This is the best interview I've heard in a long time. Matt Gray interviews Chris Do of The Futur.

Here are just a few of the many important insights here.

Big Ideas:

► "It's very important for you to learn how to articulate your thinking, your ideas, and your opinions to other people. but it's more important that you practice articulating thoughts because you gain clarity through articulation."
► Why you don't want an early viral hit. "You need to explore in relative anonymity to find your voice, the subject matter that you want to speak on, and your style of delivering it."
► The value of hiring a quality, expensive company to do all the work for a project. "Now you have definitive proof that your studio your company your agency has been able to do work at a level which you've always admired."
 

Big Ideas:
► Only had 250 subscribers in their first year. It's now 350,000.
► They were getting subscribers for $0.25 on Facebook.
► $5 gift cards for referrals are the cheapest subscribers they pay for.
► Repurposing your newsletter as a podcast.

via @newsletteroperator

"In April 2022, Alex Xu and Sahn Lam hit publish on the first edition of the ByteByteGo newsletter. Since then they’ve been able to pull in over 334,000 subscribers."

Great tactical information on cost-effectively acquiring subscribers through paid advertising.

Big Ideas:
► The economics of building a media business through paid acquisition.
► Upscribe is working very well for newsletters now.
► Why video ads are better than images or carousels.

"My Growth Currency newsletter just added ~1000 subscribers in March. I went from 3k subscribers to 4k. And nearly 100% of those subscribers were all thanks to one growth strategy: Recommendations."

“I've had people tell me I couldn't be a full-time artist. Everybody's heard this: ‘You gotta get a real job, and you need your benefits. You're not going to be able to afford healthcare,’ and all types of stuff. But, Sam ignored the noise and instead leaned into his craft. By sharing his progress on Instagram, he was able to accrue a six-figure following.”

Very comprehensive list with specific examples. I'll be referring to this often.

via @fortheinterested

"How to go beyond sponsorships and scale your newsletter business."

Related Link:
How to Start Monetizing Your Indie Newsletter