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A monthly-ish newsletter for entrepreneurs who want to use their businesses to disrupt toxic capitalism (and other random feminist rants).
Change is inevitable. Here in the Midwest, people love to say "if you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes and it will change." The same can be said about life. Nothing stays the same for long. For the first 3 months of the year, 90% of my brain space was taken up with fear and worry about the new administration. Those very real concerns remain, but then Tax Day changed my perspective. Money troubles took up 90% of my brain space as I tried to figure out how to pay a very late tax bill....
I don't know what to say, honestly. I'm still in awe. Last week, I sent this email, and it was the hardest thing I've ever written. (And that's coming from someone who has shared every "secret," including having had 2 abortions, having cheated on her ex-husband, and having lost her brother to heroin). The next day, I felt such regret that I sent this email talking about that, too. About 37% of you saw those emails, and 13% of my total email list unsubscribed. But nearly as many people (36)...
Yesterday, I sent a really vulnerable email. Here's how the next 24 hours went. I'm sorry for sending 2 emails in 2 days, but I'm always deeply curious when someone else sends an email like the one I sent yesterday. Did they get what they asked for? Was it as embarrassing as they feared?Do they wish they hadn't sent it? So, here's a 24-hours-later update. First, the data: Open rate is 32.78%, a solid 10% lower than usual. 18 people (or .05% of my total list) unsubscribed. The click rate was...