Matt McGarry and Kolby Hatch

New Media

Business EN ↓ 114 episodes

New Media is a podcast for founders and creators building independent media businesses. We explore how to grow and monetize audiences without depending on algorithms, advertising, and platforms you don't control. Each episode shares practical insights on building profitable media and education businesses.  A GrowLetter podcast, hosted by Matt McGarry and Kolby Hatch. 

Author

Matt McGarry and Kolby Hatch

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.newsletteroperator.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

ANNOUNCEMENT 26.11.2024

Get super-early bird pricing and an extra $100 off Newsletter Marketing Summit: NewsletterMarketingSummit.com Use code BFCM24 for the extra $100 off any ticket.  This code expires on 12/2 at midnight EST. In this podcast, Matt and Ahrif discuss GrowLetter's first-ever conference, Newsletter Marketing Summit . Speakers include:  Alex Leiberman Sam Parr James Altucher Brian Morrissey Jenny Roth...

Roslyn McLarty: How To Build a Mission-Driven Media Brand, Balancing Business and Burnout, Audience Growth Hacks, and More 15.11.2024

Roslyn McLarty, is an executive coach and founder at Within. She is also the co-founder of The Gist, a sports media company for women and underserved sports fans. In this episode, Roslyn shares key insights on identifying market gaps, building a brand with a strong mission, and the strategies used to grow their audience from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of subscribers. She also discuss m...

Katy Huff: Lessons From $15M+ of Sponsorship Sales 13.11.2024

Katy Huff, the cofounder of MadRev, shares insights on how to sell newsletter sponsorships, audience understanding, advertiser expectations, sponsorship strategies, pricing, contract renewal, working with different brands, and more. Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan'...

How To Sell Newsletter Sponsorships 01.11.2024

Apply for GrowLetter to sell your ads here >> Episode Description: Matt and Ryan discuss the launch of the GrowLetter Ad Network, challenges faced by newsletter publishers in securing sponsorships and the changing landscape of ad rates, effective ad placement strategies, the importance of audience engagement, and the need for newsletters to be part of a broader business strategy and more. Wa...

3 Newsletter Ideas You Can Start This Weekend 04.10.2024

Matt and Ryan share various newsletter business ideas and how to monetize through affiliate marketing, job boards, community engagement, and more. Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's agency GrowLetter Follow Matt McGarry @JMatt...

He Built a $700k Newsletter In 14 Months 21.09.2024

Try Sponsy for free : https://getsponsy.com/Matt Alex Pattis is the co-founder of the Deal Sheet and Last Money In Media. In this episode we break down how in just 14 months, Alex Pattis grew his newsletter Last Money In to over 41,000 subscribers and $200k/year in ad revenue and his paid newsletter Deal Sheet to $500K ARR in seven months. Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for...

Webinar Tactics, Course Marketing, Local Newsletter Growth, How to Write With AI, and More 16.09.2024

Join Write, Grow, Sell: WriteGrowSell.com Summary In this podcast episode, Matt McGarry discusses various strategies for growing newsletters, including the importance of webinars, effective marketing techniques, and the balance between running a course and an agency. He shares insights on SEO, content marketing, and the role of giveaways in subscriber acquisition. The conversation also touches on...

Matt and Ryan Talk Newsletter Acquisitions, B2B Media, Cold Outreach, Deliverability, and More 03.09.2024

Matt and Ryan cover cold email strategies, new ad placements, the value of niche B2B media, owned audience, and recent acquisitions in the media industry.  Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's agency GrowLetter Follow Matt McGar...

Influencers Starting Newsletters, How To Use Your Newsletter For SEO, and More 09.08.2024

Matt and Ryan cover the benefits of SEO-minded newsletter strategies and the potential of partnering with influencers to start profitable newsletters. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Discussion  06:21 Discussion about Books and Content Consumption 19:19 SEO-Minded Strategies for Newsletter Success 27:27 Partnering with Influencers to Start Profitable Newsletters 37:06 The Value of Newsletters and...

Negative CAC: How Media Companies and Creators Can Make Billions 26.07.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about the growth and success of media companies using negative CAC. AI in advertising, creative marketing strategies, tools, and more. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Plans for the Podcast 02:53 Building a Media Company and Selling Something Else 18:14 Example: Freight Waves and Sonar 24:47 Example: ClickFunnels 33:57 The Motley Fool: Building a Media Empire and Expanding into...

Charlie Hoehn - How To Grow Your Business With a Book, How To Finish Your First Draft In a Week, Book Marketing Strategies, and More 28.06.2024

Charlie Hoehn is a three-time New York Times bestselling editor and five-time author. He has worked with Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, Codie Sanchez, Tucker Max, David Goggins, and many others. Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's a...

How To Write Newsletters That SELL 07.06.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about effective strategies, formats for newsletter content, the importance of writing a marketing email, and many more Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's agency GrowLetter Follow Matt McGarry @JMatthewMcGarr...

The Opportunity In B2B Media, Newsletter Business Ideas, Is SparkLoop a Ponzi Scheme? and more 24.05.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about the takeaways from the newsletter conference, the B2B industry, the pros and cons of ads or promotions in newsletters, newsletter ideas, and many more. Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's agency GrowLet...

