How to Grow an Email List Without Freebies

You’re doing what all the experts say—create a freebie, grow your list, start selling. But the subscribers you attract with lead magnets? They’re not opening your emails. They’re not buying. And they don’t even remember who you are.

In this episode of Ditch the Chaos, I’m breaking down why I stopped offering freebies to grow my email list—and what I do instead to attract subscribers who actually want to hear from me.

These lessons come straight from what I teach in Chaos Detox—because productivity doesn’t start with planners. It starts with methods that work with your life.

How to Grow an Email List Without Freebies

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why lead magnets often attract the wrong audience

  • How to nurture your audience before they subscribe

  • Better alternatives to freebies for coaches and service-based businesses

  • My waitlist-first strategy and how it increased open rates to 60%

  • Why this email approach works for Type-A women and mom entrepreneurs

  • A realistic action step to simplify your email list today


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