Creator Science

#147: Chenell Basilio – How the best newsletter operators grow to 50K+ subscribers

May 2, 2023

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Chenell Basilio

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Quick takeaways

Understanding psychology can enhance marketing strategies and campaigns.

Building a niche community and producing unique, time-consuming content are key to newsletter growth.

Engaging with the community, utilizing giveaways, and consistent action can attract loyal followers.

Deep dives

The Importance of Psychological Triggers in Marketing

Psychological triggers, when combined with marketing and communication, can become a powerful tool. Understanding how psychology impacts marketing can lead to successful strategies and campaigns.

Tempering Expectations - It takes 2-3 years

01:03

Build Growth Loops - Newsletter to Twitter to YT

01:29

Start Niche & THEN Expand

01:43

Ali’s Referral System through Call-Outs

01:24

Introduction

4min

How to Reverse Engineer a Newsletter

2min

How to Create Great Content

2min

The Importance of Creating Great Content

3min

The Importance of Community in Successful Newsletters

2min

How to Grow a Newsletter

2min

HubSpot CRM: How to Get More Leads, Close Deals and Improve Customer Service

4min

The Underrated Growth of in-Person Marketing

2min

How to Grow Your Business and Sell It Back

2min

10.

How to Get More Subscribers From Your Email Template

2min

11.

How to Make Your Newsletter More Effective

2min

12.

How to Get More Referrals for Your Newsletter

2min

13.

How to Do a Product Hunt Launch

3min

14.

Notion AI: A New Tool for Content Planning

4min

15.

How to Optimize Your Product Hunt Launch

2min

16.

How to Find and Optimize Trends to VC

2min

17.

How to Be a Smarter Creator

2min

18.

How to Grow Your Newsletter

2min

19.

How to Make Money From Email Referrals

2min

20.

How to Get More Subscribers

2min

21.

How to Reverse Engineer Email Signatures to Reach Big Names

2min

22.

How to Reverse Engineer Your Email Newsletter

3min

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Chenell is the writer of Growth In Reverse, a weekly newsletter where she reverse engineers how a top creator grew from 0 to 50k+ subscribers.

Chenell has done deep dives on Justin Welsh, Codie Sanchez, Lenny Rachitsky, Harry Dry, and many more.

I read it every week and think it’s incredibly well-done. The premise is super clear, and as a result, Chenell has seen her OWN newsletter grow very quickly – nearing 10,000 subscribers in just about four months.

In this episode, you’ll learn: