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Newsletter success stories

After 23 Years, The Borowitz Report is as Successful as Ever

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.

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Beyond the Inbox

Becoming a Dad Changed the Way I Think About Newsletters

Fatherhood changed the way I ask questions, handle mistakes, and even write alt text. Here’s what I’ve learned that I apply to my work.

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Ask a Newsletter Therapist

What Should I Do Next With My Newsletter? A Conversation With Claire Zulkey

Claire’s been building a successful newsletter, Evil Witches, since 2018. It’s grown into a product with nearly 1,000 paying subscribers. But Claire felt stuck with her newsletter. So Claire and Dan talked through a few options. Here’s their conversation — and what Claire did next with Evil Witches.

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Newsletter success stories

How Isaac Saul Built Tangle Into a Million-Dollar Newsletter

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.

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Best practices

25 Rules For Running a Great Newsletter

Operate in all four growth quadrants. Use AI for productivity, not creativity. And 23 other rules that any newsletter operator needs to follow.

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Newsletter success stories

One Newsletter I Always Make Time to Read

There are a lot of great newsletters out there. These are the ones your favorite newsletter writers never miss.

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The International Inbox

How Amanda Cua Built BackScoop, Southeast Asia’s Go-To Tech Newsletter

At age 19, a first-time founder based in the Philippines launched a newsletter about business and tech. Two years later, it’s one of the top resources in the region.

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Case Studies

The Rise of the $100k Newsletter Operator

How three newsletter operators on Beehiiv — Zain Kahn of Superhuman, Quinn Emmett of Important, Not Important, and Pete Huang of The Neuron — reached the six-figure milestone, and what you can do to get there, too.

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Newsletter success stories

Meet The Hustle and Morning Brew Alums Shaping the Future of Newsletters

The Hustle and Morning Brew built the blueprint for how to make a successful independent newsletter. So who better to teach others the playbook than the people who created it?

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Newsletter monetization

How I Sold $12,500 in eBooks From My Newsletter

You don’t need to have a huge newsletter audience to successfully monetize. Here’s how Notes from a Hired Pen leveraged a small newsletter list into big sales.