Growth In Reverse: Newsletter & Email Growth
Growth In Reverse is a podcast focused on growing email lists and building newsletter businesses. Hosted by Chenell Basilio and Dylan Redekop, it features deep-dive teardowns of successful newsletter strategies from creators like Justin Welsh and Codie Sanchez. Topics include traffic generation, conversion optimization, retention, and scaling without burnout. The show provides actionable tactics for both new and experienced newsletter operators.
Episodes
How to Build a Successful Paid Community with Jay Clouse
Get free access to Jay Clouse's Memberships Teardown including how he built The Lab: creatorscience.com/teardown***And you can take YOUR newsletter to the next level by joining our private community — GIR Pro >>***Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science and The Lab, joined us live from Kit Studios in Boise. Jay pulls back the curtain on 4+ years of building one of the most enduring c
From 78 Emails to 4.7 Million Subscribers: The 1440 Story with Tim Huelskamp
Stop losing subscribers with your onboarding — get Chenell's Subscriber Onboarding Course included in The Growth Vault: growthinreverse.com/vault This episode is a live recording from the 2026 Newsletter Conference in New York City where Chenell sat down onstage with Tim Huelskamp, co-founder of 1440 — the daily digest for more than 4.7 million curious readers. Tim shares the full arc of
The PACT Formula for Starting Over with Steve Kamb
Steve Kamb bought the domain for NerdFitness.com in 2007 and grew it into a 45-person, SEO-driven coaching company. But then he burned out. Badly. He demoted himself twice, and eventually stepped away from running the business entirely — all so he could do the one thing he actually loved: write. In this episode, Steve joins us to talk about his new book How to Try Again, the hard lessons
The Deliverability Mistakes Killing Your Newsletter Open Rates with Alyssa Dulin
Check out the 30 Days of Growth: 30daysofgrowth.co/Get the Growth Vault: growthinreverse.com/vault***Alyssa Dulin is Kit's deliverability expert. She joined us to pull back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood forces shaping newsletter success: deliverability. We sat down with her to unpack why emails land in spam, what the big Gmail and Yahoo changes really mean for individual cr
30 Days. 30 Emails. Was it a Mistake?
Check out the 30 Days of Growth: 30daysofgrowth.co/Get the Growth Vault: growthinreverse.com/vault***Chenell and Dylan break down everything that happened with the second annual 30 Days of Growth — 30 cross-promotions with 30 different newsletter creators, published as a daily email series over 30 consecutive days. They cover what worked, what flopped, why Chenell wishes she'd done opt-in
She made $500k with one launch. Here's how.
Get Sam's FREE $500K Launch Breakdown >> growthinreverse.com/500kGet Instant Access to Chenell's Growth Vault >> growthinreverse.com/vault***What does a $500,000 digital product launch actually look like behind the scenes?In this episode, we welcome back Sam Vander Wielen to the show. She's breaking down the exact strategy behind her recent 4-day launch that generated over $50
This Adds 50 Subscribers a Day
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The Seven Emails That Keep You Out of the Promotions Folder
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The One Question That Increased His Open Rate by 10% (Justin Welsh)
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Skip the Landing Page. Doing This Converts at 65-70%
Check out Gannon's Growth Lever here: growthinreverse.com/gannon-manychat-flow/Get 30% off ManyChat: growthinreverse.com/manychat (affiliate link) Join 30 Days of Growth here: 30daysofgrowth.co
This 1 Change Doubled Katelyn's Digital Product Sales
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$9M with 50k subscribers: Sam Vander Wielen's 7-figure newsletter funnel [REPLAY]
[This is a replay from our conversation with Sam Vander Wielen from September 2025]“All roads point to the email list." — Sam Vander Wielen, Sam's SidebarIn this episode, we interview Sam Vander Wielen—a lawyer-turned-creator who has sold over $9M in legal templates with a 50k-subscriber newsletter. Sam shares how her motto of "All roads point to the email list" has helped her earn over $
30 Top Creators Sharing Their Best Newsletter Growth Tactics, for Free
If 30 top creators handed you their best newsletter growth tactic, for free, would you take it? Of course you would! I'm excited to share that we are launching 30 Days of Growth (Part 2!) on April 20th. If you missed last year's event, you don't want to miss it again. Each day I'll be sending you 1 tip you can use to improve or grow your newsletter.In this episode, I break down why cross-
