Saturday, January 4th, 2025

Live Seminar via Zoom from 1:00PM - 4:00PM CST

Now Enrolling!

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Instructor Courtney Kocak is a writer, podcaster, and comedian based in Los Angeles. She wrote for Amazon’s Emmy-winning animated series Danger & Eggs and Netflix’s Know It All podcast. She’s produced a slew of highly-ranked podcasts—including The Bellas Podcast, which debuted at #1 on Apple Podcasts, PayPal’s Never Stand Still, and Girlboss Radio—and currently hosts three of her own with over two million downloads to date: Private Parts Unknown, about love and sexuality around the world, The Bleeders, about book writing and publishing, and Podcast Bestie, a best friend to podcasters trying to grow and monetize their shows (and a popular Substack). As a writer, her bylines include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, BUST, Bustle, InsideHook, and more. She’s currently working on a coming-of-age memoir in essays.

Read an Interview with Courtney on How a Newsletter Can Help Your Writing Career.

A successful newsletter creator spills her secrets for developing a newsletter that can be a foundation for your career or business.

Every writer should have a newsletter! It's a no-brainer in the Substack and ConvertKit era, which has seen newsletters like Morning Brew and The Hustle turn into multi-million dollar businesses and launch the careers of best-selling authors like James Clear.

This masterclass with Courtney Kocak, founder of the newsletter Podcast Bestie (a best friend to aspiring and indie podcasters), will teach creative professionals to harness the power of direct content marketing to propel their audience, network, and business to new heights with a growing email list.

Over the course of this class, students will learn the art of launching and evolving a newsletter that serves as a strong foundation for their professional endeavors.

• Courtney will share her advice for planning clickable and shareable content, sustainable editorial strategies, and cultivating a dedicated online community.
• This workshop is explicitly geared toward writers, but whether you are an author, a podcaster, a freelancer, an entrepreneur, or an aspiring thought leader, this class will provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to create a successful and impactful newsletter.
• By the end of the three hours, you'll have narrowed down your concept and come up with a solid plan for launching and growing your newsletter.
• You'll receive a PDF containing a recap and resources.
• This workshop will be recorded and available for 60 days afterward.
  

COURSE TESTIMONIALS:

"Courtney Kocak's Starting a Newsletter seminar exceeded my expectations. Courtney provided concrete advice and information - and it was so nice to have someone talk about writing in a more practical, functional, and business-oriented way. The class was truly useful. Thank you!" -former student

"Just a few weeks back, I took this phenomenal workshop! Courtney Kocak was an absolute gem, sharing many practical tips and providing an amazing PDF follow-up!" -former student

"The thoroughness of Courtney Kocak's Start a Newsletter to Supercharge Your Platform, Network & Business seminar was highly impressive and inspiring, as was the way in which she gave time for our brainstorming with examples. I will definitely recommend this class." -former student

"If you find this platform-building thing mystifying, scary, or just need encouragement, you should sign up." -former student

"Some of the best cash I've spent this year." -former student