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This is GC⚡ #73 — your secret weapon for newsletter growth ⚔️

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[GC Editorial]
How I curate a profitable newsletter—in 3 simple steps.

I signed up for a Substack account in September 2020 because I wanted to start a newsletter.

I knew the value in growing an email list and building an audience off of "rented land". But days went by and I didn’t publish anything.

Then weeks.

Then months.

I was stalling. I had nothing to write about (or so I thought).

"I'm no expert. What 'value' can I possibly write about…?"

For months, my imposter syndrome kept me from starting. Frustrated with my own inaction, I finally published my first edition January 19th, 2021.

What changed?

Instead of trying to be an expert, I curated content around topics I was interested in. It worked. And I’ve been doing it for 73 weeks.

I’ve grown my email list from zero to 1.8k subscribers. I’ve even earned some income from publishing it.

So here’s a rundown of how I curate my newsletter each week.

Your tl;dr summary:

How I Curate via Other Newsletters
How I Curate via Twitter (and how you can do it on any social platform)
How I Compile & Plan My Curated Content (using Airtable & Web Clipper)

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Your Growth Currency ⚡ This Week

"Knowledge is the currency of growth."

Carefully curated resources to help you: Start + Grow + Improve + Monetize your newsletter

Let’s get into it!

START

⚡ Blogs vs Newsletters with Dylan Redekop and Josh Spector | Craftsman Creative Workshop via Daren Smith

Daren hosted me to discuss the "start a blog vs. newsletter" debate on his Twitter Spaces show. Josh Spector was hanging out in the Spaces crowd so we eagerly invited him share his take.

To sum it up: if you're doing one and not the other, you're leaving money on the table.

GROW

⚡How we’ve added 4000+ subscribers in the last 9 weeks by Katelyn Bourgoin [🧵]

Katelyn spent 12 months to get 3,000 newsletter subscribers. Then she got 4k in 9 weeks 🤯 — here are her 6 tips to her growth. I really like #4. Going to have to start a "delight" list ;)

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