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What Tools Houck’s Newsletter Uses
Houck’s Newsletter delivers startup strategies for founders
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15 tools · grouped by what Houck’s Newsletter uses
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Sparkloop
· 2 mentions · 2 sources“Now, you know, I also use SparkLoop now. So SparkLoop is a great tool for these paid recommendations.”
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“We run ads on FB/IG and Twitter, and I also use SparkLoop for paid recommendations.”
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Slack
· 1 mentionProductivity“The v1 was as basic as it gets — I set up a Typeform and connected it to Slack + Airtable.”
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Airtable
· 1 mentionProductivity“The v1 was as basic as it gets — I set up a Typeform and connected it to Slack + Airtable.”
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WhatsApp
· 1 mentionOther“The v1 was as basic as it gets — I set up a Typeform and connected it to Slack + Airtable. When someone shared a URL with the Typeform it sent a message to a Slack channel where my VA picked a few creators (who had opted in) from a list and sent it to them on Telegram or WhatsApp.”
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Telegram
· 1 mentionOther“The v1 was as basic as it gets — I set up a Typeform and connected it to Slack + Airtable. When someone shared a URL with the Typeform it sent a message to a Slack channel where my VA picked a few creators (who had opted in) from a list and sent it to them on Telegram or WhatsApp.”
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Carrd
· 1 mentionPlatform“He shares a link to a custom landing page he’ll build for those giveaways. Michael used Carrd for this which is a tool you can start with for free.”
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Circle
· 1 mentionPlatform“He offers a free 14-day trial of the community, and after that, the price is $15/mo or $150/year. You get access to the community hosted on Circle, as well as digital events and in-person events.”
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Twitter
· 1 mentionSocial media“We run ads on FB/IG and Twitter, and I also use SparkLoop for paid recommendations.”
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Instagram
· 1 mentionSocial media“We run ads on FB/IG and Twitter, and I also use SparkLoop for paid recommendations.”
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Facebook
· 1 mentionSocial media“We run ads on FB/IG and Twitter, and I also use SparkLoop for paid recommendations.”
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Google Fonts
· 1 mention“https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?display=swap&family=Inter:ital,wght@0,300;0,500;0,600;0,800;1,300;1,500;1,600;1,800”
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Megaphone
· 1 mention“the fastest growing revenue stream that we have is actually Megaphone. So Megaphone is a managed marketplace for content amplification and growth on social media.”
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Passionfroot
· 1 mention“Houck uses Passionfroot to create and manage this page. You can get featured in: The “Tool of the Week” spot A Sponsored Deep Dive Featured Placements Links of the Week The Founder’s Library These are all sections within the newsletter and you can buy any one of them.”
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Google Analytics
· 1 mentionAnalytics“//www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-ZE2Y5GXHR5”
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Sparkloop Ads
· 1 mention“Houck has also been investing in Sparkloop Ads to grow the newsletter. He was spending $5k per month but said he increased it to $10k per month more recently.”
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