In 2020, Priti Patnaik launched a newsletter to cover public health for policymakers and professionals in the space. Five years later, she’s built an audience of 6,000+ readers — with a $350/year subscription, plus events and even two books for sale. Here’s what she’s learned about building a newsletter and nurturing an audience.
Category: Newsletter success stories
Two years ago, Fernando Caralt took a newsletter format he loved and adapted it for a Mexican audience. Now it reaches 140,000 readers and will bring in nearly $200,000 in revenue. But there’s one interesting twist: Fernando’s never lived in Mexico, and he runs the entire operation from the U.S.
Just a few years ago, Girls’ Night In had nearly 180,000 subscribers, a team of seven full-time staffers, and $2 million per year in revenue. Then GNI’s founder, Alisha Ramos, decided to downsize and return to her solo roots. Here’s why.
I wanted to see if an original, data-driven resource could attract engaged readers and drive long-term growth. It did even better than I expected. Here’s exactly how I used that lead magnet to build my list.
Like many consultants, Anne-Kathrin uses her newsletter to drive business. But she’s built something bigger than that, expanding her newsletter with paid subscriptions, ads, and even a licensing business.
In 2018, Wale Lawal started a student publication in Nigeria to cover critical African issues. Six years later, they’ve raised $800,000 and are building a fully-fledged media company — with newsletters at the center of their strategy.
They’ve got two million active subscribers, eight different newsletters, 30+ staffers, and multiple revenue streams. So how did they manage to stay under the radar? They’re based in Brazil and only publish in Portuguese.
António Tadeia and Pit Gottschalk have covered football in their home countries for decades. Now, they use indie newsletters to build their own audiences and bring in revenue.
The Borowitz Report was founded in 2001 but only launched a paid newsletter offering in March 2024. Now it’s got tens of thousands of paying subscribers. Here’s why Andy Borowitz’s readers keep following — and supporting — him.
Tangle, a daily newsletter that goes in-depth on one big news topic per day, now has 100,000 readers and more than 16,000 paying members. Founder Isaac Saul explains how he built it.