How I Gained 515 Email Subscribers with Just One Hour of Work

And secret trick to growing your list — for free!

Ah, the feeling of doing a small task that leads to big results! Picture is from Canva, edited by the author.

I remember the very first time I participated in a bundle.

I’d had a steady list growth through writing on Medium for about a month. But my business plan was to gain audience in different places, and bundles were always part of that plan.

Therefore, I had just submitted my first digital bundle product. It was a printable I’d initially made for Etsy and just made into a template.

When I went to sleep on Christmas Eve, I had 3218 subscribers. When I woke up the next morning, I had 68 new subscribers —all from the bundle!

How’s that for a little Christmas magic?

The signups for the bundle lasted the whole Christmas week, and I got a total of 351 subscribers.

And that’s not even my best bundle — in January, I actually got 515 subscribers from participating in a different one! (It was this one, if you’re interested.)

Are you familiar with bundles as a way to grow your email list?

If not, you’re in for a treat — read on, my friend!