McCormick: Not Boring grew from 500 to over 25,400 subscribers in eight months
Packy McCormick · Packy McCormick Not Boring Substack Hits $50k Revenue, 25k Subs · Jan 8, 2021 · at 4:58
Packy McCormick discusses the rapid growth of his business newsletter, Not Boring, after committing to full-time writing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Yeah, it's wild. I had 500 in April and that many now.”
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