Getting started with ConvertKit's Creator Network, collaborating with other creators to accelerate growth, and monetizing your email list with Nathan Barry.

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Welcome to episode 430 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Nathan Barry from ConvertKit.

Grow Your Email List with ConvertKit’s Creator Network

Nathan Barry is back on the podcast this week to chat about all things email marketing and strategic business growth. ConvertKit recently started the Creator Network and Nathan is here to explain what it is, as well as how food creators can use it to grow their email lists.

Nathan walks listeners through how to get started with the Creator Network and shares compelling case studies about how creators have strategically utilized the Creator Network as part of their business models.

This is a great episode for anyone looking to diversify their income streams in a new way. We think you’ll leave this episode feeling inspired to try something new and with a fresh perspective on sharing your content.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How ConvertKit has changed over the years and what it offers to creators.
• How email should fit into your marketing model.
• Why ConvertKit started the Creator Network (and more about how it works).
• How to get started with the Creator Network.
• Tips for optimizing your profile on the Creator Network.
• How to use the Creator Network strategically to optimize growth for your email list.
• How to collaborate with other creators within the Creator Network.
• More about ConvertKit’s acquisition of SparkLoop and how to monetize through SparkLoop.
• About flywheels and how the concept applies to business.

Resources:

• ConvertKit
• 140: From $300k in Product Sales to $9m in Software Sales with Nathan Barry
• Follow Nathan on Twitter
• James Clear: The 3–2–1 Newsletter
• Sahil Bloom: Curiosity Chronicle
• Ryan Holiday: Reading List
• Susan Cain: The Kindred Letters
• Lamberts Lately
• The Perfect Loaf
• 393: How Passion and Sourdough Feed a 9 Million Pageview Food Blog with Maurizio Leo
• SparkLoop
• Morning Brew
• The Skimm
• The Hustle
• ActiveCampaign
• MailChimp
• NathanBarry.com
• Mark’s Daily Apple
• Primal Kitchen
• The Billion Dollar Creator essay
• Billion Dollar Creator Podcast
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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