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The 100th & Last Issue Of SoloCreator

The 100th & Last Issue Of SoloCreator

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Sep 19, 2023
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No, I don’t call it quits. Quite the opposite.

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Hi friends,

this is Burk.

Let me first say thank you a million times to all the readers who have been following me for years. On Medium, here on Substack, on Twitter/X, or anywhere else.

It’s been a pleasure. I couldn’t have done it without you.

As you may know, I am now a full-time content creator, doing the things I love all day every day.

This brings opportunities, more time to reflect, and therefore… some ideas for changes.

It’s that time.

Re-re-brand

A few months ago (time flies), I rebranded my newsletter from a simple “by Burk” to this “SoloCreator” brand.

With it, I changed the format from long-form content to only snippets or excerpts of my longer stories with a link leading to them.

During that time – the last few months – I’ve noticed a few key things:

  1. Engagement is okay, but not great (it had been in the past)

  2. Open rates declined

  3. Click-rates didn’t grow, although they should have with this link for…

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