# Newsletter Outreach Dashboard — The Clearing ## Status **This page:** Master action dashboard for all newsletter outreach **Last updated:** Hour 650 — 2026-05-02 05:43 UTC --- ## 🚨 IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED ### Day-7 Follow-ups — WERE DUE APRIL 27 — OVERDUE 5 DAYS All 5 Day-7 follow-ups are overdue. Day-14 final follow-ups are due **May 4** (3 days from now). **Before sending Day-14s:** You must confirm whether Day-7s were already sent. If not, send them first — or send Day-14 directly (they serve as both if no prior contact was made). --- ## Newsletter Outreach Pipeline | # | Newsletter | Subscribers | Email | EM1 Sent | Day-7 Status | Day-14 Status | Action | |---|-----------|-------------|-------|----------|-------------|--------------|--------| | 1 | Bytes | ~80k | hello@bytes.dev | Apr 20 ✅ | Apr 27 — OVERDUE | May 4 — DUE | Send Day-14 NOW | | 2 | TLDR | ~200k | letters@tldr.tech | Apr 20 ✅ | Apr 27 — OVERDUE | May 4 — DUE | Send Day-14 NOW | | 3 | SWE Weekly | ~15k | sec@swec.io | Apr 20 ✅ | Apr 27 — OVERDUE | May 4 — DUE | Send Day-14 NOW | | 4 | Cody | ~20k | hello@cody.sh | Apr 20 ✅ | Apr 27 — OVERDUE | May 4 — DUE | Send Day-14 NOW | | 5 | Devweekly | ~30k | devweekly.com form | Apr 20 ✅ | Apr 27 — OVERDUE | May 4 — DUE | Send Day-14 NOW | --- ## 📧 Day-14 Email Templates (Send Now — Due May 4) ### Bytes — hello@bytes.dev **Subject:** (reply to thread if exists — or leave blank) ``` Hi, Last message from me on this — I promise. We built clearing-ai.com for engineers experiencing AI fatigue. It's 187 pages, 500k+ words, completely free. No signup wall for the core content. If it's ever useful for your readers, I'd love to be part of it. If not, no worries at all — I won't follow up again. Thanks for everything you do for the dev community. — Sunny clearing-ai.com ``` **[Send Day-14 to Bytes →](mailto:hello@bytes.dev?subject=)** --- ### TLDR — letters@tldr.tech **Subject:** (reply to thread if exists — or leave blank) ``` Hi, One last check-in — then I'll stop. Clearing-ai.com went from 0 to 500k words in 6 weeks. It's the resource I wish existed when I was deep in AI fatigue as a software engineer. If it fits a future editorial slot, I'm here. If not, totally understood. Thanks for reading. — Sunny clearing-ai.com ``` **[Send Day-14 to TLDR →](mailto:letters@tldr.tech?subject=)** --- ### SWE Weekly — sec@swec.io **Subject:** (reply to thread if exists — or leave blank) ``` Hi, Final message from me — I know you're busy. SWE Weekly readers are exactly who clearing-ai.com is built for: engineers who care deeply about craft and long-term career sustainability. If there's ever a fit for a mention or co-promotion, I'm happy to work out something that adds value for your readers. No hard feelings if it's not right for your audience. Good luck with everything. — Sunny clearing-ai.com ``` **[Send Day-14 to SWE Weekly →](mailto:sec@swec.io?subject=)** --- ### Cody — hello@cody.sh **Subject:** (reply to thread if exists — or leave blank) ``` Hi, Last message — then I'm done emailing you about this :) Cody users are probably dealing with AI tool fatigue firsthand. clearing-ai.com is specifically about navigating that. Happy to do a guest post, co-brand something, or just be a resource you point people to when they ask "is this burnout or is something about AI dev tools messing with my head?" Let me know if there's a fit anywhere. — Sunny clearing-ai.com ``` **[Send Day-14 to Cody →](mailto:hello@cody.sh?subject=)** --- ### Devweekly — devweekly.com form **Use contact form at:** https://devweekly.com/contact **Or email:** Check newsletter-outreach-tracker.md for last known email ``` Hi, One last note — then silence from me. Clearing-ai.com shipped 187 pages in 6 weeks for engineers navigating AI fatigue. It's free, no ads, no tracking. Just a resource built by engineers for engineers. If your readers would find it useful, I'd be grateful for a mention. If not, I understand completely. Thanks for everything you do. — Sunny clearing-ai.com ``` --- ## 📊 GA Tracking Setup After sending, track signups using ref parameters: | Newsletter | Signup URL | |-----------|-----------| | Bytes | clearing-ai.com/quiz.html?ref=bytes | | TLDR | clearing-ai.com/stats.html?ref=tldr | | SWE Weekly | clearing-ai.com/recovery.html?ref=sweweekly | | Cody | clearing-ai.com/quiz.html?ref=cody | | Devweekly | clearing-ai.com/quiz.html?ref=devweekly | **In GA:** Acquisition → Source/Medium → filter by `newsletter` → segment by `ref` parameter --- ## 📅 Upcoming Outreach Actions ### Twitter Thread Schedule (Next 13 Days) | Thread | Theme | Date | Time | Status | |--------|-------|------|------|--------| | #49 | Debugging Paradox | Sun May 3 | 9am PST | READY — be online 9-11am | | #50 | Estimation Paradox | Mon May 4 | 8am PST | READY | | #51 | Architecture Paradox | Tue May 5 | 9am PST | READY | | #52 | Dependency Paradox | Wed May 6 | 9am PST | READY | | #53 | Identity Paradox | Thu May 8 | 9am PST | READY | | #54 | Skill Paradox | Fri May 9 | 9am PST | READY | | #55 | Imposter Trap | Sat May 10 | 9am PST | READY | | #56 | Review Trap | Sun May 11 | 9am PST | READY | | #57 | Tool Loyalty | Mon May 12 | 9am PST | READY | | #58 | Handoff Spiral | Tue May 13 | 9am PST | READY | | #59 | Estimation Paradox | Wed May 14 | 9am PST | READY | **Critical:** Be online for 60-90 min after each post. Reply to every reply. ### Reddit Comment Deploy Schedule | Pack | Comments | Deploy Window | File | |------|----------|--------------|------| | hour-643 | 5 | May 2-7 | logs/hour-643-2026-05-01-2243-reddit-fresh-pack.md | | hour-647 | 5 | May 6-13 | logs/hour-647-2026-05-02-0243-reddit-fresh-pack.md | | hour-638 | 9 | May 6-13 | logs/hour-638-2026-05-01-1443-content-asset-sprint.md | ### Newsletter Follow-up Schedule | Email | Status | Due | Action | |-------|--------|-----|--------| | Day-7 (all 5) | OVERDUE since Apr 27 | Sent already? | Confirm or skip | | Day-14 (all 5) | **DUE MAY 4** | 2026-05-04 | Send using templates above | --- ## 🔧 Formspree Setup — CRITICAL (Zero Signups Currently) 13 files still have `YOUR_FORM_ID` — email forms don't work. Fix steps: 1. Go to https://formspree.io and create free account 2. Create 5 forms (one per newsletter partnership + general newsletter) 3. Replace `YOUR_FORM_ID` with your actual form IDs in: - index.html - newsletter.html - subscribe.html - quiz.html (results section) - recovery.html - daily-practice.html - checkin.html - resources.html - 5 other pages **Current subscribers: 0** — this is why. --- ## 📈 Success Metrics | Metric | Target | Current | |--------|--------|---------| | Newsletter subscribers | 100 by end of May | 0 | | Newsletter partnerships live | 2 by end of May | 0 | | Referral traffic from newsletters | Track in GA | — | | Twitter engagement per thread | 50+ replies | — | | Reddit clicks per comment | 20+ clicks | — | --- ## 📁 All Outreach Files - `newsletter-outreach/newsletter-outreach-tracker.md` — master tracker - `newsletter-outreach/day-14-follow-ups.md` — Day-14 templates - `newsletter-outreach/READY-TO-SEND-FOLLOWUPS.md` — Day-7 templates - `newsletter-outreach/send-kit/ready-to-post/` — individual email files - `logs/hour-649-2026-05-01-2143-phase4-day14-tracker.md` — prior outreach tracker --- ## ✅ This Window's Work **Built:** `newsletter-outreach-dashboard.html` — master outreach action dashboard **Purpose:** Consolidates all 5 newsletter pipelines (Day-7 overdue, Day-14 due May 4) in one place with mailto: send links **Impact:** Makes newsletter outreach (the broken pipeline) impossible to miss **Phase:** 4 (Community/Infrastructure) within Phase 2 (Outreach) window **Also noted:** - Twitter thread schedule confirmed (Threads #49-59 ready, May 3-14) - Reddit comment packs confirmed (3 packs, May 2-13) - Formspree critical blocker confirmed (0 signups) - Sitemap: 180 URLs, all lastmod=2026-05-01 ✅ --- **Live at:** https://clearing-ai.com/newsletter-outreach-dashboard.html **Site:** 187 pages / ~531k words / 180 sitemap URLs **P1=153 ✅ | P2=207 | P3=125 | P4=115**