The 3-Step Onboarding System Every Newsletter Needs
NOTE: This is a rerun of an episode we published in September 2025. But just because it's a rerun doesn't mean it ain't still a banger 💥--------------------------------------“One of the worst things you can do is send new subscribers to a dead-end thank you page. That kills engagement immediately." — ChenellWe're breaking down the most overlooked (yet critical) part of growing a newslette
Why Your Best Work Is Invisible: The Hidden Genius Dilemma
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1000 Leads (per month!) with An Unconventional Lead Magnet
Get Chenell's step-by-step breakdown of Jonathan Goodman's Lead Magnet Strategy: https://growthinreverse.com/jon-content-loops/We start the next round of 30 Days of Growth on April 20th, you can join to get access when it's live here: https://30daysofgrowth.co/?source=youtube ***Lead Magnet Episode (Part 1) >>
Newsletter Growth Lessons from Top Creators (New Media Summit 2026)
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The Newsletter Retention Playbook Every Creator Should Know
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The Underrated Growth Strategy That Beats Paid Ads (Better quality subscribers)
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5 Keys To Scale Growth with Lead Magnets
Get the FREE Lead Magnet Guide >> growthinreverse.com/leadmagnetGet Instant Access to the Growth Vault now >> growthinreverse.com/vault*** “Lead magnets definitely still work. I think they’re having a resurgence right now.” — Chenell BasilioIt took 60 episodes. But we finally dedicated a full episode to lead magnets — what they are, what’s actually working right now, and what’
The state of email in 2026, growing your list without social media, and new predictions (Creator Science original episode)
Get Instant Access to the Growth Vault now >> growthinreverse.com/vault*** In this episode of the GIR Podcast, we're airing "cross-published" episode originally featured on Jay Clouse's Creator Science podcast. Check out the Creator Science podcast here >>***“If someone can Google what you wrote and get the same thing elsewhere, it’s not differentiated.” — Chenell BasilioChene
He spends $1M per month on ads. And makes $50M per year.
Get the FREE Growth Levers Library: growthinreverse.com/growth-levers-library/***“Most people underestimate how long it takes for anything meaningful to happen.” — Matt Paulson, MarketBeat Matt Paulson is the founder of MarketBeat, one of the largest independent financial media brands on the internet. What started as a scrappy side project eventually turned into a multi-newsletter busines
He Made $50K Launching a Paid Substack Newsletter (Here’s How)
This is a clip from the FULL GIR episode with Tom Orbach: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LiScMzoSsoyASlymH8vC6YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD-xde5kQ4Q***How do you launch a paid Substack newsletter earning $50,000—without a long pre-launch, teaser campaign, or complicated funnel?And all this while working a full-time job?In this Growth In Reverse podcast clip, Tom
The Newsletter Growth Playbook for 2026 with Matt McGarry
Get Matt's 1,000 Email Subscriber Formula: https://growthinreverse.com/matt-yt-download/***"The way to monetize a small, niche audience is not sponsorships — it’s higher-ticket services." — Matt McGarry, GrowLetter Matt McGarry has helped grow some of the largest newsletters in the world — including The Hustle, Milk Road, and 1440 — to millions of subscribers. But in this conversation, he
Live Creator Q&A: Real Strategies for Newsletters in 2026
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“Creators overinvest in subscriber count and under-invest in content quality.” — Chenell Basilio We went live on YouTube for the first time and opened up the floor
The Wildest Newsletter Growth Strategies From 3,000 Hours of Research (Greatest Hits)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>This week, we're playin' the hits! Let's rewind the clock to December 2024. This episode was the very first episode we published—and it's been our most popular episode to date! In this very first episode, we dig into the 3,000+ hours of research Chenell has done into creators and uncovered some of the wildest ways
The Top 6 Newsletter Tips from 2025
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“I think you are being financially irresponsible if you do not have a newsletter.” — Nathan May, The Feed Media The GIR Podcast is approaching it's 1st anniversary
The "Elite" Newsletter Growth Flywheel (25k subs in 4 months)
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“The quiz brings them in, the newsletter builds the relationship, and the community closes the loop.” — Milly Tamati, Generalist WorldThis week on Growth In Revers
