How do you feel about tracking in emails? A necessary metric or an invasion of privacy?

With email providers like Hey.com actively disabling them, it makes email metrics like open rates less reliable anyway. Should newsletter creators focus on other metrics instead?

Let me know what you think.

This week's featured newsletters cover SaaS ideas, financial knowledge, digital privacy, sports, and more.

Articles & Tools

this email is being tracked — alexhern.substack.com

An interesting perspective on tracking and pixels in emails.

How Finimize grew to over 1 million email subscribers — simonowens.substack.com

Learn the story behind Finimize and how it grew to a million subscribers in just 4 years.

When a group of friends buy a music newsletter — blog.duuce.com

Newsletter acquisitions are becoming more popular. Check out this interview if you're interested in buying one yourself.

Inboxflows — inboxflows.com

A growing database of thousands of emails for research, planning, and monitoring the compeition

Sponsor

The only marketing email in your inbox that's actually fun to read — growthmarketer.co

Get the BEST growth marketing news, tools, and insights delivered in one short weekly email.

Featured Newsletters

No CS Degree — inboxreads.co

Get success stories in your inbox every week from developers who have taught themselves to code or changed career after going to a bootcamp.

Mellow Wisdom — inboxreads.co

We go behind the scenes around everyday things. Making sense of this complex and messy world.

Micro Saas Idea — inboxreads.co

Newsletter for techies and marketers looking for their next profitable micro saas idea with data-backed analysis and a guide on how to implement each idea.

Market Madness — inboxreads.co

Market Madness is a financial newsletter aimed to provide reliable, free, and independent financial research, commentary, and insights.

Coffeehouse — inboxreads.co

Like working in a coffee shop, but can’t? Get 1 hour of coffee shop sounds delivered to your inbox every weekday.

The Polymerist — inboxreads.co

The Polymerist is a roundup and honest analysis of what happened in the world of chemicals. Get free updates with honest analysis from someone with a PhD in chemistry.

Awesome American Sports — inboxreads.co

Positive and inspiring people, events and stories of sports in the United States from the past through the present.

The Gist by Finny — inboxreads.co

The Gist is a bi-weekly publication that focuses on helping you take care of your personal finances: make and save more money, and be your own boss!

Privacy Skills — inboxreads.co

Weekly tips & strategies dedicated to helping you protect your privacy & personal information. The fundamentals you learn will empower you with the knowledge & tools to better defend yourself in today’s digital age.

Ball and Order — inboxreads.co

Ball and Order is a place for deeply researched sports debate and history. Gabe Ibrahim and Alex Lange are attorneys and bring their legal skills to sports.

That's All

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