Barry: ConvertKit Added ~25k Subscribers in 2016 via JV Webinars
Nathan Berry · EP 528: ConvertKit Hits $480k MRR, Helping 10,000 Professional Bloggers Grow Email Lists with CEO Nathan Barry · Jan 3, 2017 · at 6:29
Nathan Barry, founder and CEO of ConvertKit, discusses customer acquisition channels and the performance of partner marketing.
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“So we've probably added 25,000 subscribers to our list this year, just purely through joint venture webinars.”
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