Lessons From Building a $100M Newsletter Empire—with Sean Griffey of Industry Dive
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“Organic needs to be your biggest channel if you want a real audience that feels connected to you.” — Sean Griffey, Industry DiveYou might not have aspirations of
How To Save Time While Doing More: Automations with Joe Casabona
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“People think automation sounds hard. But If you do automatic bill pay, direct deposit, an email autoresponder, you're automating.” — Joe Casabona, casabona.orgCha
14k+ Followers in 30 Days: Recapping the GIR Growth Challenge
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.Quick note: We ran a 30-day Social Growth Challenge that we opened to the public for a $100 fee to join. But all purchasers of The Growth Vault were able to join for FREE ;) --------------------------
This Newsletter Sold For $150m (And Why It Matters)
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“If you’re not exceptional at one of the Big 3 — it’s impossible to build a content business.” — Dylan quoting Matt McGarry We're sharing the biggest stories, tren
9 Things Beginners Should Ignore When Starting a Newsletter
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“Stop wasting time picking the ‘perfect’ newsletter tool. Just start publishing. You can always switch later." — DylanWe're breaking down the most common mistakes
The #1 Newsletter Metric You Need To Pay More Attention To
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here—filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“I sent this short email—and got over 200 replies—when I usually get maybe 8 to 15. It was wild." — ChenellIn this episode, we're digging into the art (and science
3 Steps To A Perfect Subscriber Onboarding
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here! The Growth Vault is filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“One of the worst things you can do is send new subscribers to a dead-end thank you page. That kills engagement immediately." — ChenellWe're b
7 Ways To Make a 'Good' Newsletter GREAT
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new offer for newsletter creators is here! The Growth Vault is filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“Sometimes less is more. Cut the clutter and highlight the one thing that matters." — ChenellIt's newsletter roast time 🔥🔥 We're putting the s
$9M with 50k subscribers: Sam Vander Wielen's 7-figure newsletter funnel.
Get 30+ video lessons and ideas for optimizing your newsletter: https://growthinreverse.com/vault--------------------------“All roads point to the email list." — Sam Vander Wielen, Sam's SidebarIn this episode, we interview Sam Vander Wielen—a lawyer-turned-creator who has sold over $9M in legal templates with a 50k-subscriber newsletter. Sam shares how her motto of "All roads point to th
Recapping CEX 2025: Un-hyping AI, Community Moats, and the Future of Newsletters
The Growth Vault is LIVE: Chenell's brand-new product —The Growth Vault— is here. Filled with newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.--------------------------------------“If content is king, AI is storming the castle." — Darren Vesterfelt, Mighty Networks Chenell was just in Cleveland for the annual CEX conference. And she wasn't *ju
His private newsletter with 1.5k subs earns $1M ARR
Join our September Social Growth Challenge: https://growthinreverse.com/social --------------------------“You have to be first—or you have to be best. That's how you win at paid content." — Nathan May, The Feed MediaIn this episode, we interview Nathan May, founder of The Feed Media. Nathan shares how he turned a small, private newsletter into a $1M ARR business in under a year, and how h
How Chenell Got 11k Subs in 6 Months
>> Join the 30-Days of Growth Social Challenge: https://growthinreverse.com/social--------------------------------------“The first 6 months taught me that consistency beats everything — even if you’re not perfect."In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Dylan and Chenell rewind the clock to when Chenell was just starting her newsletter. She breaks down the two strategies t
5 Newsletter Growth Lessons From 2.5 Years of Publishing
“If you spend 80% of your time making incredibly good content, you probably only have to spend 20% marketing it." In this special episode, we’re bringing you Chenell’s conversation with Darrell Vesterfelt, VP of Growth at Mighty Networks, for a recent Creator Summit. In the chat, Chenell talks about why she started a newsletter — and why she chose a newsletter — way back in December 2022.
