
Newsletter Operator
Learn how to grow and monetize your newsletter! We interview the best newsletter operators, founders, and creators on how they grow their audiences and make money. Hosted by Matt McGarry and Ryan Carr.
Latest episodes

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Jun 7, 2024 • 45min
How To Write Newsletters That SELL
Matt and Ryan discuss strategies for writing effective newsletters, emphasizing valuable content and actionable value. They highlight the importance of reducing excessive content and external links, testing email sequences, and using Quora for ad copy. The podcast covers biohacking, marketing emails, webinars, and unique market insights. Listeners can learn about growing their podcast and engaging with their audience through various strategies discussed.

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May 24, 2024 • 53min
The Opportunity In B2B Media, Newsletter Business Ideas, Is SparkLoop a Ponzi Scheme? and more
Exploring B2B media, monetization strategies, targeted advertising, influencer marketing, and ways to boost audience engagement. Discussing the opportunities in specialized industries, the benefits of automated newsletters, and tailoring content for different life stages.

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Apr 26, 2024 • 56min
Brad Wolverton - How The Hustle Writes Great Newsletters, How To Recruit and Hire Writers, Habit-Forming Email Content, and More
Brad Wolverton, editorial director at HubSpot Media and The Hustle, discusses recruiting, habit-forming email content, and more. Topics include hiring writers, creating engaging newsletter formats, driving subscribers to conversion offers, and navigating acquisitions in marketing software and media outlets.

Apr 19, 2024 • 57min
John Newtson - How Agora, Motley Fool, and MarketWise Make $1B+ From Newsletters
John Newtson, founder of Financial Marketing Summit, discusses the evolution of financial publishing, emphasizing product sales, niche media buying, diversification, and market trends. Insights on effective copywriting, affiliate revenue, and shared worldviews in promotions are shared. The podcast explores historic sales letters, financial copywriting, and big ideas like Bitcoin and cannabis investments.

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Apr 12, 2024 • 51min
The State of Newsletter Advertising In 2024 w/ Ryan Sager & Jesse Watkins
Ryan Sager and Jesse Watkins discuss newsletter advertising trends in 2024, focusing on sponsors tracking, unique ad offerings, pricing strategies, and audience engagement. They emphasize building rapport, customizing ad pitches, and avoiding commoditization. The guests also delve into the challenges faced by traditional publishers in newsletter ad integration and the importance of data products and event sponsorships for industry growth.

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Apr 5, 2024 • 44min
We're Building a Newsletter In Public!
Discover insider info on building newsletters publicly, early-stage plans, monetization strategies, challenges with marketing, branding confidence, visualizing data, and smart brevity styles. Learn about faceless videos, local newsletters, influencer partnerships, and content reach maximization through diverse platforms.

62 snips
Mar 29, 2024 • 44min
How My Course Generated $105,000 In 4 Days, Growing Your Agency With a Newsletter, and More
Learn how a course made $105,000 in 4 days, using newsletters for agency growth, promoting digital products with ads, incentivizing surveys for testimonials, and more strategies for monetizing newsletters and attracting sponsorships.

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Mar 22, 2024 • 58min
Anik Singal - How To Sell Your First Information Product, Webinar Marketing Secrets, How To Avoid Getting Sued By The FTC, and More
Anik Singal shares insights on selling digital products, leveraging small audiences, compliance marketing, low-ticket pricing strategies, webinar engagement, FTC investigation, and turning challenges into success

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Mar 15, 2024 • 51min
Eric Siu - How To Grow a Podcast To 1M+ Downloads Per Month, Building an Audience and Network From Scratch, Advice For Agency Owners, and More
Podcast discusses growing a podcast to 1M+ downloads, starting an agency, strategic hiring, productized services, AI use cases, podcast monetization, sponsorships, revenue streams, and community building

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Mar 8, 2024 • 51min
Matt Paulson: Bootstrapping MarketBeat To $40M/Year and 4.3M Newsletter Subscribers
The podcast delves into Matt Paulson's journey with MarketBeat, discussing ad spend strategies, affiliate programs, and email campaign optimization. They explore the financial publishing industry, revenue streams, and the evolution of MarketBeat's data-driven content creation. The conversation also touches on maximizing email success, audience targeting, and the challenges of sustainability in newsletter advertising.