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Milestone: My archaeology newsletter just hit 1K subs - next stop, monetization

#1
So excited! I'm having a ton of fun with it and growing organically (mostly reddit). Woohoo!

Next stop, monetization. I think I'll make the current format paid, and offer a truncated version to free subs. Pricing this type of thing is really hard, but I'm thinking $8/mo. Would really love feedback/thoughts if any of you have done this type of thing before!

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#2
Congrats on the 1k subscribers! I personally would feel violated if i subbed to a newsletter and suddenly it was behind a paywall of $8 a month.

Brand New [0] did the same a while back, but for a much much lower price. And they offer their whole website with a massive history and daily updates for $2 a month or $20 a year.

I would personally try to find a sponsor instead of hiding your content that your 1k subscribers signed up for behind a paywall. A sponsor for a newsletter is IMHO a very normal thing.

[0] https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/subscribe

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#4

I love your newsletter! Particularly I love reading the most interesting headlines to the kids at the dinner table. Keep it up!

Whoa, so awesome that this newsletter is being read around the dinner table to kiddos! Really glad you're liking it :)

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Congrats on the 1k subscribers! I personally would feel violated if i subbed to a newsletter and suddenly it was behind a paywall of $8 a month. Brand New [0] did the same a while back, but for a much much lower price. And they offer their whole website with a massive history and daily updates for $2 a month or $20 a year. I would personally try to find a sponsor instead of hiding your content that your 1k subscriber…

Thanks for the feedback! I've thought a lot about sponsors and ads, but I don't know where I would find people who want want to sponsor a newsletter on archaeology/ancient news. If you have any ideas, I'm all ears!

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#7

I love your newsletter! Particularly I love reading the most interesting headlines to the kids at the dinner table. Keep it up!

Btw, since you're subscribed already, do you mind me asking what you think about the $8/mo? I'd really value your opinion.

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#8

Why not a survey to ask current subscribers this question?

I mentioned it a few issues ago but didn't get any responses about it. Maybe I wasn't explicit enough in my ask. Something to think on - thanks for the feedback!

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Congrats on the 1k subscribers! I personally would feel violated if i subbed to a newsletter and suddenly it was behind a paywall of $8 a month. Brand New [0] did the same a while back, but for a much much lower price. And they offer their whole website with a massive history and daily updates for $2 a month or $20 a year. I would personally try to find a sponsor instead of hiding your content that your 1k subscriber…

Thanks for the feedback! I've thought a lot about sponsors and ads, but I don't know where I would find people who want want to sponsor a newsletter on archaeology/ancient news. If you have any ideas, I'm all ears!

Museums?

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#10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback! I've thought a lot about sponsors and ads, but I don't know where I would find people who want want to sponsor a newsletter on archaeology/ancient news. If you have any ideas, I'm all ears!

Museums?

Museums are presumably gonna be interested in getting people to visit them, and 1000 people isn't really a high enough number to guarantee a significant amount of them will be local to the museum and able/interested in visiting. Maybe history/archaeology podcasts, or websites/blogs would be interested in some plugs or ad placements maybe? Those aren't restricted by locale.
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