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The Five Moves That Turned My Substack Into a $200,000 Business

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John Brewton
Jun 25, 2026
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A few days ago, I published the full account of how I built my newsletter business over the last 6 months: How I Built a $200,000 Newsletter Business From a Substack Nobody Was Reading. It reached more readers than anything I have written, and the replies asked one question more than any other: What are the actual steps?

This is the answer.

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