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.
Episodes
46 episodes
How To Grow Your Email List With Paid Ads (The Right Way)
Ali Qureshi is the co-founder of Adcrate. He shares strategies on effective ads for platforms like Meta and TikTok. He also shares static and video formats, copywriting, leveraging AI, hook rates, video production and more.Want more c...
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Trends We're Buying and Selling In 2025
Matt and Ryan discuss the Honey scandal, trends for 2025, focusing on YouTube, newsletters, and the shift from vanity metrics to revenue. They also explore AI workflows, B2B newsletters, the creator-in-residence model, and the future of platfor...
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Newsletter Industry In 2024 and What's Next
Matt and Ryan discuss what happened in the newsletter industry and their businesses in 2024.Want more content like this?Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here:
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How To Build a LinkedIn Audience From Scratch
Tommy Clark, the CEO of Compound Social and the co-founder of Bluecast AI, shares strategies for growing an audience on LinkedIn, creating engaging content, personal branding, and focusing on value propositions. Want more content...
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How Jason Woodruff Grew The Pour Over To 900,000+ Newsletter Subscribers and 7-Figures In Revenue Without a Social Following
Jason Woodruff, founder of The Pour Over, shares how to build a mission-driven newsletter, focusing on content quality, subscriber engagement, and sponsor-driven growth. He also offers insights on managing advertiser relationships and use refer...
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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Roslyn McLarty: How To Build a Mission-Driven Media Brand, Balancing Business and Burnout, Audience Growth Hacks, and More
Roslyn McLarty, is an executive coach and founder at Within. She is also the co-founder of The Gist, a sports media company for women and underserved sports fans. In this episode, Roslyn shares key insights on identifying market gaps, building ...
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Katy Huff: Lessons From $15M+ of Sponsorship Sales
Katy Huff, the cofounder of MadRev, shares insights on how to sell newsletter sponsorships, audience understanding, advertiser expectations, sponsorship strategies, pricing, contract renewal, working with different brands, and more.Wa...
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How To Sell Newsletter Sponsorships
Apply for GrowLetter to sell your ads here >>Episode Description:Matt and Ryan discuss the launch of the GrowLetter Ad Network, challenges faced by newsletter p...
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3 Newsletter Ideas You Can Start This Weekend
Matt and Ryan share various newsletter business ideas and how to monetize through affiliate marketing, job boards, community engagement, and more.Want more content like this?Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on ...
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He Built a $700k Newsletter In 14 Months
Try Sponsy for free: https://getsponsy.com/MattAlex Pattis is the co-founder of the Deal Sheet and Last Money In Media. In this episode we break down how in just 14 months, Alex Pattis gre...
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Webinar Tactics, Course Marketing, Local Newsletter Growth, How to Write With AI, and More
Join Write, Grow, Sell: WriteGrowSell.comSummaryIn this podcast episode, Matt McGarry discusses various strategies for growing newsletters, including the importa...
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Matt and Ryan Talk Newsletter Acquisitions, B2B Media, Cold Outreach, Deliverability, and More
Matt and Ryan cover cold email strategies, new ad placements, the value of niche B2B media, owned audience, and recent acquisitions in the media industry. Want more content like this?Join Newsletter Operator for more ...
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Influencers Starting Newsletters, How To Use Your Newsletter For SEO, and More
Matt and Ryan cover the benefits of SEO-minded newsletter strategies and the potential of partnering with influencers to start profitable newsletters.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Discussion 06:21 Discussion ab...
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Negative CAC: How Media Companies and Creators Can Make Billions
Matt and Ryan talk about the growth and success of media companies using negative CAC. AI in advertising, creative marketing strategies, tools, and more.Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Plans for the Podcast02:53 ...
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Charlie Hoehn - How To Grow Your Business With a Book, How To Finish Your First Draft In a Week, Book Marketing Strategies, and More
Charlie Hoehn is a three-time New York Times bestselling editor and five-time author. He has worked with Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, Codie Sanchez, Tucker Max, David Goggins, and many others.W...
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How To Write Newsletters That SELL
Matt and Ryan talk about effective strategies, formats for newsletter content, the importance of writing a marketing email, and many moreWant more content like this?Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow a...
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The Opportunity In B2B Media, Newsletter Business Ideas, Is SparkLoop a Ponzi Scheme? and more
Matt and Ryan talk about the takeaways from the newsletter conference, the B2B industry, the pros and cons of ads or promotions in newsletters, newsletter ideas, and many more.Want more content like this?Join Newsletter Op...
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Brad Wolverton - How The Hustle Writes Great Newsletters, How To Recruit and Hire Writers, Habit-Forming Email Content, and More
Brad Wolverton is the editorial director at HubSpot Media and The Hustle (2.5M+ subscribers). Brad is also the creator of Newsletter Examples.Follow Brad on Twitter:
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John Newtson - How Agora, Motley Fool, and MarketWise Make $1B+ From Newsletters
John Newtson is the founder of Financial Marketing Summit, a marketing conference for financial publishers, trading educators, and media brands. Connect with John on LinkedIn:
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The State of Newsletter Advertising In 2024 w/ Ryan Sager & Jesse Watkins
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We're Building a Newsletter In Public!
Matt and Ryan talk about behind-the-scenes and early-stage plans for building a newsletter in public, how to grow your agency through a newsletter, and more.Want more content like this?Join Newsletter Operator for more str...
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How My Course Generated $105,000 In 4 Days, Growing Your Agency With a Newsletter, and More
Matt and Ryan talk about how to sell out a cohort-based course, how to use newsletters to get and keep clients for service-based agencies, and much more.Support our sponsors: Refind Ads helps you grow your...
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Anik Singal - How To Sell Your First Information Product, Webinar Marketing Secrets, How To Avoid Getting Sued By The FTC, and More
Anik Singal is an entrepreneur, author, and expert in scaling education businesses.Check out Anik's books and podcasts here: AnikSingal.comWant more content like this?...
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