Week 5 - The AI Edge

Still building. Still free. Here are the real numbers.

Newsletter: 11 subscribers (+3 this week)

Open rate: 41.38%

LinkedIn: 84 followers

Reddit karma: ~200

Revenue: $0

What worked this week: Reddit post on r/solopreneur hit 237 views in the first hour with 2 solid comments. LinkedIn post about the 5-week update got good engagement.

What didn’t: Converting any of this into subscribers. The product works, the distribution doesn’t yet.

Honest moment: 11 subscribers after 5 weeks is humbling. But a 41% open rate means the people who do subscribe actually read it. That’s the foundation worth building on.

Issue #005 went out today - Loom, Grammarly, and Calendly. Free as always.

Week 6 plan: Reddit post on r/freelance, push LinkedIn harder, stay consistent.