How Nic Gained 7,000 Newsletter Subscribers in 2 Weeks
From The Louis Shulman Podcast by By Louis Shulman
July 1, 2025 · 54 min
About this episode
Nic Conley shares his strategies for rapidly growing his B2B sales newsletter to 7,000 subscribers in just two weeks.
Nic Conley built his B2B sales newsletter, The Follow Up, to 7,000 subscribers in only 2 weeks. We sat down with Nic to break down exactly how he did it. Chapters: (02:04) Launching The Follow Up with the "Early Referral" Experiment (07:42) Scaling with Paid Ads: Facebook & Twitter Tactics (10:33) Owning Local Distribution (21:22) Learning From Reader Replies (30:00) Debriefing Virality vs Audience Fit (35:00) Newsletter Advertising for Brand Marketing (42:11) Content Lessons from the Wolf of Wall Street Learn More About Orbit Marketing: → Visit Our Website: https://orbitmarketing.io/ → Book A Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/booking/onkh0t7y3dIlC2Njpybl → Join Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.orbitmarketing.io/ Connect with Nic Conley: → Nic Conley's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasaconley/ → Nic Conley's IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsnicconley/ → Nic Conley's Twitter: https://x.com/niconley → Nic Conley's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj88BHCCZgiBYNv4QryNEdQ Read The Follow Up: → The Follow Up's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-follow-up/ → The Follow Up's Website: https://www.jointhefollowup.com/subscribe This is a…
People in this episode
Host: Louis Shulman
Guest: Nic Conley
Topics covered
- newsletter growth
- B2B sales
- marketing strategies
- audience engagement
- content marketing
Keywords
- newsletter subscribers
- marketing tactics
- paid ads
- local distribution
- audience fit
Sponsors
Orbit Marketing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Follow Up
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