| Big news! | It's been about two years since we launched the newsletter. I started it alone, with no corporate backing, sending it out a few times a week. We had way more typos back then. Since then, we've built a fantastic, passionate, and talented team of young Americans fighting to make a difference. | Last week, we surpassed 100,000 daily readers on our email. We owe this milestone to you. Your contributions, whether monetary or moral, have been invaluable. We are incredibly grateful to each and every one of you. | Some of the folks reading our daily newsletter are running the largest conservative podcasts in the country. Others are working in Congress. And it's incredibly likely that some will be in the next presidential administration. | On social media, we reach 3-4 million Americans each month. Our Instagram account, which has 280,000 followers at this point, constantly pumps out updates and explainers during the day. Our X account also has 80,000 followers. | Those are just fun talking points. Our real pride and joy is informing you, providing Americans with a better way to keep up with the stories and developments that affect us deeply. | What's next? Well, we're finally grasping the business side of things. Upward News has to be reader-supported — and there's no way around it. Since we've leaned into this, we've been able to increase our resources and start focusing on new initiatives. | The next big logistical battle to tackle is making a daily show happen + starting to pump out original reporting and scoops. (I'm working on it!) | Our social media efforts help get the word out, but the core of our operation is our newsletter because it doesn't face the same censorship problems as our social media accounts. For that reason, we spend so many hours each day working on it. |
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| This surprised us: how expensive emails are. We're sending around two million emails each month, and because we just crossed this milestone, our costs increased by six times. (And we're using the most cost-effective platform!) | So here's the request: Please become a paid subscriber today to help us cover these costs and keep our newsletter informing you and others. Without you, we can't scale, sustain our efforts, or continue our work. | | As a thank you, we send our premium weekly newsletters—some of our best work—to only our paid readers. | Make sure you don't miss it, and help this group of young patriots save America. |
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| Last thing, I wanted to express my gratitude to a few notable helpers without whom our newsletter would not have started or grown: Alyssa V, Hudson C, Brandon G, and Maeve O. Thank you for putting up with me as we've iterated and built something great. Onward and Upwards! | Have any questions, ideas, or feedback? Just respond to this email. |
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