Amy pre-sold 300+ cookbooks in 24 hours ✨


Hey Reader!

Amy Reid of Baking with Granny was on the Happy Subscribers podcast in January!

Not only is Amy a GEM of a person, she’s cracked the reader-relationship code with her subscribers and was able to get more than 300+ pre-order sales of her cookbook within 24 hours of emailing her list.

It worked all because she’s been nurturing her list long before she asked for the sale (what she calls “the plea” 😂).

You don’t want to miss this episode! We talk about:

  • How her readers helped her find the vision (and topic) for writing her first cookbook
  • What’s in her welcome sequence that connects with new subscribers so deeply, so fast
  • How she organized, assigned recipes, and got feedback from the 300 recipe testers on her email list
  • The heartbreak of doing a cold subscriber clean-up (and whether it’s worth it)
  • How Amy’s using AI to support her writing — while also keeping email personal by sharing anecdotes with her recipes

Amy proves that building strong relationships with subscribers is possible, and it pays.

Let’s Duett,

Allea

P.S. It’s been a month since Tastemaker. How are you doing? Now that you’ve had some time to settle in, what thoughts or opportunities around email marketing have come up for you?

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