Wow, it’s Q3! Took a little time to watch a couple of @Kylie Kelly ’s email starter kit videos. So easy to digest! I’m definitely in the growth stage, so I picked several strategies from that side of the V2 framework to focus on over the next 90 days. I want to keep networking (already leaning into this) and commit to applying to guest speaking + aligned summits & podcasts. I know that’s kind of a lot, but right now my list is <100 and I’ve been down to once a month emailing because I don’t really get any replies (and never any sales). Which is tough for me since I specialize in messaging 😔 BUT it was an encouraging reminder that I probably only need to double my list size with ideal subscribers to move in the right direction! 💪

I just launched my very first cold traffic digital product - 50 A Day: My No-Social Email List Growth System - and within hours of turning on the ads, my first sale came through. $74. Complete stranger. Never heard of me before. Then I got a second sale within 24 hours... I'm kind of obsessed with proving that this works! The course is everything I teach inside this community - the borrowed audience strategies, the evergreen visibility plays, the lead magnet framework - all packaged up into 9 bite-sized modules with an interactive companion guide and a 30-day action plan. It's $27 and if you've been wanting a proper framework to follow, this is it. Check it out here: https://kyliekelly.thrivecart.com/50-a-day/ And yes - I'll be sharing everything about this launch inside the community as it unfolds. The ad spend, the results, what's working, what isn't. Because that's what we do here!

Right now, social media feels like a distraction in my business. Everyone is talking AT each other, not TO each other. It’s too much, too quickly for my neurodiverse brain and any ‘connections’ on there feel shallow. I’m getting the same feeling on there I get when I pick my kids up from school, with the cliques, the surface level talk which I’m crap at, and the performativeness. At the moment I’m just sharing clips of my YouTube content and when I’ve posted on Substack to Instagram/Facebook as a low-level mainly automated background presence. The reels do ok in terms of views but of course, they don’t lead to anything. It’s not a place I enjoy being and I spent too many years thinking I need to push through and do it. I'd say I'm in the 'long slow goodbye' phase 😆

Hi all! I’m really enjoying seeing all of the different content and growth methods here. But since I’m starting my list from the ground up, along with my business, a lot of the opportunities feel above my level right now. How did you start growing your list when you were first starting out? What strategies do you wish you would have done sooner?

I did the scary thing today and I posted my first lead magnet in some relevant Facebook groups! I'm trying to start small while I get used to emailing my list regularly, so even just a few signups from that would be great. But it was so nerve-wracking to post in those groups! I'm proud of myself for hitting post!