The LetterStack Podcast · 2025-09-22 · 37 min
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). What you’ll learn: How Chris went from a niche UK tax job remote-work globetrotter newsletter founder Launch playbook: 112 Slack-group subscribers on day 1 → the slow grind to 10 K+ Free vs Paid vs Sponsorships: why he swings the “revenue pendulum” toward sponsors Platform wars: Mailchimp pains, Beehiiv migration hacks and running two ESPs at once Content ops: sourcing Airbnb-style long-stay deals and crowd-sourcing trip reports Buying a small list?
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