165 - Proven Tactics on How to Grow Your Audience, with Chenell Basilio

What’s the best way to build your email list without the help of paid advertising? Like any good Christopher Nolan plot twist, Chenell Basilio, writer of the “Growth in Reverse” newsletter, thinks moving backward through time is the most effective strategy to grow your audience. She sits down to chat with Daniel about the art of reverse engineering, her top takeaways for organically growing a newsletter audience, and why you really need to stop planning and just start doing when it comes to marketing. 0:00 Intro/Background 2:15 Tactics for Growing an Audience 7:22 Things Top Creators are Doing 16:40 Podcast Promotion 20:40 Things I’ve Learned 22:56 Paid Advertising Lessons 28:56 A Hill to Die On 29:07 Find Us Follow Chenell: Website and Newsletter: https://www.growthinreverse.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenellco/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Chenellco Follow Daniel: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention. What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today. Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit: www.workweek.com