Episode Summary:

Most food bloggers try to monetize with ads and affiliates.


Adam built a system that pays him before the traffic even shows up.


Now he uses his blog as a funnel to sell cooking classes, grow a thriving membership, and support a mission he genuinely believes in — and his email list is doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

In this episode, Adam Sobel, award-winning vegan chef and founder of The Cinnamon Snail, shares how he flipped the traditional food blog model on its head by focusing on evergreen funnels, email automation, and intentional content strategy. His approach isn’t just strategic, it’s deeply purposeful.

After closing his beloved NYC food truck during the pandemic, he started teaching cooking online… and quickly became obsessed with optimizing funnels, email strategy, and the subscriber experience. (A man after my own heart.)

I can’t wait for you to go down these email and product funnel rabbit holes with us. You’ll learn so much from Adam!

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• Why Adam treats his food blog as top-of-funnel and not the final product that relies on traffic solely for ad revenue
• How he grows his list by 1000 subscribers each month (without paying out of pocket, thanks to strategic tripwires and product offers that cover his Facebook ad spend)
• The systems he’s built to turn page views into free class sign ups, purchases with order bumps, and new membership sign ups
• The strategies he uses to engage with subscribers in a way that honors their experience with his brand so far (aka, personalization!)
• How he uses Kit tags, liquid content, and super smart email automations to test what's working within his web of funnels
• The mindset shift he believes every content creator needs to hear (and should make) that will change how you think about your revenue and impact 

Check out this episode's blog post 

Connect with Adam:

Adam's website & classes

Episode Resources:

Countdown Hero
Mighty Network
Kit
SamCart
Thrivecart (alternative one-time purchase)

Coaching Programs & Services:

Maximize Your Marketing - For those who need an in-house CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) to help you build sustainable email and promotional strategies, engage your subscribers, and grow your business and bottom line that otherwise is untapped potential.

The Duett Debut - Done for you email copywrting & automation setup 

Ready, Set, EMAIL - Quick & custom email setup to grow and send your newsletter fast

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