Substack, BookFunnel & the API Problem We're Trying to Solve | Ep 345

About this episode

Jerry and Rich discuss the challenges of integrating Substack with BookFunnel and explore strategies for growing an audience without overwhelming existing systems.

This week on the New Author Podcast, Jerry and Rich attempt to solve the great modern writer dilemma: Substack vs. MailerLite vs. BookFunnel vs. reality . Jerry dives deep into whether Substack can integrate with BookFunnel, hunts for API roadmaps like a man searching for buried treasure, and contemplates manually deleting and re-uploading subscriber lists every week (before realizing that might be… mildly unhinged). The big question: can you grow on Substack without breaking your existing email system—or your sanity? Rich approaches it from a different angle, focusing less on integrations and more on discoverability and community-building , because maybe the tech isn’t the point. Maybe the readers are. They also talk about: Email automation strategies Early-access content ideas Unsubscribe gray areas (and why they make everyone nervous) Whether Substack even wants to play nicely with third-party tools Using ChatGPT to generate podcast titles and descriptions (yes, again) It’s part marketing strategy, part tech frustration, and part two writers trying to build something sustainable without duct-taping five platforms together. If you’ve wrestled with Substack, BookFunnel, email…

People in this episode

Host: Jerry Evanoff

Guest: Rich Kacy

Topics covered

• Substack
• BookFunnel
• email automation
• discoverability
• community-building
• marketing strategy
• tech frustration

Keywords

• Substack
• BookFunnel
• email lists
• automation strategies
• community-building
• discoverability
• ChatGPT
• podcast titles
• marketing strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Substack, MailerLite, BookFunnel, ChatGPT

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