Why Audience Retention Is the Metric Creators Ignore (Until It's Too Late)

The Math

If you gain 100 new subscribers per month but lose 80, your net growth is 20. You're on a treadmill.

If you gain 50 new subscribers per month and lose 10, your net growth is 40. You're building.

Improving retention from 80% to 90% is worth more than doubling your acquisition rate.

Why Retention Breaks Down

What Good Retention Looks Like

A subscriber who renews month after month. A patron who increases their pledge over time. A follower who's been with you for 3 years and still reads everything you post.

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