Before we dive in: How do real newsletter creators actually grow their lists? Chenell Basilio asked 30 successful creators to share the one tactic that made the biggest difference in growing or optimising their newsletter. You get one proven strategy per day, starting April 20th (it's free). JOIN 30 DAYS OF GROWTH READ THIS ON THE WEBSITE INSTEAD 2 months ago, I lost the draft of my book, Magnetic Writing, when my phone was robbed and my Mac wiped. I was devastated. I’d written 140,000 words...
7 days ago • 6 min read
Read this on our website or watch it on my YouTube instead Welcome to February 2026’s Monthly Memo. If you’re new here, each month I share my income, expenses and what I’m working on now. In today’s memo: Naval Ravikant’s advice on making money by not making money How I still made 5 figures Should you clean your list? (I lost 10,000 subscribers last month) Grab a cup of tea, let’s dive in. The Freedom Metre When I was a dentist, I hated how my income was tied to my time. As a writer, I began...
12 days ago • 5 min read
Before we dive in: Turn Every Customer Win Into $5k-$20k With These 4 Email Templates Francis Nayan runs a newsletter to help you make more money and enjoy more freedom through monetizing emails. When you join today, he'll send 4 high performing case study emails he uses to turn every client win into more sales (so you can too). SWIPE THESE EMAIL TEMPLATES Read this on our website instead This week, I asked Carolina, the girl I am seeing, to be my girlfriend. We met 4 months ago in Iguazu...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Before we dive in: I crossed my first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube! Thank you if you’ve been watching. It’s been really fun starting something from scratch. I’ll share some lessons on this next week, but I’d love to extend an invitation to subscribe for now. I share advice I wish I heard when I started writing online. 1-2 videos per week. Ruggedly handsome, charming British man. What more could you want? CHECK IT OUT HERE Read this on our website instead “I need 5-6 hours a day for my book.”...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Before we dive in: Become a better storyteller Lawrence Yeo from More To That is one of my favourite writers. Why? Because of his storytelling. He is amazing at captivating his audience, and with the rise of AI, you must be, too. I’ve doubled down on storytelling this year because connection is everything. Lawrence created a free 10-day email course sharing his best ideas. It’s great (I’m taking it, too). SIGN UP HERE Read this on our website instead I just crossed 1,000 subscribers on...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Before we dive in: Generate massive paydays from your email list My friend Chris Orzechowski is one of the world's best email marketers. He wrote a short book revealing how to make all of your emails more effective, so you can make more sales with less stress. DOWNLOAD THE BOOK Read this on our website instead Last week, I sent a story explaining how my phone was stolen, banks robbed, and my book deleted. It was my most popular email. I got what I asked for when I said I wanted to travel the...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Before we dive in: A refreshing book on building better habits: My friend, Jonathan Goodman, just released a book called Unhinged Habits. When he sent it to me, I thought it would just be another ‘hustle harder’ habit book. But it’s a great resource for living a deeper life. A lot of the ideas got me thinking. Think Atomic Habits combined with Essentialism. GRAB IT HERE Read this on the website instead “Dude, are you on a motorbike?” Those were the last words I heard in my headphones as I...
about 2 months ago • 11 min read
Before we dive in: A new way to sell My friend John Bejakovic recently ran an auction in his community of ~400 people and made $31k in 24 hours. If you'd like to do something similar, John has written up a case study explaining how his auction worked. GRAB IT HERE FOR FREE Read this on our website instead “God please no.” I’m sitting at my desk. It’s the 1st of January. I’d just spent a week wrestling with the decision to spend more time on my book, Magnetic Writing. I thought this morning...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Before we dive in: A newsletter that helps you get more clients from your content: Josh Spector’s one-paragraph newsletter gives you simple, proven ways to get more revenue and attention from your content based on how others have done so. Join the 32,249 subscribers who love it and get a surprise gift when you join today. GET THE FREE STRATEGIES HERE July 2019. I’m in my dental surgery, staring at my patient in stunned silence. He stares back. Time has ground to a halt. He just said something...
2 months ago • 5 min read