The goal of getting 9000 readers to sign up for a newsletter which costs $2 a month is certainly ambitious.<p>The concept reminds me of <a href="http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fan...</a> where it's postulated that to survive as an artist, you would need a 1000 true fans.