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Indie newsletters

These 5 Newsletters Took A Break From Publishing. Here’s How They Did It.

Newsletter writers are increasingly taking time off to grow their families, recharge with a vacation, or cope with burnout. Here’s what you can learn from those who’ve taken a break from writing their newsletter.

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Indie newsletters

Burnt Toast Allowed Virginia Sole-Smith To Quit Her Day Job. Here’s How She Did It.

Over the past seven years, Virginia Sole-Smith’s grown Burnt Toast into a product that brings in six figures annually. Here’s what she’s learned about deciding what content to paywall, what kind of perks to give away to paying subscribers, and why her reader surveys are designed to get feedback from superfans.

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Case Studies

How Moby Built a Million-Dollar Ad Strategy With The Help of Who Sponsors Stuff

Moby never set out to build an ad business around their newsletter. But with 250,000 subscribers — and some help from Who Sponsors Stuff — they’ve created a 7-figure ad strategy. Here’s what others can learn from their story.

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Indie newsletters

How Giving Away More Content for Free Helped Me Get — and Convert — More Subscribers

Want to sell more subscriptions? Advisorator’s Jared Newman discovered one tactic that worked for his newsletter: Giving away more content.

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Not a Newsletter

Why I’m Shutting Down Not a Newsletter

After five years, I’m shifting from a monthly Google Doc to a weekly email newsletter. Here’s how I made the decision — and what’s next for readers like you.

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Newsletter success stories

What I’ve Learned From Five Years of Evil Witches

I launched my newsletter, Evil Witches, in 2018. Here’s what I’ve learned about building an audience, identifying the right strategy for your newsletter, and being your own boss.

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Indie newsletters

How Hanna Raskin Built a James Beard Award-Winning Newsletter

The Food Section brings independent coverage of Southern restaurants and food culture to inboxes. Publisher Hanna Raskin explains how she built the newsletter, grown her paying audience, and launched new editorial partnerships.

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Indie newsletters

“A surprising gift”: How A.J. Daulerio Turned the Worst Time in His Life Into Something Beautiful

A.J. Daulerio survived the Hulk Hogan trial, the blog bubble, and bankruptcy. We talked to him about his current project, The Small Bow, and how he’s built a newsletter and a digital community to support others going through hard times.

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Newsletter success stories

Inside Brazil’s Growing Indie Newsletter Economy

Gaía Passarelli’s Tá Todo Mundo Tentando newsletter is growing — and it’s one of several successful independent newsletters in Brazil.

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Indie newsletters

 It’s OK If You Grow Your Audience Slowly

Not every newsletter is trying to grow its audience quickly. For some indie newsletters, a focus on content or community — not growth — is the right move.