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Indie AI Newsletter: 0 → 2K subs
Growing a weekly newsletter about practical AI workflows for writers. Documenting every growth experiment, including the failed ones.
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Day 4🏆 2K subscribers
$0 MRR2070 users6/10/2026
Crossed 2,000 subscribers. Opening paid sponsorship slots next week — two brands already in my DMs.
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Day 3🏆 First viral moment
$0 MRR1240 users6/4/2026
A mid-size creator shared issue #4. 400 signups in 36 hours. Lesson: one good share beats a month of consistency hacks.
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$0 MRR380 users5/29/2026
Cross-post experiment: turned each issue into an X thread and a LinkedIn post with AI repurposing. LinkedIn drove 6x more signups than X.
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Day 1🏆 First issue
$0 MRR47 users5/22/2026
Issue #1 sent to 47 friends and ex-clients. Open rate 71% — small list, warm audience. The bar only goes down from here 😅
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