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📌 Inside 3 Scaling Systems
3 business playbooks

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Newsletters don’t fail for lack of ideas.
They fail because they never operate like a business.
If you want revenue (and profit), your best shot is to stick to one of three systemized models.
Resources You Need to Know About:
What's in it for you?
3 operating systems (solo, hiring, co-writers) - pros, cons, and revenue impact
How real newsletters scaled by documenting once and repeating forever
A plug-and-play audit you can run in 5 minutes
🎯Quick Self-Check
How much of your newsletter workflow is documented right now?
0% — It’s all in my head
50% — Some templates, still messy
90%+ — Running on clean systems
👉 If you picked 0% or 50%, this issue is for you.
3 Models of Systemization
1. Solo Operator (ArtButMakeItSports)
Principle: Run the newsletter alone, but use systems to make creativity sustainable and repeatable.
Systems:
Editorial calendar + content batching (LJ captures ideas constantly, then refines them into meme/newsletter pairs).
Saved templates for newsletter structure.
A personal workflow (his “3-layer content system”) that turns raw ideas into finished pieces without chaos.
Pros:
Low cost, total creative control.
Forces clarity on your voice + niche.
Easy to start quickly.
Cons:
Time bottleneck — all growth and ops sit on one person’s shoulders.
Burnout risk without strict systems.
Revenue:
Great for bootstrapping to $1K–$3K/month via small subs, community, or light sponsorships (as seen with ArtButMakeItSports).
Exit:
Hard to sell — the brand is tied to the creator’s personality. Unless the process + voice can be documented, it’s not transferable.
2. Hiring – Build a Small Team (6AM City)
Principle: Hiring – Build a Small Team (6AM City Example)
Principle: Build in-house capacity so the newsletter runs smoothly every day and can scale across locations. 6AM City did this by hiring local writers, editors, and sales managers in each city.
Systems:
Playbooks: standardized editorial + sponsor workflows that every city team follows.
Project management: Asana/Trello to track daily content + ad placements.
CRM + audience dashboards: track sponsor renewals and local engagement.
Pros:
More capacity → fresh content daily and consistent sponsor delivery.
Keeps local authenticity while running on centralized systems.
Institutional knowledge stays inside the company.
Cons:
Salaries = fixed overhead (writers, sales reps).
Requires strong management and training.
Revenue:
6AM City scaled to millions in revenue across 25+ cities because every new hire plugged into an existing playbook. Sponsorship revenue grew fast because ad ops were consistent and local sales teams could prove ROI.
Exit:
Very attractive - with team + systems in place, 6AM City built a company valued as a true media business, not a single newsletter.
3. Co-Writers – Expand Voice, Expand Output (Dirt)
Principle: Partner with writers who bring new expertise, styles, or niches - while you maintain editorial direction. Inspired by Dirt, which runs multiple publications under one umbrella.
Systems: Shared editorial calendar, style guide, revenue-sharing agreements, contributor onboarding process.
Pros: Adds new voices + fresh angles; increases publishing capacity without full salaries.
Cons: Harder to maintain consistent tone; requires strong editorial control.
Revenue: Co-writers can open up new verticals (like Dirt’s design spin-off Prune), creating more sponsorship slots and broader audience appeal.
Exit: Increases brand value - a multi-writer publication is less dependent on one person, making it easier to sell or franchise.
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