#51: "Cheap Plane Tickets" Site Becomes Million-Dollar Hustle

Synopsis

A Washington, DC political analyst turned his travel-hacking skills into a 'cheap plane tickets' website that grew an email list of more than 275,000 subscribers and earned over $1M in 2016, using a freemium model that converts subscribers into paying customers.

Ideas in this episode

• Newsletter as a media business

  A Washington, DC political analyst grew a 'cheap plane tickets' email list past 275,000 subscribers and earned over $1M in 2016 using a freemium-to-paid model.

• Niche content site

  The episode covers a niche travel-deals website with 275,000+ email subscribers and over $1M in 2016 revenue via a freemium conversion model.