Introducing the Creator Journalist Bundle

It never made sense to me that I would run this project alone.

I see such massive potential for journalists right now, given what I know about creating and growing online businesses. But I don’t have a journalism background. I am coming to this space as an outsider.

When I came across Liz Kelly Nelson’s Project C, I knew I struck gold. Liz is a prescient voice in the creator journalism space. She has a background as a journalist and as a news exec, but she gets the new media creator landscape too. She’s combined both into Project C.

I’ve been hanging out with Liz ever since I talked my way into her life late last year and we kept mulling over what we thought was missing for solo journalists making a leap away from employment and towards carving out their own space online.

We’ve been collaborating on the Going Solo accelerator that Liz started with Ryan Kellett, Blair Hickman and Caitlin Dewey. The second cohort starts this week!

But we also wanted to provide a forever third-place home where participants in Going Solo could continue to connect and where we could start inviting any and all working or aspiring independent creator journalists who crave an intellectual community and access to continuing support and learning.

So we asked ourselves:

What if we could offer all of that — for the cost of a decent lunch?

🎉 Introducing the Creator Journalist Bundle

For just $15/month, you get access to a growing ecosystem of solo journalists who are:

• Building audiences and launching products

• Asking smart, tough questions about sustainability

• Sharing hard-won lessons and resources

• And most of all — supporting each other

Here’s what’s inside the bundle:

🐝 The Project C Slack — a space to ask for help, find collaborators and build in a safe space with people who get it. Ryan, Blair and Caitlin are in there too!

✍️ All my paywalled content — known as The Paid Sub Playbook (tools for growing and monetizing your subscriber base).

🎟️ Exclusive events — invite-only live events and conversations you can’t find anywhere else.

🤑 Workshop discounts — exclusive discounts on upcoming Going Solo workshops and one-off trainings.

We created this bundle because we believe that independent journalists don’t have to be alone. We can be part of a community that shares generously, builds smartly and lifts each other up.

Whether you’re just starting out or deep into the journey, we’d love to have you in it.

Join the Creator Journalist Bundle for $15/month or $150/year. Let’s build something better — together.

— Lex (and Liz)

P.S. If you’re already a Paid Sub Playbook member, check your email! I sent you a note about this yesterday.

P.P.S. If you’re a Legend and you want to switch to this tier, reach out and I’ll help you make the move.