Growth In Reverse: Newsletter & Email Growth
Growth In Reverse is the must-listen podcast for anyone serious about growing an email list and turning a newsletter into a thriving business. Hosted by Chenell Basilio and Dylan Redekop, two leading voices in the newsletter space, this show pulls back the curtain on how today’s top newsletter operators actually grow and make money. Episodes include deep-dive teardowns of the strategies behind the most successful newsletters. You’ll hear how creators like Justin Welsh, Codie Sanchez, Sahil Bloom, and other creator founders are building loyal audiences and turning subscribers into revenue. Learn how they attract traffic, increase conversions, boost rete...
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From 78 Emails to 4.7 Million Subscribers: The 1440 Story with Tim Huelskamp
<p>Stop losing subscribers with your onboarding — get Chenell's Subscriber Onboarding Course included in The Growth Vault: growthinreverse.com/vault </p><p>This episode is a live recording from the 2026 Newsletter Conference in New York City where Chenell sat down onstage with Tim Huelskamp, co-founder of 1440 — the daily digest for more than 4.7 million curious readers. </p><p>Tim shares the full arc of 1440's growth: from 78 subscribers to a media company generating roughly $1M in revenue per employee, including the unconventional early tactics, the Facebook ad playbook that still runs today, and the ambitious new "Topics" platform they're building to beco...
The PACT Formula for Starting Over with Steve Kamb
<p>Steve Kamb bought the domain for NerdFitness.com in 2007 and grew it into a 45-person, SEO-driven coaching company. But then he burned out. Badly. He demoted himself twice, and eventually stepped away from running the business entirely — all so he could do the one thing he actually loved: write. </p><p>In this episode, Steve joins us to talk about his new book How to Try Again, the hard lessons from 17+ years of building Nerd Fitness, and why starting over isn't a failure — it's a skill. </p><p>His PACT framework (Pause, Accept, Change, Try) offers a practical roadmap for...
The Deliverability Mistakes Killing Your Newsletter Open Rates with Alyssa Dulin
<p>Check out the 30 Days of Growth: 30daysofgrowth.co/</p><p>Get the Growth Vault: growthinreverse.com/vault</p><p>***</p><p>Alyssa Dulin is Kit's deliverability expert.<br> <br>She joined us to pull back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood forces shaping newsletter success: deliverability. </p><p>We sat down with her to unpack why emails land in spam, what the big Gmail and Yahoo changes really mean for individual creators, and how to build a sending reputation that lasts. From domain warmups to fake opens to bot clicks, this episode covers the stuff most newsletter...
30 Days. 30 Emails. Was it a Mistake?
<p>Check out the 30 Days of Growth: 30daysofgrowth.co/</p><p>Get the Growth Vault: growthinreverse.com/vault</p><p>***</p><p>Chenell and Dylan break down everything that happened with the second annual 30 Days of Growth — 30 cross-promotions with 30 different newsletter creators, published as a daily email series over 30 consecutive days. They cover what worked, what flopped, why Chenell wishes she'd done opt-ins instead of opt-outs, how 2,086 new subscribers came in (beating last year's 1,757), and which tips from the series they found most compelling — from AI-powered subject line analysis to a 5x landing page conversion boost from changing one button.</p><p...
She made $500k with one launch. Here's how.
<p>Get Sam's FREE $500K Launch Breakdown >> growthinreverse.com/500k</p><p>Get Instant Access to Chenell's Growth Vault >> growthinreverse.com/vault<br><br>***</p><p>What does a $500,000 digital product launch actually look like behind the scenes?</p><p>In this episode, we welcome back Sam Vander Wielen to the show. She's breaking down the exact strategy behind her recent 4-day launch that generated over $500,000 in revenue — with only about $24,000 in Meta ad spend.</p><p>Sam walks us through the entire launch machine: how she generated 11,000 webinar registrations, why she treats Meta ads like a social media channel, th...
This Adds 50 Subscribers a Day
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The Seven Emails That Keep You Out of the Promotions Folder
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The One Question That Increased His Open Rate by 10% (Justin Welsh)
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Skip the Landing Page. Doing This Converts at 65-70%
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This 1 Change Doubled Katelyn's Digital Product Sales
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