That’s a Whole Lot of Half People
24,000 to be precise
1 min readJul 20, 2023
I’ve written a bit about my experience with Substack — about slow, steady growth.
In a typical month, I add 45 subscribers (5 of those paid). That adds up to 1.5 people per day.
Which led me to ask:
Where are all those half-people coming from?
Then, I read an article by Eve Arnold about her phenomenal newsletter growth:
24,000 half-people.
Some tops, some bottoms, some right, some left.
The bottom (or top or side) line:
Growth for a newsletter can be a slow process. As Eve says:
It’s a long game this newsletter thing.