What does it take to grow from a personal finance blog to 5.4 million+ email subscribers and a business generating 8 figures in revenue?
In this premiere episode of Audience Bridge, we sit down with Matt Paulson, the founder of MarketBeat, who reveals how he scaled a newsletter-powered empire without relying on big tech, SEO gimmicks, or cookie-cutter tools.
🔥 What you’ll learn in this episode:
How MarketBeat got its first 500,000 subscribers organically
Why email is STILL their #1 revenue driver (even in 2025)
The exact infrastructure Matt uses to send millions of emails daily
How they spend $1M/month on ads — and track ROI down to the source
Deliverability war stories: Yahoo blocks, Microsoft filters, and how to beat them
Why SMS (just 5% of their list) drives 40% of revenue
The ruthless list hygiene strategy that keeps their inbox rates sky-high
📬 Whether you're a media operator, newsletter founder, or marketer looking to build your own audience engine — this is the blueprint.
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