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⚡ The Case For Pruning Dead Subscribers

[Read the browser version right here] "Why am I getting this email?" Quick reminder: You signed up on my homepage or you got my 10x Newsletter Replies Free Guide. Hey Reader! Here's what's happening in this edition. → What happens when you unsubscribe 15% of your email list? (results below)→ Email tool of the week (don't miss this one)→ How to Master Linkedin in 2026 (full guide)→ The welcome email pitch that 3x'd sales→ How to scale your newsletter to $2M (full video)→ and more! Shall we?...
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⚡ The Case For Plain Text Emails

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You signed up on my homepage or you got my 10x Newsletter Replies Free Guide. [Read the browser version right here] *The prolific use of em dashes is mine and NOT the work of ChatGPT (or any LLM). Tbh no AI was used in the making of this newsletter. Hey Reader! How are you? How's the newsletter life treating you lately? Stalling or sprawling? I hope more of the latter, less the former. Anyway. Here's what's on my mind. I think it's important....
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⚡ 30 Growth Tips. 30 Days.

[Read the browser version right here] "Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You signed up on my homepage or you got my 10x Newsletter Replies Free Guide. Hey Reader! Last year I wrote about how important it is for newsletter writers to "share our sh*t"! See... Every year my little hometown hosts a 10k race. And, every year, I'm flabbergasted by the turnout. Only a tiny percentage of our town shows up! And not because people don't want to participate. Because they don't know it...
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⚡ Lead Magnets. So hot right now.

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You may have signed up on my homepage, for one of my free resources (1KS Roadmap or Mark Manson onboarding templates), or you were referred here by a friend's newsletter. If not, unsubscribe at the bottom — no harm, no foul. [Read the browser version right here] Hey Reader! First off -- wow thanks to all who reached out from my last edition with words of support for my SLP (Shitty Landing Page). My SLP needed some TLC. So I took some of y'alls...
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⚡ Which matters more?

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You may have signed up on my homepage, for one of my free resources (1KS Roadmap or Mark Manson onboarding templates), or you were referred here by a friend's newsletter. If not, unsubscribe at the bottom — no harm, no foul. [Read the browser version right here] Hey Reader! I posted something pretty vulnerable (ie. embarassing) on LinkedIn this week. My main landing page's conversion rate. 😬 I posted it for accountability. It's been bad for a...
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⚡ IRL > URL

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You may have signed up on my homepage, for one of my free resources (1KS Roadmap or Mark Manson onboarding templates), or you were referred here by a friend's newsletter. If not, unsubscribe at the bottom — no harm, no foul. [Read the browser version right here] Hey, Reader! (Forgive this preamble. I swear I'll get to regular programming shortly, but wanted to get this off my chest.) Last week was the New Media Summit in Austin TX. I had the...
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⚡ The Case For Gated Content

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You may have signed up on my homepage, for one of my free resources (1KS Roadmap or Mark Manson onboarding templates), or you were referred here by a friend's newsletter. If not, unsubscribe at the bottom — no harm, no foul. [Read the browser version right here] Hey Reader! Are you going to be at the New Media Summit in Austin next week? If so, I will see you there! One of my goals for 2026 was to get onstage and speak. Somewhere. Somehow. And...
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⚡ A $16.5M text message.

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You may have signed up on my homepage, for one of my free resources (1KS Roadmap or Mark Manson onboarding templates), or you were referred here by a friend's newsletter. If not, unsubscribe at the bottom — no harm, no foul. [Read the browser version right here] Hey! I want this newsletter to truly help you. And to do that, I need to know: Is your newsletter... your business? driving sales for your business? Not sure Here's what's percolating...
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⚡ He makes $76 per LinkedIn lead

"Why am I getting this email?" — quick reminder: You may have signed up on my homepage, for one of my free resources (1KS Roadmap or Mark Manson onboarding templates), or you were referred here by a friend's newsletter. If not, unsubscribe at the bottom — no harm, no foul. [Read the browser version right here] Hey! Let's get right into it. Here's what's percolating in today's edition: → The LinkedIn Strategy That Earns $76/sub→ A tool to protect your subject line from the snip!→ He earned...
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