His private newsletter with 1.5k subs earns $1M ARR

Episode notes

Join our September Social Growth Challenge: - “You have to be first - or you have to be best. That's how you win at paid content. " - Nathan May, The Feed Media In this episode, we interview Nathan May, founder of The Feed Media . Nathan 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. We 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.

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