Emails, but better.
Addictive stories and embarrassing tell-alls from the front lines of online business. Written by reformed girlboss who learned a better way. Read by 10K+ consenting adults.
The girlbossiest thing I ever did
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Who I’m giving money to today
This issue brought to you by NEW MEDIA SUMMIT If you're building an “owned audience” aka a newsletter, New Media Summit (Feb 26-27, Austin) is where your people are gathering. Meet newsletter operators and founders who get what you do—no more explaining subscriber LTV to blank stares. No more, "Wait, people still read emails?" You'll learn from Codie Sanchez (Founder of Contrarian Thinking), Ryan Deiss ($200M+ portfolio), 1440's team (adding 300K+ subscribers monthly), and other media...
Unplanned time off—how to make it less stressful
An Email About Unplanned Time Off (Save This For The Next Time Your Dog Gets Into Your Secret Cadbury Stash) I rolled out of bed Tuesday morning feeling like a human punching bag. I was so sore. You know that special brand of headache where you can hear the blood pumping through your brain? That’s about where I was at. My body said, “Not today, Tarzan! You’ll be staying right here.” …to which I replied, “Appreciate the input, body! But we have work to do.” And I did. I was scheduled to...
Why you can’t pay attention
Alumni, Mark Your Calendars We love having you as a student in Email Stars and we’d like to invite you back for our last ever live round. We’ll be running a “speed round” in January — four 90-minute live calls to help you write the four sequences that form the foundation of your email marketing. Add the calls to your calendar → This is why you can’t pay attention for more than 5 seconds—and what to do about it I pushed my chair back from my desk abruptly and dropped my head between my knees,...
What’s next for my company (you might be surprised)
Coming Next Week Time to renew consent! We’re running this program for the last time—in four 90-minute calls over two weeks. If you’re not into sprinting, please tell us, “No, thanks!” …but if you’re curious about the flagship email marketing course that’s been a career-maker for many copywriters, and serves as a reference library for thousands of digital course creators, watch for an email next week. What I do when my inner “doomsday prophet” gets noisy (and what’s next for TKG) Twenty-five...
Your Black Friday Feelings 🙉
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[first name goes here], stop doing this!
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Why you don’t finish online courses
How To Get More Students Over The Finish Line In Digital Courses Of the many problems I wish online businesses were better at solving, one of the biggest is getting people to show up for the programs they pay for. I know you’ve been this person because I have too. We all have. You hit that buy button full of vision and hopes for the future: The person you will become, the business you will build, the new modality that will change your clients’ lives. Your heart races when you hear the...
6 events, 6 lessons in hosting a transformational live event
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your most important job?
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Addictive stories and embarrassing tell-alls from the front lines of online business. Written by reformed girlboss who learned a better way. Read by 10K+ consenting adults.