How CJ Gustafson Grew Mostly Metrics to 60k+ Subscribers & Multi‑Six‑Figures in Revenue
The Growth Vault is LIVE: https://growthinreverse.com/vault----------------------------------------------------------------“During my last year as a CFO, I made more money from my newsletter and podcast than my full-time job." — CJ Gustafson, Mostly MetricsWe sit down with CJ Gustafson, former tech CFO and now full-time creator of two newsletters—Mostly Metrics and Looking For Leverage—a
Turning a Niche Newsletter of 30k Subs Into a Full-Time Business
The Growth Vault is LIVE: https://growthinreverse.com/vault----------------------------------------------------------------“You don’t need to create for everyone. You need to create for the people who value you most — and they’ll carry your newsletter further than you think." — Matt Johansen, Vulnu.comWe sat down with Matt Johansen, creator of the Vulnerable U newsletter (nearly 30,000 s
How to Turn 1 Subscriber into 10: Get More Referrals With These Tactics
The Growth Vault is LIVE: https://growthinreverse.com/vault----------------------------------------------------------------“This is the underrated growth strategy every newsletter should be using.” What if every subscriber could turn into 10 more?In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Dylan and Chenell unpack one of the most underrated newsletter growth levers: referrals.They e
His Paid Newsletter Launch Drove $50k+ (and 500+ paid subs)
“I waited to launch my paid newsletter until I had a solid strategy and felt like I’d earned it.” — Tom Orbach, Marketing IdeasTom Orbach of MarketingIdeas.com — which recently crossed 44,000 free subscribers and over 500 paid subscribers in just the first few days after launching his paid tier — joins Chenell & Dylan to share the exact playbook he used to grow his newsletter and lau
Newsletter Coaching Session: Scaling Deep Dives Into a Newsletter Growth Engine
“$250k is when growth changes. It’s when you need systems. You usually can’t do it solo.” — Matt Gira, The QuarterMatt Gira joins Chenell & Dylan — in person — to share how he went from building underwater drones to launching The Quarter: a newsletter that deep dives into how founders grow bootstrapped businesses to $250K. This is an interview, but also an impromptu coaching session
Your Newsletter Is Too Easy to Join — Here’s Why That’s a Problem
“I love unsubscribes. Don’t be here if you don’t want to be here.”It is insanely easy to subscribe to a newsletter—and even MULTIPLE newsletters all at once.But is that a good thing? Should newsletter creators be more choosy when determining who signs up? We're diving into one of the most overlooked and under-discussed aspects of newsletter growth: friction. Specifically, how adding frict
9 Big Takeaways For Creators From Craft + Commerce 2025
“The real value wasn’t in the keynotes—it was the dinners, the hikes, the casual connections.” – Dylan Redekop, first-time C+C attendeeDylan and Chenell reflect on their time at Kit's Craft + Commerce email newsletter conference for creators in Boise. But this episode isn’t just a recap — it’s a deep dive into what made the conference unforgettable: the people, the ideas, and the big shif
From Tweets to 70k: How Jesse "Accidentally" Built a Newsletter of 70k Subscribers
"Every time I try to be an expert, I lose readers. When I’m just me, they stick around." – Jesse J. Anderson, Extra Focus newsletterFor the first time ever, Chenell & Dylan have recorded LIVE, in-person podcast episodes! Coming at you in-person from Kit Studios in Boise ID, Chenell & Dylan connect with Jesse J. Anderson—better known online as ADHD Jesse—to uncover the evolution o
Should your newsletter have a podcast? (Our take after 6 months of episodes)
"Podcasting isn’t a shortcut to growth—but it’s a hell of a way to deepen relationships." – Chenell BasilioWhat can happen when you commit to a weekly podcast for six straight months? You're about to find out. Chenell & Dylan pull back the curtain on the Growth In Reverse podcast—sharing the behind-the-scenes of what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what we’ve learned along the way.We get r
Creators Are Flocking to Substack—but Should You Join Them?
