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30 Ways to Grow Your Email List (for Free)

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2025 is the year you hit your list goals. Here’s how:

  1. Create high-value lead magnets like cheat sheets, templates, or short videos that solve specific problems.
  2. Post social content with CTAs 3–5 times per week.
  3. Add pre- and post-CTAs to tease newsletter topics and share highlights.
  4. Send auto DMs to new followers.
  5. Reply to popular accounts.
  6. Add CTAs to your website, email signature, social bios, etc.
  7. Email warm contacts inviting them to subscribe.
  8. Start a LinkedIn newsletter to funnel users to email.
  9. Launch a referral program with incentives.
  10. Do cross-promotions with similar newsletters.
  11. Ask readers to forward your newsletter.
  12. Build relationships with other creators.
  13. Host partner giveaways.
  14. Be a podcast guest.
  15. Write guest posts for other newsletters.
  16. Submit content to curated link sections.
  17. Join engagement groups to boost each other’s content.
  18. Republish content with syndication.
  19. Engage in active forums, Slack groups, or Facebook groups related to your niche.
  20. Leverage Reddit to subtly link to your newsletter.
  21. Add web pop-ups, banners, or inline forms.
  22. Offer free work for exposure.
  23. Answer questions on Quora.
  24. Repurpose content for SEO.
  25. Turn newsletter content into SEO-friendly blog posts.
  26. Launch on Product Hunt.
  27. Advertise at events.
  28. Host virtual events.
  29. Celebrate milestones with giveaways.
  30. Run referral giveaways.

Dig into each tactic at Newsletter Operator.

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