What does it take to grow from a personal finance blog to 5.4 million+ email subscribers and a business generating 8 figures in revenue?

In this premiere episode of Audience Bridge, we sit down with Matt Paulson, the founder of MarketBeat, who reveals how he scaled a newsletter-powered empire without relying on big tech, SEO gimmicks, or cookie-cutter tools.

🔥 What you’ll learn in this episode:

How MarketBeat got its first 500,000 subscribers organically

Why email is STILL their #1 revenue driver (even in 2025)

The exact infrastructure Matt uses to send millions of emails daily

How they spend $1M/month on ads — and track ROI down to the source

Deliverability war stories: Yahoo blocks, Microsoft filters, and how to beat them

Why SMS (just 5% of their list) drives 40% of revenue

The ruthless list hygiene strategy that keeps their inbox rates sky-high

📬 Whether you're a media operator, newsletter founder, or marketer looking to build your own audience engine — this is the blueprint.

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