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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.

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Passive income — a myth or a must?

+1KSUBS is enrolling this week only Our signature list-building program +1KSUBS is available as a home study edition, and includes Amber Petty’s Grow With Newsletter Ads workshop, which happens this Friday. Check out the program → (Or say, “No thanks! Please turn off all emails about +1KSUBS.”) Passive income isn’t a myth, it’s an insurance plan Yesterday I arrived half an hour late to the church to plan my brother’s funeral*, smashed my car into a concrete post, and made a big scene arriving...

creepy personalization?

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🙏 thank you, thank you, thank you

How Online Business Owners Are Using Social Ads to Get More Email Subscribers on Autopilot Next week I’m co-hosting a workshop with Tara Zirker, who I’ve been working with for the last 6 months on my list-growth ads. Meta ads are my main list-growth strategy and one of the main reasons my business is profitable. It’s how I maintain a presence on social media without actually posting. Join us live on June 4 → Replay available A Love Note From Tarzan I was going to ask my team to publish...
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all the famous + important people are doing this

Next ChatGPT for Email promo begins tomorrow 6 x live 90-minute classes for you to make friends with your bot, train it to write like you (only better) and start using AI to get better quality emails done in less time. Beep, boop, check your inbox tomorrow 🤖 Three Days In The Life of a Very Famous + Important Internet Person I say this a lot, but for real this time, this’ll be a short one. A whole workday slipped through my fingers thanks to one epically bad night's sleep, so now I’m...

is your marketing too polite?

FEATURED SPONSOR Relaxed Money is enrolling until Thursday You've checked all the boxes—impressive career, good income, great hair. But there's a secret battle many high-achievers are fighting: a constant, exhausting dance with money that never feels safe or enough. Relaxed Money is for people who are done: 🚫 Sacrificing peace for paychecks 🚫 Feeling guilty about wanting more 🚫 Riding the roller coaster of too much / never enough Most money programs focus on numbers but Relaxed Money starts...
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sail on, silver girl 🎵

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Reading list for the week

FEATURED SPONSOR “When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy” — The Business Book Tarzan Wishes She Thought Of First I was stoked when my client Sam Vander Wielen’s book finally came in the mail! This book does not bullshit you on the time and work involved with growing a business. You’ll learn the real-real on how to grow an email list (zero twerking required), create digital products people buy, and build a content ecosystem that sells even when you’re not actively working. It’s smart, a...
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A principle to live by in business and life

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this one thing makes business so much easier

See you Thursday for our first +1KSUBS class 👋 One more time for the cheap seats in the back. Let’s make sure you know about these three things: Bookmark the member’s area Add calls to your calendar Facebook Group will open Thursday See you in class! Hey! I’m back from Portugal, knocking off a quick catch-up since I don’t have my usual weeklong lead time on this newsletter. I want to tell you everything about the last 9 days. I want to lounge with you over a fresh pot of coffee and a tray of...

even more important than revenue?

Last day to enroll in +1KSUBS with a bonus package, which expires tonight.Turn these emails off We’ve already talked about the reasons having a well-read newsletter will help you. To sell thingsTo win clients or job offersTo find readers for your book, listeners for your next album, clients for your services and/or students for your coursesTo get referrals + recommendationsTo build your reputationTo establish yourself as a thought leader But there’s something everybody wants that trumps every...

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.