{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Growth In Reverse: Newsletter & Email Growth","title":"His private newsletter with 1.5k subs earns $1M ARR","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3622,"description":"Join our September Social Growth Challenge: https://growthinreverse.com/social\n--------------------------\n“You have to be first—or you have to be best. That's how you win at paid content.\" — Nathan May, The Feed Media\n\nIn this episode, we interview Nathan May, founder of The Feed Media. \nNathan shares how he turned a small, private newsletter into a $1M ARR business in under a year, and how his agency helps some of the biggest creators and media companies scale their audiences with paid growth. \nWe dig into the playbooks behind The Feed Media, the experiments that worked (and the ones that didn’t), and why even a small but mighty list can generate outsized revenue. Whether you’re looking to monetize a niche newsletter or scale a larger media brand, Nathan’s story offers a unique perspective on growth and revenue. \n\n>>Get 30+ video lessons and ideas for optimizing your newsletter: https://growthinreverse.com/vault\n\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\nThe surprising first step Nathan took before writing a single newsletter issue\nWhy building around a niche community gave him an unfair advantage\nThe revenue model he used before sponsors ever came knocking\nHow The Feed Media structured its first monetization funnel\nThe newsletter flywheel Nathan swears by for compounding growth\nThe counterintuitive move that actually boosted subscriber trust\nWhy his first 1,000 subs mattered the most\nThe overlooked channel that drove some of his fastest growth\nHow Nathan would start & scale a B2B newsletter today\nThe single most important metric he tracks inside The Feed Media\nLINKS MENTIONED\nTheFeedMedia.com\nNathan May on LinkedIn\nAsk us a question or submit a podcast topic idea: growthinreverse.com/questions\nGet Chenell's brand-new course: The Growth Vault — newsletter templates, growth strategies, and real examples you can implement at your own pace.\nGrowth In Reverse PRO Community\nWant your newsletter roasted? Submit it here. \nCheck out past Growth In Reverse Deep Dives:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/NU089nPMmUVIXDYYK0f8JTk7Gdyp67hzxCSr-X8nOOE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYThj/YzZjMTc0ODc4YzIw/ZWFkNzgxN2FkYzg5/MjI1ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}