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Local Media HQ is the definitive podcast and consulting resource for entrepreneurs or anyone interested in modern, creator-led local media brands, as well as local newsletters.

Podcast · By TJ Larkin · American English · Official site

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9
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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 28, 2026

    Local Directory is his Best Sponsorship Funnel (Part 2) (opens the original)

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    Build a greetform that turns new newsletter subscribers into data, leads, and offers, https://greetform.com/ Ken Jee built Austin Founders Feed into a newsletter for Austin founders and entrepreneurs, growing it to approximately 6,500 subscribers by the time of this recording. After years of creating data science content on YouTube, Ken is now focused on local media, newsletter growth, community-building, and AI-resilient businesses in Austin. In this Local Media HQ interview, Ken walks through

  2. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    His Local B2B Newsletter Sells Out Expert Columns (Part 1) (opens the original)

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    Build a greetform that turns new newsletter subscribers into data, leads, and offers, https://greetform.com/ Ken Jee built Austin Founders Feed into a newsletter for Austin founders and entrepreneurs, growing it to approximately 6,500 subscribers by the time of this recording. After years of creating data science content on YouTube, Ken is now focused on local media, newsletter growth, community-building, and AI-resilient businesses in Austin. In this Local Media HQ interview, Ken walks through

  3. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    He Left His W-2 to Go All in on Local Media (opens the original)

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    Build a greetform that turns new newsletter subscribers into data, leads, and offers, https://greetform.com/ Sam Harper built The Waco Buzz to 16,000 readers, left his corporate job three months ago, and is now full-time on local media in Waco, Texas, newsletter, social, job board, and community events. In this Local Media HQ interview, Sam walks through the side-hustle-to-full-time jump (the newsletter beat his W-2 pay for months first), why relationship capacity is the real unlock when you go

  4. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    170 Roofing Leads From 12 Social Media Videos (opens the original)

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    greetform turns a newsletter signup into revenue in the first few minutes: https://greetform.com/Katie Myers built Localish in Janesville, Wisconsin (about 65,000 people). Twelve videos for a free-roof giveaway pulled 170 leads. Her first dinner club got 50 people, and she barely has a newsletter.Katie is an insurance agency owner who opened in Janesville on March 1, 2020, knowing one person in town. Personal Facebook content was producing about $60,000 a month in new insurance business within t

  5. Episode · Aug 10, 2026

    How to Build a Local Media Business that Scales (opens the original)

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    Local Media Camp: localmediacamp.com (discount code: LOCALHQ) Check out Greetform here: https://greetform.com/ Join TJ Larkin as he interviews David Grant, GM at Blue Engine Collaborative, to dissect what separates struggling local publications from thriving media businesses. David breaks down data from thousands of media organizations, explaining why print mailing targeting high-value zip codes remains an unbeatable ad format and how Facebook's creator monetization features are paying smaller p

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