Young Makers #1: Making Your First Profit from Newsletters

I struggled to find high-quality advice on making profitable stuff. So I’m creating this newsletter to help myself and other makers learn and grow. 🙏

This first edition, I interview newsletter creators who have already made money. I took notes on how they did it so you can learn from it.

In this newsletter, I interview 3 people:

1. Carl Chenet who runs a 3000+ subscriber newsletter and has made around €400+ in revenue

2. Dru Riley runs Trends.VC pitched his newsletter. His newsletter helps makers and investors discover new markets and ideas.

3. Andrew Kamphey who runs InfluenceWeekly, with over 6000+ subscribers and

Here are the key takeaways:

1. Think of monetizing early because your costs will catch up with you
2. Turn your passion into a sustainable pursuit by monetizing early
3. Tell people you’re looking for sponsors early on to get noticed
4. Don’t be afraid to charge higher amounts for sponsorships early on
5. Stay positive and play the long game
6. Leverage platforms like Buy Me A Coffee to get donations
7. Think of sponsors as partners; talk about their products / tools you love

If you found this useful, check out the full interviews with the full context in the link below:

https://youngmakers.substack.com/p/edition-1-making-your-first-profit

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