“You can pretty much do anything on Substack—which is good and also makes me nervous.” – Chenell BasilioWe've seen a wave of creators flocking to Substack over the last month and couldn’t help but wonder... what’s really going on here? In this episode, Chenell & Dylan unpack the why we believe this migration is happening. Are creators just chasing the next shiny thing, or is Substack
30 Creators. 30 Days. 3,700+ Subscribers: How She Did It
"I thought this would grow my list. It did—but the real win was something else entirely." — Chenell Basilio on her 30 Days of Growth experiment.In this special episode of Growth In Reverse, Chenell & Dylan break down the whirlwind that was Chenell's 30 Days of Growth experiment. What started as a simple idea to improve my cross-promotions quickly snowballed into a full-fledged daily p
How He Turned a Free Google Doc into $1.2M + 18,000 Newsletter Subscribers
Get 30 proven newsletter strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"There is a strong, undeniable correlation between the number of emails you send and the amount of money you make." — Olly RichardsIn this episode, Chenell & Dylan chat with Olly Richards — the founder of Storylearning.com and now a fast-growing personal brand — about exactly how he grew his personal
From Confusion to Clarity: How to Fix an Overwhelming Newsletter
Get 30 proven newsletter strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"Faceless brands are forgettable. Put your name on it. Make it human."In this episode, Dylan and Chenell are back for another Newsletter Roast! Get out your marshmallows 🔥 This week we're roasting a newsletter all about podcast discovery. The Find That Pod newsletter promises to help readers uncover the
Behind the Scenes of a Free 30-Day Newsletter Growth Sprint
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"This might be the most fun I've had growing my newsletter." — ChenellAnd here's how Chenell's doing it.We're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how 30 Days of Growth is going—and how we’re planning to make the most of the final stretch! With over 2,600 signups already and a massive giveaway in motion, this min
Steal These 5 Newsletter Growth Levers You Can Start Today
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>In this episode, we’re unpacking five high-performing newsletter growth levers that creators are using right now to grow smarter—not harder.Each tactic comes straight from Chenell's 30 Days of Growth series, where creators shared the exact strategies that helped them attract thousands of new subscribers, improve en
The Cross-Promo Playbook: Strategies That Actually Work (Without Wasting Time)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>We're diving into one of the most underrated growth strategies out there: collaborations and cross-promotions. Whether you're building a newsletter, launching a podcast, or growing a YouTube channel, collabs are one of the most high-leverage plays you can run — and we break down exactly how to do them right.We get
The #1 Thing These 3 Newsletters Got Wrong (and How to Fix It) — Newsletter Roasts Vol. 2
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>Three roasts are better than one!Our first Newsletter Roast was last month, and we only roasted ONE newsletter. Today we're bringing back the heat—but roasting THREE newsletters instead of just one. These newsletters are all in different phases of their journey but all share one common problem (you'll have to liste
How “IV Content” Fuels the Fastest-Growing Newsletters—to 50k and Beyond (NMS Talk)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>This special edition of the Growth In Reverse podcast is the full live talk I gave at the Newsletter Marketing Summit in Austin TX this past February. Over the past two years, I’ve studied the growth of the most successful newsletters in the world—those who’ve hit 50,000+ subscribers—and I noticed something interes
From 40 Followers to $1m: Dave & Marsden Kline Built a Creator Business in 3.5 Years
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"Quantity leads to quality, but when you find a winner, you have to double down." — Dave Kline, MGMT PlaybookDave Kline went from leading teams at Bridgewater to building a million-dollar creator business—with zero prior experience on social media. But the real secret behind the success? His wife, Marsden (Mar). Wh
One man. One newsletter. One Million subscribers: How Lenny Rachitsky did it.
