From side hustle to nearing $1M revenue - with Michael Houck of Houck's Newsletter
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English - September 12, 2023 18:52 - 38 minutes - 35 MBMarketing Business Entrepreneurship sparkloop convertkit mailchimp newsletters referrals campaign monitor active campaign mailerlite sailthru email Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Welcome back to another episode of the Send & Grow podcast. This week, SparkLoop cofounder Louis Nicholls sits down with Michael Houck of Houck's Newsletter, a newsletter for startup founders.
Michael has worked for world-renowned startups like Uber and AirBnB. Those experiences—along with building his own startup—have helped him build Houck's Newsletter to over 63k subscribers while quickly approaching $1M in total revenue, including $250k in ARR. And it all started as a side hustle.
In this episode, Louis & Michael discuss…
How Michael has grown his newsletter by 50k subscribers in a few monthsThe key mindset shift more newsletter operators can benefit fromAll the ways Houck's Newsletter earns revenue (not just paid subscription!)The most important metrics Michael's focused on for revenue growthHow Michael drives paid subscribers with free content...and much more!Other Links Mentioned
Houck's Newsletter
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Michael on Twitter
Louis on Twitter