Why Paid Newsletters Will Make You Poor (If You Don't Know This Math)

I shall now explain internet economics

Saw guy pulled over on side of road, scooping up snow to put on windshield in lieu of wiper fluid.

First day of hunting season! Kids have off of school! Tradition still going strong.

Car left running in the Dollar Store parking lot. This surprises me. It’s like when you see someone smoking inside??? Like a mirage???

Being able to live & work from anywhere is great because you can live & work from anywhere. I want more millennial nomads to come back to their small, rural hometowns and do a project. Thinking about organizing. Already have name.

Yes, it’s a fun, quirky name! Do you know me?????

Would love to do newsletter around small-town development. Newsletters are always the first thing you should make. No one gets this. Look at newsletters as afterthought. But much smarter to be publisher first. Then, your perfect people come straight to you.

Have caught 14 mice now. All in crawl space. All on second floor. All NEXT TO MY HEAD.

Looked outside and noticed gap in siding; closed it up, and haven’t caught a mouse since.

Painted the kitchen door Farrow & Ball’s Parma Gray. It is the world’s most beautiful pale blue. Something about it screams “rich people cottage paint!!!”

I must say, Farrow & Ball paint has the delicious consistency of hot, melted brie. That’s because it’s made from the French people who surrendered. And, it’s only $200 a gallon! But wow, is it a treat.

That said, Little Greene is COMING FOR THE TITLE. It’s like syrup from a cherub. And their selection of paint colors by historic period really turns me on.

I wish these kinds of companies had better newsletters. Do you know what kind of fun we could have??? But, like most companies, they think like a company, not like a publisher.

Have been having lots of conversations about newsletters in my Farmhouse Sessions. Client yesterday confused as to whether she wanted to start a paid newsletter, or an online course. Of course, I know the answer. (And, it’s prooooobably not what you think,)

Here is the crazy creator math that will change your perspective on this forever. Ready?

DO NOT SHOOT THE MESSENGER.

The creator math is as follows: