it never hurts to try something! good experience i hope, in the end. pragmatic is a great example. feed me, too. i was trying to think beyond substack. goop was the biggest one I could think of that turned to physical DTC. but all very interesting. the reason i was curious is the rise of actual brands making newsletters is seemingly less popular than organic newsletters that grow into brands or businesses.
But it's not easy. I tried it for a TikTok content ideas, gave up after a few months: https://tiktokexamples.com/blog/shut-down-newsletter/