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Sam's avatar

Interesting article. Of the four points, the only one I might not be 100% on is never releasing free content. You say it's writing for expired leads but... Getting occasional glimpses of really good work is also a reminder of what you're missing out on. I subscribed to Matt T's substack because the 25% of his content that's free made me experience no small amount of fomo for the other 75%. Maybe there is also a happy medium where you release occasional content, a week or two after you've release it to paying subscribers? Just something to think about anyways.

And in terms of paying for Doomberg, I am economically enabled to afford a subscription and would be on the post of fences about it. The number one limiting factor (for me!) would be the brevity of most articles. I enjoy Matt's work and Mike Solana's substack because these articles, if you printed them out and stapled the pages together, they wouldn't blow away. Get a cup of coffee cause this is gonna take a minute.

If there were one or two or three long form articles on Doomberg every month I think my likelihood of subscribing would be much higher.

Anyways, that's just me. Glad you're putting this out. Did you see Michael Saylor wants to keep buying Bitcoin? Hahaha a drunken Saylor and his convertible bonds huh

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Doomberg, I am a big fan of your work. So much so, that I share every article I read with my closest friends and family. Also, I send the links to my two teenage children and URGE them to read and learn from your pieces. In an age when children waste so much of their time on social media and other useless internet websites, it's awesome, for me as a parent, to point their attention to something entertaining and yet quite informative (especially for my son who is getting interested in the financial markets).

So, if you put your work behind the paywall, I will open my wallet. However, here's what I think about the pricing. Suppose I want to buy a book on Kindle or an audio book on Audible. Let's say "The New Case for Gold" by James Rickards. I picked this title on purpose- you mentioned it in one of your early articles. What I would ask myself are the questions: How much value (knowledge) would I get from the book? How much time does it take the author to write it (a rough estimate)? How much does it cost? and finally... If I am paying a comparable price for a monthly newsletter, am I getting similar value and amount of content for my buck?

I know, I know- we need to compare apples to apples, BUT...My time and how much value do I get from something are the primary drivers on what I read and research on the net these days. I read your articles because they are very well written, I learn from them and they make me laugh. However, a $100 monthly subscription would mean NOT buying 5-10 very useful and/or entertaining books.

Congratulations on your subscribers growth and popularity! You are definitely going places!

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