Write • Build • Scale 5 Ways To Monetize Your Substack (Without Paid Subscriptions)
Nov 17, 2025
Explore innovative ways to monetize your newsletter beyond paid subscriptions. Discover how mini courses can drive sales through specificity and audience engagement. Learn to create impactful coaching programs that deliver transformations. Delve into the benefits of live cohorts for scaling your offerings. Turn archived content into ebooks for new revenue opportunities, and utilize templates as effective upsells. The discussion highlights a recommended mix, positioning mini courses as a standout option for success.
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Paid Subscribers Worked But Diversify
- The host built over 900 paid subscribers and multiple five-figure revenue from paid subscriptions.
- They emphasize diversifying income beyond subscriptions for resilience and higher profitability.
Build Targeted Mini Courses
- Create mini courses that solve one specific, painful problem for your audience.
- Price them $27–$150 so they sell on impulse and deliver high completion rates and strong results.
Smaller Courses Drive Better Outcomes
- Mini courses get much higher completion rates (around 40–50%) than large courses.
- Higher completion drives better customer results, which turns buyers into repeat customers.