Happy Friday, Fellow Ronins

Most people are chasing algorithms and viral posts.

Meanwhile, they're sitting on a hidden asset worth $500-$5,000/month: their inbox.

This week's Startup Circle session was a chef's kiss - and I'm breaking down the exact playbook for you.

THE STRATEGY THAT WORKED:

Andy (one of our community members) did something simple but brilliant:

1. Exported 11,290 email addresses from his inbox

2. Filtered out corporate/recruiter addresses

3. Ran the rest through an email validator → 3,800 valid contacts

4. Uploaded them to Beehiiv

5. Sent one welcome email + free brand audit offer

24-hour results:

• 30% open rate (industry average is 15-20%)

• 1,700 opens

• Only 44 unsubscribes

• List grew from ~100 to nearly 4,000 subscribers

These weren't cold leads. They were warm contacts who had already interacted with him.

Your car payment might be sitting in your sent folder.

You just haven't organized it yet.

THE BIGGER PLAY:

Beehiiv isn't just email anymore. It's a full creator OS:

→ Native podcasts hosted directly
→ Digital products (0% platform commission)
→ Ad network paying $1-$4 per click
→ Sponsorship pages for brand deals
→ Link-in-bio, website builder, analytics

All integrated.

All monetizable.

THE REAL NUMBERS:

→ Timo: Multiple publications, 19 ads in one week, $300 in two weeks
→ Kevin: 46K followers, went from 1-2 low-paying ads weekly to 24+ higher-paying ads
→ Christel: Building entire agency model - requires clients to use her Beehiiv affiliate link, takes 100% of ad revenue until they recoup her fee

$500-$1,000/month might not sound revolutionary.

But it's predictable, scalable income YOU control - not an algorithm.

THE UNSEXY TRUTH:

Nobody pitched a magic subject line or secret funnel.

The "hack" was Andy exporting 11,000+ emails and doing the boring work of cleaning and validating them.

The rest of the wins? Boring consistency:

• Publishing every week

• Accepting ad placements

• Tweaking offers

• Letting time compound

ONE ACTION FOR THIS WEEK:

1. Export your email contacts (Gmail, Outlook, wherever)

2. Remove obvious corporate/no-reply addresses

3. Run them through a free validator like ZeroBounce or NeverBounce

4. Upload ONLY valid addresses to Beehiiv (or your ESP)

5. Send a simple re-introduction email

Don't overcomplicate it. Don't wait for the perfect welcome sequence.

Just reconnect with people who already raised their hand once by emailing you.

Share your story and what you are building.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES BONUS:

I'm building out a full Beehive monetization framework inside the Revenue Ronin community. If you're already a member, watch for the deep-dive dropping next week.

If you're not a member yet... what are you waiting for? 😏

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The pattern is clear: Discipline + Data + Results = Revenue.

Let's build.

Justin "Results" French
Founder, The Revenue Ronin
⚔️ Discipline. 📊 Data. 🎯 Results.

Fractional CMO | Community Builder | Sales & Marketing Mastery

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