2. Creation
3. Promotion
4. Monetization

This article will cover what I do in each.

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LINKS by Growth Currency⚡

"Knowledge is the currency of growth."

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START YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ How to start a newsletter and get your first 1,000 subscribers [8 simple steps] 🧵 by Matthew McGarry

My Take: This is one of the best just-get-started newsletter playbooks I've read. Matthew is absolutely crushing content for newsletters. Read this and give him a follow 💯

Matt McGarry @JMatthewMcGarry How to start a newsletter and get your first 1,000 subscribers. In 8 simple steps. 🧵 February 7th 2023 24 Retweets 168 Likes

GROW YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ Results from my February Email Growth Experiment by Jay Clouse

My Take: Jay wanted to get from 17k subscribers to 20k by the end of February. Spoiler: He did it! Learn about Jay's most effective newsletter growth strategies in this deep dive.

IMPROVE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ 35 Lessons from 35 Years of Newsletter Publishing by CJ Chilvers

My Take: I wanted to pick out my favorite from this list—but I can't. Too many gems. But if I had to choose 3, I'd pick #2, #7, #20.

MONETIZE YOUR NEWSLETTER

⚡ How Daren Smith grew his $85,000+ business with under 10 hours per week with ConvertKit by Marijana Kay

My Take: Find out how Daren uses Momentum, Lead Magnets, and Partnerships to fuel a growing digital business.

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

Teaser:

Got some really good news this week.

News that will be a big change in my personal and professional life. And will have a significantly positive impact on this newsletter and, hopefully, on you.

I'm really excited to share it with you—on March 20th ;)

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

#1: 7 Newsletter Mistakes—and how to fix them TODAY by Growth Currency⚡ (89 clicks) ​
#2: How Arvid Kahl grew his newsletter to 7,600 subscribers & $3000/mo revenue by Ciler Demiralp (80 clicks)

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Other resources to help you:

→ The 1KS Roadmap: A Free Course To Your First 1,000 Subscribers​
→ The Ultimate Creator Database of Awesomeness​
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Peace and platonic love,

Dylan

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