The Fastest Way to Build an Email List in 2025

Add 1,000 subs to your list in the next 60 days

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Okay, so you want to build your email list and want to do it fast?

Perhaps you’re just getting started. Or perhaps you already have a small list and are frustrated by how long it takes to grow it.

I’ve been building email lists for the past 10 years, so let me show you proven ways to grow fast.

Organic content works, but…

It’s a slow burner.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Sure, it’s evergreen. Blog articles don’t die like social media posts. They drive traffic with SEO. They become a library of content that people can binge when they first discover you.

Some of my blog articles have made me money years after I wrote them. And they still bring in email subscribers.

But the first 6–12 months are the hardest. The growth is slow. You’ll feel invisible. You’ll feel like a loser.

I do this with SEO on my blog. I have plenty of specific articles about the note-taking app Obsidian, like:

• “How to Organize Notes in Obsidian”
• or “What’s the Best Calendar Plugin for Obsidian?”