Practicing Google

I ceased the publication of my Practicing Google newsletter for reasons I explained in the last issue. It just didn't work out. The newsletter never grew and engagement was always absymal.

The good news is winding down Practicing Google frees up resources for new projects.

I've just received a donation for my newsletter via Buy Me A Coffee. The donation comes with some nice words:

Always an interesting read, and some great tips.

This made my day not just for the donation, but because it comes from an unknown reader.

A subscriber of my newsletter has just sent me a thumbs up to an issue through Revue's feedback system. They added a short note saying they enjoyed every issue.

My readers are usually pretty quite. Although open rates and clickthrough rates are good, the readers don't provide much direct feedback. So this took me by surprise. In a very good way.

How's that for validation?

Issue 162 of TestingCatalog featured my newsletter Practicing Google.

TestingCatalog, one of my favorite newsletters, provides news, updates, and insights on Beta and unreleased Android apps. It's a great resource to feel the pulse of the Android apps world and keep up with what developers are experimenting with.

@FalakSher, the author of the Indie Letters newsletter, featured my newsletter Practicing Google in a post.

What I like most of Indie Letters is the quality of its curation, based on selecting highly interesting resources and conveying their key points. So I'm particulary pleased Indie Letters mentioned Practicing Google.

Practicing Google was featured on The Slice newsletter.

It's the first time an online publication features Practicing Google. I'm extremely pleased because someone found value in my newsletter and shared it. This means I'm doing something right.

It's been over six months since I started working on the Practicing Google newsletter. Here are the major milestones so far:

• came up with the idea in early 2020
• announced the newsletter on January 20, 2020
• sent the first issue on January 24, 2020
• launched on Product Hunt on February 8, 2020