## How I Grew My Newsletter to 38,000 People in a Year (And How You Can Do It Too) - The Marketing Meetup ### How I Grew My Newsletter to 38,000 People in a Year (And How You Can Do It Too) - The Marketing Meetup ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) #### Metadata * Author: [[themarketingmeetup.com]] * Full Title: How I Grew My Newsletter to 38,000 People in a Year (And How You Can Do It Too) - The Marketing Meetup * Category: #articles * URL: <https://themarketingmeetup.com/blog/how-to-build-an-email-list/> #### Highlights * Harry first had to find out where his target market of marketers meet and connect (he says The Marketing Meetup would be on the list now!). * Harry shares more long form content on Twitter, Reddit and Indie Hackers. He has a simple strategy. He shares his whole article. Then, politely asks if the reader would like to join his email list. On platforms where self promotion is more frowned upon, such as Facebook and Slack, he breaks his articles into visual tips. He also subtly brands each image. Most importantly: an upfront value and no hard sell. ^6a6cb5 * 1) Harry creates value on other platforms. 1. Transfer this value to his own platform. 2. And stores value with your email list. # How I Grew My Newsletter to 38,000 People in a Year (And How You Can Do It Too) - The Marketing Meetup ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[themarketingmeetup.com]] - Full Title: How I Grew My Newsletter to 38,000 People in a Year (And How You Can Do It Too) - The Marketing Meetup - Category: #articles - URL: https://themarketingmeetup.com/blog/how-to-build-an-email-list/ ## Highlights - Harry first had to find out where his target market of marketers meet and connect (he says The Marketing Meetup would be on the list now!). - Harry shares more long form content on Twitter, Reddit and Indie Hackers. He has a simple strategy. He shares his whole article. Then, politely asks if the reader would like to join his email list. On platforms where self promotion is more frowned upon, such as Facebook and Slack, he breaks his articles into visual tips. He also subtly brands each image. Most importantly: an upfront value and no hard sell. - 1) Harry creates value on other platforms. 2) Transfer this value to his own platform. 3) And stores value with your email list.