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>Lenny Rachitsky just crossed 1 million subscribers with his Substack newsletter, aptly named Lenny's Newsletter.Chenell has written a few deep dives on Lenny (How he reached 377k subscribers, and how he got 18k paid subscribers).So we thought it would be interesting to see what he's done to accelerate his growth to
Brutally Honest Newsletter Roast: What Works, What Doesn't, and What to Fix
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>“The easiest way to lose potential subscribers is to make them work too hard to understand what they’re signing up for.”(Watch this episode on YouTube -->)We sent out the call to get your newsletter roasted. Over 20 listeners submitted their newsletters. And today we're roasting the first one: Craftsman Films Sh
The Future For Newsletters: Biggest Lessons from the Newsletter Marketing Summit
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"The future of newsletters isn’t just email." — Chenell BasilioMissed the Newsletter Marketing Summit in Austin? Well, Chenell didn't! She was there IRL—and she's sharing her biggest takeaways from the first annual summit. Not only did Chenell attend the event, she was a speaker! Listen in to find out more about he
From 0 to 100K: The Science of Writing, Learning & Experimentation with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"I didn’t have a goal—I just committed to showing up every day for 100 days." — Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness LabsAfter publishing 100 articles in 100 days, Anne-Laure drove 6,000 subscribers to her Maker Mind newsletter.It was the tiny experiment that kickstarted her newsletter journey. But it was just the beginning.
This Student Grew a Newsletter & Community to 6-Figure Subscribers & Revenue
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>Anne-Laure got her first 6,000 subscribers by posting 100 articles in 100 days. But that was back in 2019.Today, her Maker Mind newsletter hits over 100k subscriber inboxes, and her Ness Labs community brings in over 6 figures in revenue every year. So, in this deep dive walkthrough, I share how Anne-Laure went fro
Building a $2M Newsletter While Getting Lazier with Katelyn Bourgoin
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"Less is more. The key to growing Why We Buy wasn’t doing more—it was doubling down on what worked and cutting the rest.” — Katelyn BourgoinChenell & Dylan are joined by Katelyn Bourgoin of the Why We Buy newsletter.Chenell researched & wrote a GIR Deep Dive on Katelyn back in 2023. At that point, Katelyn's
The 7-Figure Newsletter Teaching People “Why We Buy”
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>Katelyn Bourgoin has amassed over 63k subscribers and earned $1M in revenue—in 2024 alone! She runs the popular newsletter Why We Buy. It's my favorite newsletter when it comes to buyer psychology.And in this deep dive walkthrough, I'm giving you a rundown of how she's built and monetized her newsletter. And then l
Beyond Sponsorships: The Most Unique Newsletter Revenue Streams
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>What are the most popular revenue streams for newsletters?And how many revenue streams do most newsletters have? Chenell & Dylan review the revenue stream stats from the 66 Deep Dives that Chenell's published for Growth In Reverse. They reveal what the 3 most common revenue streams are—but then they unearth the
How To Revive a Stalled Newsletter — with Ben Collins
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>What happens when an established newsletter hits a growth plateau? And can anything be done to revive it?Chenell & Dylan sit down with Ben Collins of BenLCollins.com and his Google Sheets Tips newsletter.When Chenell researched & wrote her GIR Deep Dive on Ben last year, all appeared to be going well for Be
He Built a 6-Figure Empire Teaching Google Sheets: Ben Collins Deep Dive
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>Ben Collins has built a successful business and a newsletter with over 50k subscribers that earns him a comfortable living. Later this week, Dylan and I talk to Ben about how he can continue to grow the newsletter and get over the growth plateau he's currently facing. Get 75+ Growth Levers used by top newsletters:
Small changes that could 10x your newsletter.
