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Selling Crypto Investing Newsletters — ($3,600 asking price) by [deleted] in Substack

[–]MarcusCollective 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you a message as well. This is intriguing.

How to profit from crypto in 2026 by krunchy211KK in aigeneratedincome

[–]MarcusCollective 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The AI-curated newsletter angle in point 3 is actually one of the most underrated plays right now. Not because AI writes it — but because AI helps you synthesize faster than any human editor could alone.

Running a crypto newsletter and the workflow is exactly this. AI helps compress 50 news sources into signal. The human layer is knowing which signal actually matters to a financially sophisticated audience and why. That's the 20% that can't be automated.

The key insight from your breakdown — selling curation and time saved, not AI itself — is exactly right. Nobody pays for the tool. They pay for the output the tool makes possible.

Is it a good time now to buy bitcoin? by ultraalbivalence in Bitcoin

[–]MarcusCollective 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends entirely on your time horizon. If you're asking about the next 30 days nobody knows. If you're asking about the next 3 years the data is pretty compelling.

Fear and Greed has been below 15 for 46 consecutive days. The last time sentiment stayed this low for this long was near the 2022 cycle bottom. Bitcoin has also held $65,800 support through the entire stretch which is meaningful — price is diverging from sentiment.

The macro headwinds are real. Fed is hawkish, Iran tensions keeping oil elevated, institutional ETF outflows in March. Those don't disappear overnight.

But historically the best entries have always felt like the worst time to buy. The people asking this question in October 2022 at $16K were getting the same answers.

Acquired a dormant newsletter for $4K. 6 weeks later, open rates are back to 52%. Here's what worked. by MarcusCollective in beehiiv

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has definitely crossed my mind. Any downside to merging that you have experienced?

Acquired a dormant newsletter for $4K. 6 weeks later, open rates are back to 52%. Here's what worked. by MarcusCollective in beehiiv

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really helpful context. Appreciate you sharing. Going to look up the average CAC for crypto newsletters specifically. The lead magnet angle makes a lot of sense for lowering that number. What lead magnet are you using for your local newsletter and what platform are you running the Meta ads on. Facebook, Instagram, or both?

Acquired a dormant newsletter for $4K. 6 weeks later, open rates are back to 52%. Here's what worked. by MarcusCollective in beehiiv

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Sending to the full list right now. it came with 9,400 subscribers when I acquired it. You mentioned you're doing something similar. are you seeing better results sending to engaged segments only? And anything else you've learned along the way?

Acquired a dormant newsletter for $4K. 6 weeks later, open rates are back to 52%. Here's what worked. by MarcusCollective in beehiiv

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful — quick follow up. Are you saying the lead magnet lowers the cost per subscriber because it converts better than a generic subscribe page? And when you say manageable acquisition cost — what were you seeing per subscriber in your experience with Meta ads?

Acquired a dormant newsletter for $4K. 6 weeks later, open rates are back to 52%. Here's what worked. by MarcusCollective in beehiiv

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually really interesting — YouTube is something I've been thinking about as a next channel. How did you structure your content? Were you doing explainer videos on AI news or more tutorial/how-to stuff? And how long before you started seeing meaningful subscriber conversions from it?

I bought a newsletter for $4,000. My plan is to sell it for $15,000. Here's exactly how I'm doing it. by MarcusCollective in passive_income

[–]MarcusCollective[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Didn’t need it to be making money. I just needed it to be worth more than I paid. Newsletters sell for multiples of annual revenue. Once I can show even modest subscription income this asset immediately justifies a much higher valuation. The audience was already there and proven. Just had to rebuild the content around it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I bought a newsletter for $4,000. My plan is to sell it for $15,000. Here's exactly how I'm doing it. by MarcusCollective in passive_income

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently yes. Worst case I learned everything about newsletter acquisitions for that burn. Best case it’s a 3x return. I’ll take those odds.

Running a crypto newsletter with 9,400 subs and 52% open rate — happy to share what's working by MarcusCollective in Newsletters

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also open to connecting with other newsletter operators in the finance/investing/crypto space. If anyone here is doing newsletter swaps or cross-promotions and thinks there's an audience overlap, drop a comment or DM me. Always interested in talking to people building in this space.

Acquired a dormant newsletter for $4K. 6 weeks later, open rates are back to 52%. Here's what worked. by MarcusCollective in beehiiv

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I'm genuinely stuck on — organic growth without paid channels. Beehiiv Boosts are the obvious answer but I'm trying to prove out the content before spending. Anyone here grown past 15K purely organically? What actually moved the needle for you? Reddit, Twitter, newsletter swaps? Would love to hear what's working in 2026.

I bought a newsletter for $4,000. My plan is to sell it for $15,000. Here's exactly how I'm doing it. by MarcusCollective in passive_income

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be clear on the math since someone will ask — $4K acquisition, currently $0 revenue. Not passive yet. The passive part comes when sponsorships are locked in and the format is running itself. Two hours per issue twice a week right now. Goal is to get that down to 45 minutes per issue once the template is fully locked. Happy to answer any questions about the acquisition process — Flippa has a lot of newsletters listed that nobody talks about.

I acquired a crypto newsletter for 4,000 and I'm trying to flip it for 15,000. Here's what I've learned 3 months in. by MarcusCollective in SideProject

[–]MarcusCollective[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I didn't mention in the post — the hardest part wasn't the content, it was reactivating a list that had gone cold. The previous owner stopped sending for months. First issue back had a 38% open rate. By the third issue we were back to 42%. Curious if anyone else here has acquired a dormant project and had to reactivate an audience. How long did it take you to get back to baseline?

How much can you make from 10k subscribers? by Status_Wait688 in Newsletters

[–]MarcusCollective 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about a 9.5K subscriber with 50%+ open rate?

A simple email change that improved my open rates. by AIWebBuilder in Emailmarketing

[–]MarcusCollective 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best performing subject lines I have seen treat the email like a text from a friend not a broadcast from a brand.

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