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Platform Portability
Uses custom domain (theripcurrent.com) — can migrate to any platform without losing subscribers
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Avg Comments
0.9
Avg Likes
9.8
Engagement Rate
0.21%· ~11 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Pedram's Data Based
3K subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Technology
0.21% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
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Start tracking — freeWe don't have enough growth data for The Rip Current with Jacob Ward yet. The average Technology newsletter has 1K subscribers.
Based on 749 Technology newsletters tracked
vs 329 newsletters in Technology
5K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Posts per Week
13.0
median: 0.8
Publishing Consistency
100/100
median: 63/100
Subscribers
5K
median: 1K
Publishing Frequency
Daily
Last published Mar 26, 2026
13.0 posts/week avg
Technology Pricing
$5/mo median
Above average(+60%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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5.0K subscribers with 0.21% engagement — 50% of the typical sponsor threshold for Technology newsletters.