Inside My Business

I set out to raise $5k from my readers this summer. Here's how it went.

Audience raises are not just for nonprofits. Inside my 2025 summer reader raise for $5k to fund my events, newsletters and more.

Lex Roman Jul 17, 2025 8 min read

Free Posts

A love letter to my paywall

Why I love my paywall and why (maybe) you could love yours

Lex Roman Jul 12, 2025 3 min read

Dirtbag Lifestyle

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Living in houses with strangers

I choose to live without stable housing. Here's what it's like staying with different people around the world.

Lex Roman Jul 11, 2025 8 min read

Email and Newsletters

Free vs paid newsletters

What's the difference between a free newsletter, a paid newsletter and email marketing. Which kind is right for you?

Lex Roman Jul 9, 2025 6 min read

Dirtbag Lifestyle

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🟢 Live travel blog

Scenes, photos and reflections from my travels around the Americas in 2025

Lex Roman Jun 30, 2025 34 min read

Productivity and Systems

How to manage your time when you're bad at managing your time

I thought I'd tried every planner in the world. I'd never tried this.

Lex Roman Jun 26, 2025 3 min read

Subscriptions and Memberships

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I don't want to paywall

Will your audience pay you or not? There's only one way to find out.

Lex Roman Jun 24, 2025 3 min read

Sponsorships

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The hardest part of booking sponsors as a small creator

My new paid partnerships strategy: what's working, what's not and what's surprising

Lex Roman Jun 15, 2025 8 min read

Inside My Business

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I moved from beehiiv to Ghost. Here's how it went.

A recap of my newsletter move. The good, the bad and the unexpected.

Lex Roman May 30, 2025 10 min read

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Assorted beefs

A running log of people and companies I have beef with.

Lex Roman May 27, 2025 4 min read

Travel Blog: Everyone's wrong about Bogotá

Why I love the city that everyone hates along with my recommendations if you visit

Lex Roman May 25, 2025 11 min read

Inside My Business

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Newsletter dirtbags

Making room for chilling the fuck out in a world of hustle mania

Lex Roman May 25, 2025 4 min read