Building my newsletter in public #0

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It’s 2025, and honestly, some people are destroying the art of writing by using AI blindly.

Here’s my question: if something is written with AI, then why would you even bother reading it from a person? Why not just go directly to the AI?

I’ve been writing online for a while now, and I’ve noticed the shift. People are churning out content with no meaning and no real outcome. And I refuse to be part of that.

I don’t use AI for writing because I know it can’t match my voice, my intent, or do justice to the art of writing.

I’ve thought long about this and I’ve come to a simple conclusion: I don’t want to be just another writer lost in the AI world.

I often tell others to document their journey, yet I’ve never done that myself. That changes now.

I’m going to start documenting the journey of growing my newsletter alivewithad a newsletter for digital nomads.

Here’s the plan: I’ll try out one growth strategy every now and then, and share my results with you every day.

I’ll tell you exactly what I did and whether or not it worked.

That way, it’ll help you grow your own newsletter, and at the same time, you’ll be able to see my progress and judge for yourself if these strategies actually work.

Oh, and yes, I’ll also share regular updates on how my newsletter is doing.

Let’s do something amazing.

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Today is day 0 of growing my travel newsletter in public.

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Current subscribers of contentanirban: 60

30-day view: 114

30-day open rate: 15.52%

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Current subscribers of alivewithad: 45

30-day open rate: 27.53%

CTR: 6.12%

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Thanks for reading. See you tomorrow.

Let’s do something crazy together.

Oh, and by the way, you can check the digital nomad podcast.