This was such a big surprise! It made my WHOLE MONTH!!
Got around 10 subscribers every minute. Almost 150+ subscribers in a day or two! Reached 300+ subscribers at this point.
I'll always be grateful to @Janel for giving me this shout-out. I had so many doubts regarding whether I'm going in the right direction or not with my newsletter. But this shout-out gave me all the hope in the world and pushed me to write better and be consistent!
Suggestion:
Always give shout-outs to up and coming newsletters. They'll be forever indebted to you! Show them love. They deserve it for their efforts.
I started taking cross-promotions seriously after this. You'll get the most dedicated readers through cross-promotions if you're careful with who you choose to promote with.
Don't care about how big or small other newsletter is. Just make sure you both have at least one or two common topics.
Don't be shy in reaching out to others for cross-promotions if you both talk about common topics. 99% of them are going to collaborate with you. Just be nice. If they say no, still BE NICE!