How I Made My Newsletter with 1,000+ Subscribers Profitable
It works for super-busy content creators.
If you’ve been following my solopreneur journey, you probably know I’ve been running my online SEO writing business for a while now and steadily growing my website.
But here’s something you might not know: I’ve had more than a few failed attempts to build an email list.
Hard to believe, right?
You’d think it’s a simple task, probably easier than SEO. Yet, I’ve faced one flop after another.
And let me tell you why.
I’ve always treated my newsletter as a side project, hopping on the bandwagon because everyone else was doing it, and I wanted to see how it would play out for me.
Since March 2020, I’ve:
- Switched email software three times
- Deleted my email list and started from scratch multiple times
- Constantly changed the concept to figure out how to deliver the most value
These constant pivots took a lot of my energy every week, especially since I could only spare 1–2 hours for my newsletter.
It’s tough to keep pushing on a project when you’re not seeing any results.
