---
type: daily
date: 2026-01-03
energy: high
focus: content
revenue_today: 600
tasks_completed: 5
---
# 2026-01-03 - Newsletter Day

Thursday = newsletter day. Also had the TechCorp discovery call.

## Briefing

**Yesterday:**
- Course sale: $297 (organic)
- Outlined "2026 AI Predictions" newsletter
- TechCorp inquiry - scheduled for today

**Today:**
- Finish and send newsletter
- TechCorp discovery call (2pm)
- Update subscriber metrics

**Alerts:**
- [green] On track for newsletter send by 10am

## Log

- 09:00 Final edits on newsletter
- 09:45 Newsletter sent to 2,834 subscribers
- 10:00 Monitoring open rates - 35% at 15min mark
- 11:30 Open rate holding at 39%
- 14:00 TechCorp discovery call - went great!
- 14:45 Sent proposal: 2 hours workflow audit @ $300/hr = $600
- 15:00 They accepted! Scheduled for next week
- 16:00 Updated [[Revenue Tracker]] and [[Subscriber Metrics]]

## Tasks

- [x] Send newsletter
- [x] Monitor open rates
- [x] TechCorp discovery call
- [x] Send proposal if call goes well
- [x] Update metrics

## Notes

Newsletter performed well - 39% open rate on "2026 AI Predictions". Subject line was "Here's what actually matters in 2026". The "actually" creates curiosity.

TechCorp deal closed same-day! They're a 50-person product team wanting to implement AI workflows. Starting with a 2-hour audit, but this could expand to a retainer. Contact: Sarah (VP Product).

## Related

- Newsletter: [[Newsletter Archive]]
- Consulting: [[Consulting Services]]
- Revenue: [[Revenue Tracker]]
