232: Going Big on Medium: How a New Blogger Got His First 6000 Email Subscribers (and Made $10k) in 6 Months

<p>Ben Foley started writing about how to use mindfulness to reduce stress and anxiety at <a href= "http://www.fullyrichlife.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">FullyRichLife.com</a> a little over 6 months ago.</p> <p>Since then, his little side project has generated over 6000 email subscribers and $10,000 in revenue.</p> <p>His secret sauce?</p> <p>Tapping into the big audience of readers on <a href= "https://medium.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Medium.com</a>.</p> <p>Note: <a href= "https://nickloper.lpages.co/leadbox/145edaaf3f72a2%3A12b7a20bab46dc/5652497003708416/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to download Ben’s tips for getting your content in front of huge audiences and building your email list</a>.</p> <p>Having overcome stress and anxiety issues himself, he knew this was a niche he could enter and help others. And, with a different approach to using mindfulness in the modern world to help reduce stress working for him, he knew he had a unique angle to blog about.</p> <p>Before starting his site in December last year Ben had never even written a blog post. However, after finding a passion for writing and encouraged by positive feedback, he “tripled down” on content and started getting huge exposure almost right away -- something new sites often struggle with.</p> <p><strong>Related:</strong> <a href= "http://www.sidehustlenation.com/how-to-start-a-blog/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">My free video series on how to start a blog</a>.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how you can use Medium to growth hack your new or existing site, and how Ben is turning those readers into subscribers and revenue.</p>