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Everybody uses history, some better than others. This User's Guide offers suggestions on how the past shapes the present, and how the present shapes what we think about the past.
Data updated 2 months ago
A User's Guide to History hasn't published recently
Last post was 2 months ago. Growth, revenue and CPM projections assume ongoing activity, so they're hidden until posting resumes.
We don't have enough growth data for A User's Guide to History yet. The average Culture newsletter has 1K subscribers.
Based on 3.2K Culture newsletters tracked
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Avg Comments
1.5
Avg Likes
17.8
Engagement Rate
0.64%· ~19 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Culture
0.64% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
vs 159 newsletters in Culture
3K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.64%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
4.0
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
40/100
median: 65/100
Subscribers
3K
median: 1K
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