How I Built A $24K/Year Newsletter Side Hustle That Shares Remote Workspaces And Got Acquired

October 1st, 2022

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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hi! I am Ryan Gilbert and I publish a weekly newsletter called Workspaces.

Workspaces was an idea born roughly two years ago when the pandemic had people shifting to a more remote environment. The goal of the newsletter was to give readers a behind-the-scenes tour of their favorite entrepreneurs, designers, developers, etc. new desk setups as they also shifted into this new workstyle.

The newsletter was recently acquired by YC startup Loops and I have joined the team as Head of Content to continue publishing Workspaces among other content and marketing initiatives. The newsletter was making $2,000 per month from sponsorships ($250 per slot / 8 editions per month) and is sold out for months at a time.

This was not an overnight success. It was quite the opposite. I published the first 117 editions before I made a single dollar from the project.