On Friday, I announced on this space that The Independent decided to let me go and I’d be using this space to serve as my home for the time being. In response, I received one of the greatest outpourings of support I could have ever received. So many of you answered the call and hit subscribe.
The raw data
One of the joys of being independent is that I will be accountable only to you. As such, I want to regularly update you about the metrics and show you how much money we have raised and how we planned to use it. Since I launched on Friday, more than 203 people became free subscribers. Furthermore, 63 people chose to become paid subscribers before this newsletter goes behind a paywall. This is an incredible show of support and I can’t thank you enough. In terms of the Ko-Fi side, we have received about 14 paid contributors. Once again.
Now the work begins
Before I left The Independent, I had two pieces in the hopper. Those pieces will be published on The Political Spectrum in the next two days. In the beginning, we will be posting three times a week before we move more toward a daily post. Ideally, we can scrounge enough money to pay for someone to edit this space as well.
But for now, thank you for your faith in this new venture. I am truly humbled by everything at this moment.
Looking forward to what comes next talented friend!
Thank you for exposing your unique personal optique. Being human in an inhuman world is a key ethos.