Journalists Pay Themselves

Get more of your free subscribers to go paid. The play by play of reader-funded news.

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Sep 21, 2024

Reader-funded journalists making good money

A growing list of newsletter writers and journalist run newsrooms relying primarily on reader funding (or at least making a good chunk of change from their reader base)

Lex Roman

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Nov 15, 2024

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32 ways to grow your newsletter

Methods that work at any audience size. Not just social media!

Lex Roman

OutpostOutpost

Jan 08, 2025

Why I’m teaming up with Outpost to help you make more money this year

The backstory behind my 2025 partnership and what it means for you

Lex Roman

RevenueRevenue

Jan 04, 2025

Choosing the right revenue streams for you

Writers love coming up with reasons they can’t get paid. Here's 13 ways to make money on your terms.

Lex Roman

Jul 20, 2024

The 5 email sequences you need to earn more paying subscribers

Start automating more of your communications with your readers with email sequences

Lex Roman

Dec 14, 2024

I had no idea body cam footage cost $1000

'Behind the story' costs get readers paying the freight for the footage

Lex Roman

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Feb 22, 2025

I stole a bunch of memes and ran them as Facebook ads

How easy and cheap are Facebook ads? I share my experiment results with you!

Lex Roman

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Feb 19, 2025

Foundation Map: Everything you need to run a paid newsletter or blog

One of these might be your missing piece to making more money

Lex Roman

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Feb 15, 2025

I booked a newsletter ad. Here's how it went.

Why pay Facebook when we can pay each other?! My latest experiment in paid ads featuring The Side Blogger.

Lex Roman

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Paid Ads GrowthPaid Ads Growth

Feb 22, 2025

I stole a bunch of memes and ran them as Facebook ads

How easy and cheap are Facebook ads? I share my experiment results with you!

Lex Roman

PlaybookPlaybook

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Feb 19, 2025

Foundation Map: Everything you need to run a paid newsletter or blog

One of these might be your missing piece to making more money

Lex Roman

Paid Ads GrowthPaid Ads Growth

Feb 15, 2025

I booked a newsletter ad. Here's how it went.

Why pay Facebook when we can pay each other?! My latest experiment in paid ads featuring The Side Blogger.

Lex Roman

OutpostOutpost

Feb 13, 2025

Start making money with Outpost: Live training on February 27

For Ghost publishers who have ambitious revenue and growth goals

Lex Roman

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Feb 08, 2025

I tried beehiiv boosts to grow my newsletter. Here's how it went.

Pay other writers to send subscribers your way with this easy paid ads strategy

Lex Roman

Feb 01, 2025

Wake me up when the mourning is over

Ryan Broderick says it's time to panic about the state of the media. Here's why I'm still optimistic.

Lex Roman

PlaybookPlaybook

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Jan 27, 2025

Automation: "Just Got It" posts for every new subscriber

A social media hack runs in the background bringing in real revenue

Lex Roman

RevenueRevenue

Jan 25, 2025

Book paid partnerships the 2025 way

Subscriptions moving too slow? How 'bout getting into sponsorships!

Lex Roman

PlaybookPlaybook

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Jan 23, 2025

Make your own recommendation network

You don't need a platform to cross-promote with other writers

Lex Roman

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Jan 21, 2025

Add these journalists to your beehiiv recommendations

A list of relevant publications for journalists and writers using beehiiv's recommendation engine

Lex Roman

RevenueRevenue

Jan 18, 2025

Pay per article: Does it work?

I asked Rascal how pay $1 for this story was working for them and how it competed with subscriptions on the paywall

Lex Roman

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Jan 14, 2025

A TikTok ban survival guide for news creators

A checklist to save your work, secure your audience and land on your feet from Liz Kelly Nelson and Lex Roman

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