I've got a startup that solves the content dilemma: http://www.listhike.com<p>You spend hours writing and formatting a blog post but have no guarantee that'll generate traffic, email subscribers, & sales.<p>I created something that smartly promotes your post for you (without spamming) and guarantees you atleast 100 email subscribers per post.<p>Is 100 email subscribers enough for a blog post to be worth your time?
tl;dr:<p># of current subscribers is irrelevant. Build authority.<p>---------------------------------------------------------<p>It's not about today - it's about building up your authority over time.<p>It's a near guarantee that you will be blogging (literally/metaphorically) just for yourself for ~ 6 months - and that's ok - you have to keep that big picture in mind.<p>So even if you have 1 person that signed - that's one person besides you that gives a crap about what you do. That alone puts you above most people.<p>Do whatever it takes to keep them engaged - from blog posts to skype conversations to whatever the hell it takes to build your community for when you really need it.<p>You will likely learn some lessons for when your audience s realy big - which is helpful for when you do have more attention and can't afford to be making those kinds of mistakes.
Could you explain a bit more how this works?<p>I think the most important factor would be quality of the subscribers / how good a fit they are for what we're offering.<p>Also, I noticed this seems to be just about the "first 100"?<p>Or can this also be used when you already have a larger list?