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>Could these small changes have a 10x impact on your newsletter's success? Chenell & Dylan reveal 15+ little newsletter changes you can make today that could have massive results. → Take your newsletter to the next level with GIR Pro >>→ Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth Levers here >>KEY TAKE
Scaling to 150k: The Secrets to More Paid Subscribers with Aakash Gupta (#010)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"Collaborations are not optional. They’re the fastest way to grow a newsletter.” — Aakash Gupta, Product GrowthChenell & Dylan sit down with Aakash Gupta of the Product Growth newsletter in this episode. When Chenell researched & wrote her GIR Deep Dive on Aakash last year, he had just hit 100k subscribers
$624k/Year From a Newsletter - How Aakash Gupta Grew His Newsletter From 0 to 105k in 3 Years. (#009)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>In 3 years, Aakash Gupta went from 0 to over 300k followers, 105k email subscribers, and $624k in annual revenue. This is a walkthrough of a deep dive I wrote into his growth story, which you can read here: https://growthinreverse.com/aakash-gupta/On Wednesday, we're releasing the full interview with Aakash Gupta h
Turn Your Newsletter Into a Sponsor Magnet - with Justin Moore (#008)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>"I made $2,000 with a newsletter list of only 3,000 subscribers."In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Chenell & Dylan sit down with Justin Moore and discuss how to nail brand sponsorships. Justin is the founder of Creator Wizard where he coaches creators to earn more with their brand deals. He has
7 of the Best Newsletter Growth Strategies of 2024 (#007)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Chenell & Dylan dive into the best and most unique growth strategies they saw in 2024.→ Take your newsletter to the next level with GIR Pro >>→ Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth Levers here >>KEY TAKEAWAYSHow Khe Hy used lead magnets "in disgu
Spicy Newsletter Takes: Should You Really Do This? (#006)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Chenell & Dylan dive into some of the most polarizing newsletter topics. They share their experiences and opinions AND potentially *hot* takes. Take your newsletter to the next level with GIR Pro >> Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth Levers here >
Grow Your Newsletter WITHOUT Social Media (#005)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast, Chenell & Dylan review how some popular newsletters grew without social media —and share how you can do the same. Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth Levers here: https://growthinreverse.com/growth-levers-library/Start collecting testimonials for free with
What I’d Change If I Started Over (#004)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>In this episode of the Growth In Reverse podcast: after hitting 40,000 subscribers in 2 years of publishing her Growth In Reverse newsletter, Chenell reflects on how she operated, grew, and monetized her newsletter—and what she would do differently if starting from scratch. Get free access to 75+ newsletter Growth
Building His Newsletter to 75k Subscribers with Eddie Shleyner of Very Good Copy (#003)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>#003 - Welcome to the Growth In Reverse podcast — in this episode, Chenell & Dylan host a special guest: Eddie Shleyner, the creator behind Very Good Copy.Eddie has built a successful newsletter and blog focused on micro lessons in copywriting, creativity, and marketing, garnering the attention of over 70,000 s
The Biggest Mistakes We See Newsletters Making (#002)
Get 30 proven strategies to grow and optimize your email list FREE >>#002 - Welcome to the Growth In Reverse podcast — in this episode, Chenell & Dylan cover the 12 most common mistakes they see newsletter creators making—and how to fix them. Get the full list of mistakes and 75+ newsletter growth tactics here: https://growthinreverse.com/mistakesStart collecting testimonials fo
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