Ways to Monetize Your Newsletter Library

30+ proven ways to successfully monetize your newsletter. Including examples for different newsletter types and stages.

Own products

Build a product of your own and sell it directly to your audience.

Marketplaces

Match your audience with providers of goods and services.

Revshare partnerships

Team up with a product or service provider to sell to your audience under your own brand.

Masterminds

Sell access to exclusive group sessions where participants collaborate to improve.

Investment funds

Bring together your audience's collective passion into an investment opportunity.

Speaking gigs

Get compensated for sharing your expertise and experience with live audiences.

Challenges

Bring your audience together into a live, paid challenge.

Data products

Sell user-friendly insights sourced from complex datasets.

Events

Host live or virtual events monetized through tickets and sponsorships.

Productized Services

Offer standardized, pre-packaged solutions that are sold at a fixed price.

Teardowns and reviews

Sell your expertise by offering improvement ideas.

Live coaching

Sell real time, interactive guidance.

Async coaching

Charge for personalized guidance without real time interaction.

Affiliate

Recommend awesome products and services to your audience — earn a commission when they convert.

Coupon booklets

Bundle discounts and coupons into a booklet you charge for.

Agency services

Sell your professional services to your subscribers.

Job boards

Get paid to share job vacancies with you audience.

Tip Jar

Make it possible for readers to show their appreciation with a donation.

Self-serve courses

Let subscribers pay to learn from you at their own pace.

Books and E-books

Sell a book or ebook directly to your audience

Templates & worksheets

Sell your pre-built systems to help others save time with tasks.

Merchandise

Sell physical products related to your brand.

Cohort based courses

Monetize coaching/learning with live group courses.

Live trainings/workshops

Charge for real-time access to your knowledge on specific skills.

Paid community

Invite your readers to connect with you directly and others like them.

Paid newsletters

Subscribers pay to access content behind a paywall.

Selling leads

Collect subscriber information and sell it to a 3rd party.

Direct-sold ads and sponsorships

Get brands to pay for a sponsorship/ad slot in your newsletter.

Ad networks

Include advertising in your newsletter sourced from a third-party ad network.

Paid recommendations widget

Get paid to recommend other newsletters to your new subscribers after they sign up.

In-email paid recommendations

Get paid to help your audience discover other awesome newsletters.