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Are Newsletters Good Businesses? #2415
April 01, 2023

In episode #2415, we discuss whether newsletters are good businesses. Newsletters can be a great way to build an audience, as well as something you can charge subscribers for, but are they the best use of your resources? Tune in to hear us unpack the pros and cons, and some examples of companies that have used newsletters very effectively.
TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00:21] Today’s topic: Are Newsletters Good Businesses?

[00:28] Examples of the most successful newsletters available currently.

[01:15] Revenue at Agora and the important idea that this underlines. 

[02:31] Why we have chosen to focus on the podcast for now.

[04:08] Exploring the ratio between subscribers and revenue.

[04:47] The argument for putting your efforts into a product or service.

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