RIP Ozzman. My journey learning and playing guitar would have been so much less fun without Iron Man, Paranoid, and Crazy Train. 🤘

Missed Craft + Commerce in Boise? We got you. Chenell (@growthinreverse.com) & me share 9 takeaways from Kit’s annual creator conference 👇

I am losing in the fight to steer people away from Substack. I underestimated how little moral compass people actually have. But if more of my base goes over to Substack, I'm gonna pivot, stop doing what I'm doing and go do something else. I don't want to help people build there. Nightmare shit.

Chenell published 30 newsletter editions in 30 Days. She called it 30 Days of Growth. That's a lot for someone who typically just publishes once a week. So… was it worth it? We did a full breakdown on the @growthinreverse.com podcast. Here’s what we cover—and what she’d never do again 🧵

I had a good problem with a bad result: I'd gained 1,700+ subscribers 100% passively. But my metrics were taking a beating. Here's what happened.

Why don't we call them pickled cucumbers?

🪴obligatory daily #houseplant post 🪴 Gifted a Philodendron Pink Princess 😍 Meet Peach. And she's leafing!

There are a zillion ways to grow and improve your newsletter. But these are a few of our favorites:

🪴 obligatory (not-so) daily houseplant pic 🪴 My Maranta, Lu, has some beautiful blossoms. She's putting out more and more every spring! Funny story: First year I got her I thought she died in winter 💀. Turns out it she'd just gone dormant and does it every year 😊

I had a good problem with a bad result: I'd gained 1,700+ subscribers 100% passively. But my metrics were taking a beating. Here's what happened.

30 Days of Growth already has 2,600+ signups… but there’s a problem. We’re leaving a lot on the table. Here’s how we’re fixing it. Chenell’s “pop-up” newsletter 30 Days of Growth hit 2.6k subscribers in 14 days. But it could have been even more successful.

You know what sucks? Signing up for a "newsletter" that's actually a sales promo sequence in disguise. Don't do this.

You know what sucks? Signing up for a "newsletter" that's actually a sales promo sequence in disguise. Don't do this.

There are a zillion ways to grow and improve your newsletter. But these are a few of our favorites:

I'm more proud of this than I should be 😜

Fresh & tasty GC⚡ newsletter edition hitting inboxes this morning. Featuring: ⚡your newsletter engagement toolkit ⚡a straight-fire new subscriber onboarding strategy​ ⚡ free tool = better subject lines​ ⚡ never get clipped by Gmail again ⚡ 30 ways to grow from 30 newsletter creators

Tell me you have kids without tellimg me

Yesterday I ran in the ONLY 10k race in my town—and finished 7th 🙌 But it was only by chance I knew the race even existed. Let me explain…

Love this visual of how to build out an AIDA content funnel (c/o Amanda Goetz on LinkedIn)

I used to hate doing my taxes. Now? I still fcking hate doing my taxes.

US Tariffs ruining the entire economy AND Getting people laid off.

Latest edition of GC⚡ is on its way to your inbox. Featuring... → A powerful lesson in audience growth from a YouTuber → A one-man newsletter making $1M in ad revenue → A couple turning LinkedIn into a 7-figure business → Jokes, events, and this week's GC playlist 🎶

Everything's better with music. So I started adding playlists to my newsletter. I saw a newsletter friend doing this back in like... 2022? And I loved the idea. Can't believe it took this long to implement.

The latest GC⚡ edition is coming in hot including: 🗝️ The Key To More Newsletter Sign-ups 🤯 30k paid subscribers @ $600/yr ⚡ Biggest takeaways from the Newsletter Marketing Summit. 📈 Getting 75% engagement rates—with polls! It's in your inbox now. Unless you're not subscribed.

A great way to improve your newsletter: 👉 Learn from others' mistakes 👈 Which is why you should watch this newsletter roast. 🔥 Me + Chenell @growthinreverse.com put the call out to have your newsletter roasted on our podcast — and y'all answered the call! Daren is our first vict— I mean, roastee.

A great way to improve your newsletter: 👉 Learn from others' mistakes 👈 Which is why you should watch this newsletter roast. 🔥 Me + Chenell @growthinreverse.com put the call out to have your newsletter roasted on our podcast — and y'all answered the call! Daren is our first vict— I mean, roastee.

Getting your first 1000 subscribers isn't easy. So I created something to help you get there faster: → the 1KS Roadmap ⚡ It's 5-day email course with 5 organic strategies I used to grow my newsletter to 1k subs. Did I mention it's FREE? Grab it here 👇 www.growthcurrency.net/1ks-roadmap

Getting your first 1000 subscribers isn't easy. So I created something to help you get there faster: → the 1KS Roadmap ⚡ It's 5-day email course with 5 organic strategies I used to grow my newsletter to 1k subs. Did I mention it's FREE? Grab it here 👇 www.growthcurrency.net/1ks-roadmap

Canada's getting spicy

I love seeing innovative engagement strategies like this. @katebour.bsky.social mentioned on the pod that she launched a 𝘯𝘦𝘸 newsletter experiment... → 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘪-𝘺𝘢𝘺 (It's really good, you should check it out.) 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲...