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Typical range

ARR

$10k – $500k

Multiple

2× – 4× ARR

Why buy a Newsletter

A newsletter with a loyal, paying audience is one of the most capital-efficient acquisitions in media. No algorithm dependency. No ad platform risk. Just a direct line to people who pay to read.

What you get on Indie Goal

Subscriber data verified

List size, open rate, click rate — pulled from Beehiiv, Substack, or ConvertKit directly.

Revenue confirmed

Stripe, Substack payout, and sponsor invoices all reviewed.

Persona-to-founder dependency

We assess how much of the audience follows the content vs. the person.

Content handover plan

A 90-day transition plan is standard on all newsletter listings.

Example listings

The kind of newsletters and content businesses that list on Indie Goal.

Listing № 0200Newsletter

Reverb FM — indie software market dispatch

Weekly newsletter on internet business transactions. 8,400 paid subscribers, 41% open rate.

Industry

Media / Finance

Geography

Global

Paid subscribers

8,400

MRR

$8k

— Verified listing · Qualified buyers only

Listing № 0201Newsletter

The Stack — developer hiring newsletter

Bi-weekly for engineering managers. Sponsor-supported, 22k subscribers, 38% open rate.

Industry

Tech / Recruiting

Geography

US, Europe

Total subscribers

22,000

MRR

$5k

— Verified listing · Qualified buyers only

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