I just launched a free AI newsletter from scratch — here's where I'm starting

Day 1. 3 subscribers. $0 revenue. 3 karma on Reddit.

That's the honest starting point for The AI Edge — a free weekly newsletter where I review 3 AI tools every Friday for freelancers and solopreneurs.

I'm based in Montenegro, building this solo with zero budget. No team, no funding, no audience.

The format is simple: tool name, best for, free plan yes/no, what I used it for, what impressed me, what annoyed me, rating out of 10. Plus one workflow tip and one prompt per issue.

Issue #001 went out today. Tools covered: Perplexity AI, Gamma, and Otter.ai.

Goals:

• 100 subscribers by end of May

• First $9 product at 100 subs

• 500 subscribers by month 6

I'll be posting updates here every week. Real numbers, no vanity metrics.

If you're building something from absolute zero too — I'd love to follow your journey.