Resources
How to operate a list, written down.
Everything here is the actual method — no gated PDFs, no email required. That would be a bit rich coming from us.
Guides
How to export your list from Substack, beehiiv, Kit, Mailchimp, and Klaviyo
4 minThe exact clicks to get a clean CSV out of the five most common list homes.
List decay: the math of a rotting asset
5 minWhy a two-year-old list is half fiction, and what the decay curve means for your calendar.
Deliverability for list owners: the 20% that matters
6 minSPF, DKIM, DMARC, bounce budgets, and the habits that keep you in the inbox.
Substack to ListFunnel in 10 minutes
5 minExport, map, resolve, and get an audience report without pretending Substack has OAuth.
Connect Mailchimp or Kit for continuous sync
4 minOAuth connect, first sync, and what happens on the daily cron.
How the resolution bank and Stripe billing work
4 minPlans, rollover, overage, and why misses never cost you a credit.
What happens when you click Connect
3 minThe whole path from the Connect button to your first list filling in, step by step, with nothing hidden.
Why we ask for OAuth, and when we can't
3 minWhat OAuth gives you that an API key does not, and the honest list of providers where a key is the only door.
How a 50,000-subscriber list lands in ListFunnel
4 minAudiences become lists, pages become contacts, and a run that stops halfway picks up where it left off.
From an email address to a person
4 minThe waterfall that turns a subscriber address into a name, title and company, and why it works for about a fifth to a third of any list.
What we store, what we don't, and how to leave
3 minPlain answers on encryption, isolation, sending, and what Disconnect and Delete each remove.
Ten things you learn the first time you see who your subscribers are
3 minThe ten numbers that show up on a resolved list, and the one decision each of them drives.
Playbooks
The 30-minute audience audit
7 minThe exact sequence for reading a list you've never seen — yours or a client's.
Content directions: steering your audience on purpose
6 minA testing framework for using content to change who joins, not just who opens.
Inviting lookalikes without being a spammer
5 minThe etiquette and the law of reaching out to people who look like your best readers.
How to read your first audience report
3 minWhat free vs paid, opens, and sample addresses should change in next week's send.
List hygiene checklist before a big send
3 minValidate, suppress, and protect sender reputation in under fifteen minutes.