Ryan Carr is the founder of Lately Digital, an agency he founded to help newsletters grow their audience in revenue. He started his career as a growth lead for the hustle's daily newsletter and then went on to become head of growth at HubSpot. Ryan talks about what you need to know to be effective when it comes to growing your email audience by 2023.
Welcome back to another episode of the Send & Grow podcast. This week, SparkLoop cofounder Louis Nicholls sits down with Ryan Carr of the Blakely Digital: an agency dedicated to helping newsletter operators grow their audience & revenue.
And Ryan knows a thing or two about newsletter growth. Ryan was the Growth Lead at The Hustle when they were acquired by Hubspot and now — with his agency — helps drive growth for newsletters like Bankless DAO and Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life, to name a few.
In this episode, Louis & Ryan discuss…
- 3 common traits of newsletters creating "high-quality content"
- The first—and most important—question Ryan asks new growth clients
- The best channels to test the waters with paid growth
- What's working right now for paid growth on Twitter
- ...and much more!
Other Links Mentioned
Blakely Digital
Ryan on Twitter
Louis on Twitter