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150+ Subscribers! 🎉

I posted my first newsletter just under two weeks ago, so things are going well so far!

I've mainly grown via LinkedIn and Twitter.

I've yet to find a consistent way to market it, so I'm currently just posting occasionally about it on each, especially when I make a new post.

I'll try to do more on Indiehackers, Reddit, Instagram and Facebook in due time.

Thanks for the support everyone!

Richard Awoyemi

, Founder of

The Startup

on October 19, 2020

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Congrats Richard! Just received my first email today and really enjoyed it.

I saw you posted on Linkedin stories today - any thoughts on that so far? I know it's a pretty new channel.

timjones

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  Thanks, Tim! 😁
  
  First time I've seen and tried it lol. Not many viewers at all, but was painless to create so I don't mind. Most people don't know about it and it's only visible on mobile too.
  
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    Interesting, I'll have to give it a shot one of these days too. Always a good idea to jump early on a new channel. There aren't many stories up in my feed so I thought it'd get more visibility in the early days - just you and Bill Gates for me today! 😂
    
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    4 years ago
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      😂😂😂
      
      Richard Awoyemi
      
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That's a beautiful achievement in just two weeks, congratulations!

dagorenouf

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  Thank you so much! I think I'm a bit impatient in all honesty, but I'm thankful for the progress!
  
  Richard Awoyemi
  
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congrats! keep going!

8bit

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4 years ago
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  Thanks - I'm really trying not to run out of steam 😅
  
  Richard Awoyemi
  
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  4 years ago
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    how do you think you'll maintain?
    
    8bit
    
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      Time will tell!
      
      It's growing faster than before even now so hoping it will naturally snowball via shares, etc. Also, raising my audience, in general, seems to be helpful on Twitter - so hoping for a viral loop.
      
      Outside of this, interviewing founders should hopefully act as a form of cross-promotion - opening me up to different crowds and industries.
      
      Honestly, I'm winging it mate. 😅
      
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        me too, me too.
        
        8bit
        
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That’s a great number for a start. I would advise you to start looking for sponsors as soon as possible and use the income you get from that to market it. Checkout https://audiencehunts.com

Ozzy101

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  Thanks. I'm not looking to use paid directories for now, but appreciate the recommendation 👍🏾
  
  Richard Awoyemi
  
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