This year, I boldly declared that I'll grow my list to 20k... from 9k. That's definitely one of my top priorities right now. Problem is... that 20k number is... rather... high. But hey, gotta be optimistic! So, here's something to brainstorm for all of us so we can grow our lists... What would you do if you wanted exponential growth... preferably without going crazy with ad spend? I'm sharing my current strategies below. And I suggest you spend some time thinking about your list-growth strategies too (and share in the comments maybe?). It's one thing we should all be doing consistently... growing our lists... exponentially or not...

Penny Blackmore was too kind to record a mini masterclass for y'all on the topic of designing your sales and client acquisition process. Ideal for service providers and anyone who works with clients. You'll find it under the Classroom tab... Or click here

Yesterday, one of my subscribers shared this with me, and I thought this could be the perfect post for the group: ----- I'm thinking about my newsletter and overall voice, and have been thinking about leaning into more of the way I speak instead of the 'button-up version'. My newsletter has a decent open and click-thru rate, but literally zero responses, so I'm thinking about things to try to break that wall between me and the subs. ----- So? How would you get people to want to chat with you and respond to your emails?

The winner of the rights to monopolize my Sundays, from now until the end of 2026, is @Nick Bandy with his signature bid: $1,569. ================================= Today is your chance to tap in and benefit from my 9,000+ subscriber email list, which is not only constantly growing, but growing by 30-90 subscribers... PER WEEK! Leads? Yeah, we got 'em. But it's not just leads. This is your opportunity to get in front of a sea of buyers, hungry for info on how to succeed online with their own businesses. Starting with a bid of just $2! Here's what I'm offering: 👉 Put your list growth on autopilot for the rest of the year. [You get a classified ad in my Sunday newsletter for the rest of this year (42 Sundays left in 2026).] 👉 Get my direct input and help on your ads/offers to get you the best results from my audience. [I've been sending emails since 2018 and know what my people respond to. Will gladly give you my input as often as you like to make sure your offers are positioned in the way that's most likely to land with my audience.] 👉 Test out new offers/appeals/hooks/lead magnets without risk. [There are 42 Sundays left in this year, which allows you to promote your main offers as often as you want, and also test out small new bets if you ever want to take a week off from promoting a known winner.] 👉 Benefit from my own mad scramble to grow my list. [List currently growing at 30-90 new people PER WEEK. In addition, I'm doing list swaps, am networking like I just got out of Harvard MBA, am even (secretly, don't tell anyone) working on a cold traffic funnel to grow my list even more with buyers. No hard promises here, but my personal goal is to get my list to 20k people by the end of the year. Whatever number I manage to reach, all these people will see your offers and ads, every Sunday, for the rest of 2026.] Wanna see what my ESP's backend looks like? Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4-F0yTthM&t