Investor Due Diligence Report
by Wesley Wark’s National Security and Intelligence Newsletter
Commentary on key events affecting Canadian and global security and intelligence.
4K
N/A
8.4
25.2
0.84%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~4x per week
3.7 posts/week
27/100
Variable (~2.6d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump | 385K | +0.4% | $6/mo | substack |
| Public Notice | 274K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
| Talking Feds Substack | 217K | -0.2% | $7/mo | substack |
| Welcome to Joy's House! | 210K | +0.2% | $8/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Irregular publishing pattern
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
4K subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 736 newsletters)
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% of 385 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 54/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 2/100 | 10% |
| Why It Matters |
| 205K |
| N/A |
| $7/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier