---
aliases: ["Subscribers Q3 2024"]
Is A: Target
Belongs to: "[[24q3]]"
Measure: "[[measure-subscribers]]"
Goal value: 47000
Actual value: 47316
Status: Done
---
# Subscribers Target Q3 2024
Target: 47,000 subscribers by end of quarter.

The 47k target was the most ambitious quarterly jump yet, requiring roughly 5,300 net new subscribers. This coincided with [[24q3-podcast-season-2]] launching, which was expected to create a secondary acquisition channel. The broader [[2024-reach-50k-subscribers]] goal made this quarter critical -- missing it would put the annual target out of reach.

## Progress

- July kicked off strong with the podcast season 2 premiere driving 600 new subscribers in its first week alone from show-notes CTAs.
- August was the breakout month: a newsletter edition on "Why Senior Engineers Should Write" was shared widely on Hacker News, bringing in 2,100 new subscribers over 10 days.
- September maintained steady momentum with +1,500, supported by consistent podcast episodes and improved SEO on the archive pages.
- Closed at 47,316 -- exceeding the target by 316.

## Notes

- This was the first quarter the target was actually hit. The podcast proved to be a meaningful subscriber acquisition channel, validating the investment in [[24q1-podcast-season-1]].
- The Hacker News spike showed that long-form, opinionated content outperforms how-to guides for viral growth. Worth leaning into this style more deliberately.
