How To START A NEWSLETTER + 5 Profitable Niches To Explore

Summary

With social media algorithms frustrating content creators, newsletters are becoming extremely profitable revenue streams. Five lucrative newsletter niches include business and marketing, finance and trading, health and wellness, personal essays, and technology. You can start a free newsletter on Beehive with affiliate links and sponsorships. Convert social media audiences into email subscribers and send them tailored content to monetize. Business and marketing newsletters generate money through HubSpot sponsorships or promoting useful products. Finance newsletters explain complex topics simply, charging subscriptions. Share health recipes and fitness advice using affiliate links. Essay writers build paid subscription models around their thoughts and opinions. And technology companies will pay to sponsor your tech product reviews.

Takeaways

• 😊 Newsletters are becoming popular and profitable revenue streams for professionals, creators and educators
• 👍🏻 You can make thousands per month from newsletters via affiliate links, sponsorships and subscriptions
• 📰 Newsletters give you full control over reaching your audience unlike unpredictable social media algorithms
• 💡 The best part - you can start a newsletter for free without any upfront investment
• 📧 Beehive is a great free platform to get started with building your mailing list and monetizing it
• 🏢 Business/marketing newsletters can score sponsorships and affiliate commissions from major brands
• 💹 Finance/trading newsletters cater to audiences keen to learn - subscriptions work well
• 🏋️‍♀️ Health/wellness newsletters can promote discounts and affiliate products to engage readers
• ✍️ Personal essay newsletters build loyal followers - charge subscriptions for premium content
• 👨‍💻 Tech newsletters attract sponsorships and utilize affiliate programs due to industry budgets

Q & A

What are some of the benefits of starting a newsletter?

Newsletters allow you to directly reach your audience and are not restricted by social media algorithms. They also provide opportunities to generate revenue through affiliate links, sponsorships, and subscriptions.

What platform does the speaker recommend for starting a newsletter?

The speaker recommends using Beehive. It is an all-in-one platform to help grow your subscriber list, engage with subscribers, and monetize your newsletter. It also has a free plan for up to 2,500 subscribers.

What is an example of a successful business and marketing newsletter?

Two examples given in the script are Morning Brew and The Hustle. Both have millions of subscribers and have been acquired for millions of dollars.

How can you monetize a finance and trading newsletter?

You can use sponsorships, affiliate links, or a subscription model. There are many finance companies looking to reach specific audiences that may want to partner through sponsorships or affiliate programs.

What health and wellness brands have good affiliate programs?

Some health and wellness brands mentioned that offer affiliate programs are Fitbit, iHerb, and Lululemon.

What types of writers are leveraging newsletters effectively?

The script mentions writers who have built audiences on platforms like Instagram struggle with the visual element. Newsletters allow them to better monetize their writing through subscriptions.

What technology newsletter has over 1 million subscribers?

TLDR is used as an example in the script of a popular tech newsletter with over 1.25 million subscribers.

Can you start a newsletter for free?

Yes, Beehive offers a free trial for up to 2,500 subscribers to help get your newsletter started at no cost initially.

What are some niche areas that newsletters can focus on?

Some niche examples given are business/marketing, finance/trading, health/wellness, personal essays, and technology.

How can a newsletter be monetized?

A newsletter can generate revenue through affiliate links, sponsorships, and subscription models.