{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The LetterStack Podcast","title":"How RemoteBase Grew from 112 Subs to a 6 Figure Newsletter Business – Chris Cerra | Episode 5 | The LetterStack Podcast","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f9ee2492\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2190,"description":"Ready to turn a travel side-project into a full-time, six-figure newsletter? In Episode 5 of the LetterStack Podcast, Renga chats with Chris Cerra, founder of RemoteBase and Digital Nomad Trip Reports, about bootstrapping a lean media empire (and why he runs it under the delightfully named Mad Banana Media).\nWhat you’ll learn:\nHow Chris went from a niche UK tax job ➜ remote-work globetrotter ➜ newsletter founder\nLaunch playbook: 112 Slack-group subscribers on day 1 → the slow grind to 10 K+\nFree vs Paid vs Sponsorships: why he swings the “revenue pendulum” toward sponsors\nPlatform wars: Mailchimp pains, Beehiiv migration hacks and running two ESPs at once\nContent ops: sourcing Airbnb-style long-stay deals and crowd-sourcing trip reports\nBuying a small list? Chris’s real-world micro-acquisition story (and what he paid)\nThe “banana” brand strategy & his 3-tier consulting offer (audit, strategy, email-doctor)\nStarting today: Chris’s advice for building the next RemoteBase in 2025–26\nTimestamps:\n00:00 – Intro & name pronunciation (it’s Chera!)\n02:12 – Life before RemoteBase: from marketing grad to tax-tech desk job\n03:54 – First taste of remote work (2016) and the travel itch\n05:27 – Launching RemoteBase inside a Slack community (112 subs day 1)\n07:42 – The very slow road to 1 K & why that was OK\n09:09 – Quitting the day job: part-time → “burn the boats”\n12:24 – ESP saga: Weebly → Mailchimp → Beehiiv (free first, paid later)\n15:14 – Free list vs RemoteBase Premium numbers & revenue split\n17:17 – How long-stay deal curation actually works (team, tools, “magic”)\n22:35 – Trip Reports: community-generated content + list micro-acquisition\n28:05 – What is Mad Banana Media & the “Email Doctor” service?\n34:03 – Chris’s playbook for new creators: start organic, engage 1-on-1, keep it fun\n👉 Subscribe to LetterStack for operator-level interviews on building, monetizing, and scaling newsletters.\n🌐 Explore RemoteBase deals → remotebase.co\n🍌 Mad Banana Media consulting →...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jJgbvEOzTCqF3aN-k3ufoe3ijCR5gllLGY1Ww874Xt8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NDg2/MjgxYTk4NWExMTNi/NTMxM2M1OWYwN2E1/MWY5Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}