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The $10K/Month Newsletter Playbook (No 100K Subs Needed!)

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Market News
A Media Operator Has Acquired Toolkits (LINK)
beehiiv’s 2025 state of newsletters report (LINK)
The Woof acquired Dogonomist (LINK)
Apple News launches email capture popups for publishers (LINK)
NYT eyes U.S. subscription bundle partners (LINK)
“Why Doomscrollers’ Launch Has Everyone Talking”
Most people think growing a newsletter is all about getting more subscribers and figuring out monetization later—but that’s a mistake. Sponsorships aren’t what they used to be, and relying on them alone makes hitting $10K/month tough. Instead, the real money comes from selling your own products—whether it’s coaching, courses, memberships, or services. A newsletter shouldn’t just be a standalone business; it should be a funnel leading to something valuable.
Breaking it down, high-ticket services and coaching programs get you to $10K the fastest, even with a small audience. Mid-tier models like paid subscriptions and courses work well too, offering recurring revenue. Sponsorships? You’d need a massive list to make them worthwhile. Bottom line—if you want to scale revenue without waiting years to grow your list, focus on selling solutions, not just email opens. (LINK)
Media News
People are sleeping on YouTube as an email list growth channel. (LINK)
How Tyler Perry built an 800,000+ person email list (LINK)
How this journalist doubled her paid Newsletter subs (LINK)
This guy makes $50M per year from his gardening media company (LINK)
How this chap gained 16k followers almost overnight (LINK)
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