How to grow a newsletter: 5 ways to scale your newsletter without paid ads

Launching on Product Hunt was a successful list-building strategy for the author's investing newsletter, Ticker Nerd, which helped scale it to hundreds of paid customers overnight. The author also recommends reverse engineering winning Reddit posts by analyzing successful posts in relevant subreddits and recreating similar content to help them go viral. Creating bottom-of-the-funnel content is another effective strategy that helps prospects decide which product or service to choose, while dominating the search engine results page for best-performing keywords can attract potential subscribers. Joining paid communities relevant to your niche can also drive meaningful traffic through subtle links and feature mentions. The author suggests applying the ICE Framework to prioritize growth strategies based on impact, confidence, and ease.