Week 2 - 6 subscribers, 2 issues published, newsletter landing in Promotions tab

Week 2 update for The AI Edge.

Numbers this week:

• 7 subscribers (up from 3)

• 2 issues published

• Reddit karma: 25 (up from 3)

• 0 revenue

What worked:

• InboxReads brought 2 passive subscribers

• LinkedIn comments driving consistent profile visits

• Daily Reddit commenting building karma slowly

What didn't work:

• Newsletter landing in Gmail Promotions tab. Added a note on landing page asking subscribers to move it to Primary.

• Reddit karma still too low for posts, targeting 100.

What's next:

• Medium article every Monday repurposing newsletter

• Hit 100 Reddit karma to unlock posts

• Target 20 subscribers by end of May

Building in public from Montenegro. Zero budget, zero team. If you're building a newsletter from scratch, happy to compare notes.