chapter 04subscription rot / retention proof
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Readers don't churn — they fade in print.

68%
+21pt
of returning readers touched at least three unruly dispatches before renewing.
frequency wins late; texture wins first; silence loses fastest.
renewal lift by dispatch cadencecohort 8,942
80 60 40 20 31 42 55 68 59 silent monthly biweekly three hits daily noise
signal: renewal rate unit: paid reader cohorts cut: first ninety days
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