Building a Creator-Driven Newsletter in 2023 — with Nathan Barry of ConvertKit
Welcome back to another episode of the Send & Grow podcast. This week, SparkLoop cofounder Louis Nicholls sits down with Nathan Barry, founder & CEO of ConvertKit. Nathan started ConvertKit 10 years ago and has since grown it to one of the largest creator-driven newsletter platforms in the world. On top of running an 8-figure business, Nathan's a consistent creator who writes several newsletters, including a new paid newsletter. In this episode, Nathan talks about the state of creator-driven newsletters today and how creators can build—and are building—massive 6-to-7 figure businesses on the backs of their newsletters. We also discuss:how Nathan thinks about paid newsletters and his publishing strategy (1:09)3 things he sees the most successful newsletter operators have in common (12:00)what the ConvetKit Creator Network is and how it's helping Creators grow & monetize (20:33)how Nathan believes newsletter operators can grow & monetize most effectively (26:36)....and much more!You can find Nathan Barry on Twitter, and Louis is at @louisnicholls_ . Other links mentioned: ConvertKitNathan's Paid NewsletterThe ConvertKit Creator NetworkUpscribe by SparkLoop