Brad Wolverton - How The Hustle Writes Great Newsletters, How To Recruit and Hire Writers, Habit-Forming Email Content, and More 26.04.2024

Brad Wolverton is the editorial director at HubSpot Media and The Hustle (2.5M+ subscribers). Brad is also the creator of Newsletter Examples . Follow Brad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradwolverton Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with M...

John Newtson - How Agora, Motley Fool, and MarketWise Make $1B+ From Newsletters 19.04.2024

John Newtson is the founder of Financial Marketing Summit , a marketing conference for financial publishers, trading educators, and media brands.  Connect with John on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnnewtson Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work wi...

The State of Newsletter Advertising In 2024 w/ Ryan Sager & Jesse Watkins 12.04.2024

-> Learn more about Newsletter Operator All Access here . -> Use code "GROWLETTER" to get $100 off your ticket to The Newsletter Conference.  About this Episode Ryan Sager and Jesse Watkins are the founders of Who Sponsors Stuff, an advertising intelligence tool that tracks 500+ newsletters, and the hosts of The Newsletter Conference, which will take place on May 3rd. Episode Topic...

We're Building a Newsletter In Public! 05.04.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about behind-the-scenes and early-stage plans for building a newsletter in public, how to grow your agency through a newsletter, and more. Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's agency GrowLetter Follow Matt McG...

How My Course Generated $105,000 In 4 Days, Growing Your Agency With a Newsletter, and More 29.03.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about how to sell out a cohort-based course, how to use newsletters to get and keep clients for service-based agencies, and much more. Support our sponsors: Refind Ads helps you grow your newsletter on auto-pilot Get a $25 ad credit when you spend $100 or more. -- Sponsy  streamlines sponsorship operations and reporting so you can save time and keep sponsors happy.  Try Sponsy f...

Anik Singal - How To Sell Your First Information Product, Webinar Marketing Secrets, How To Avoid Getting Sued By The FTC, and More 22.03.2024

Anik Singal is an entrepreneur, author, and expert in scaling education businesses. Check out Anik's books and podcasts here: AnikSingal.com Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with Matt's agency GrowLetter Follow Matt McGarry @JMatth...

Eric Siu - How To Grow a Podcast To 1M+ Downloads Per Month, Building an Audience and Network From Scratch, Advice For Agency Owners, and More 15.03.2024

Eric Siu is the CEO of Single Grain and host of two successful podcasts: Marketing School and Leveling Up.  These podcasts receive over 1 million downloads per month.   Follow Eric on Twitter: @ericosiu Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work with...

Matt Paulson: Bootstrapping MarketBeat To $40M/Year and 4.3M Newsletter Subscribers 08.03.2024

Matt Paulson is the founder and CEO of MarketBeat. Matt’s media company and newsletter has over 4.3M subscribers and is on pace to do $40M in revenue this year. Follow Matt Paulson on Twitter: @MattPaulsonSD Want more content like this? Join Newsletter Operator for more strategies on how to grow and monetize your newsletter here: NewsletterOperator.com Work with Ryan's agency Tailwind   Work...

5 Newsletter Ideas You Can Start This Weekend, How To Build a 6-Figure Local Newsletter, and More 01.03.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about 5 newsletter business ideas. Plus, how to grow and monetize them. Episode topics & Timestamps 00:00 Newsletter targeting Fortune 500 executives for news. 04:34 Create hyper relevant content for niche market. 06:57 High CPMs for well-defined executive audience. 12:53 Research-intensive content, provide templates, charge for value. 16:14 Curated finance memes drive engag...

How To Monetize Your Newsletter With Front-End Offers, Webinars, and Cohort-Based Courses 16.02.2024

Matt and Ryan talk about newsletter monetization, how to create and sell a front-end offer, webinars, polls,  courses, and more.   Episode topics & Timestamps 00:00 Aligning monetization strategies enables sustainable and scalable growth. 06:21 Creating post subscription funnel to boost sales. 09:03 Curate and repurpose newsletter content for subscribers. 11:22 Identify problems, consumer need...

How Wouter Teunissen Sold $250,000 of Newsletter Ads In 60 Days, How To Find and Convert Sponsors In Your Niche, and More 09.02.2024

Wouter Teunissen is co-founder of OpenRates -- A tool that helps you find and convert newsletter sponsorships in your niche.  Previously Wouter was the first salesperson at Milk Road.  Episode topics & Timestamps (13:20) Cornerstone Resources for Marketing and Copywriting (13:40) Importance of Authority in Newsletter Niche (14:00) Creating a Personal Toolkit for Sales Success (32:40) Automatin...

Tim Huelskamp - How 1440 Grew To 3.2 Million Subscribers, The Unit Economics of Newsletters, Creating Newsletters People Love, How To Acquire Subscribers At Scale, and More 02.02.2024

Tim Huelscamp is the co-founder & CEO of 1440 Media. In this podcast, Tim shares his strategies for scaling and monetizing newsletters, how 1440 reached over 3 million subscribers by delivering comprehensive, unbiased news, and much more. Episode topics & Timestamps (00:15) Guest Introduction (00:42) 1440 in the media landscape, aimed at busy professionals desiring a comprehensive yet unbi...

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