Friday Thread: Got Feedback?
I'd love to hear your thoughts
Earlier this week, I stumbled across this excellent post on Inbox Collective, which is a great resource for those of us who write newsletters, on the value of talking one-on-one with readers to get their unvarnished, honest feedback.
I’ve always wanted to do this; I’ve actually reached out to a handful of you over the years via email to get your thoughts (which have helped tremendously, by the way!).
But I’d love to talk with more of you, seeing as I’m coming up on 10 years of writing this newsletter this spring, which I can hardly believe — and also, it’s a good time to check in as a kind of “progress report,” you know?
I’d love to know what parts of the newsletter resonate the most with you (and which don’t), what you’d like to see more of/less of, and what makes you want to sign up for a paid subscription (or not).
And if you’re game, I’d love to talk with you by phone or by Zoom — if you’re up for it, just reply back to this email and we’ll set up a time to talk.
I really, really appreciate it — any time you could spare will help tremendously, either in conversation directly with me or in the comments below.
Thanks so much in advance! — Terrell
....you might consider being a clearing house for those with similar goals who can contact each other off line and virtually run together.
I'm willing to help in any way possible....BUT...here's the thing--I started following you when I was training for a 1/2 marathon--and then years of back issues caused me to be a runner wishing to run again but never quite making it happen. (Although I can do lots of miles--as in 20 something at a time--but not running--my back despises the pounding.) I continued following you because of the way you wove the important threads of life--of what it means to be human--into your posts--and because you are a FANTASTIC writer. What I don't know is what your "true running" audience is--or what the demographics are--in other words--are 90% of your subscribers still racing/training? Or....? Is there a survey you can do? Or do you already know? So I may not be a good representative sample. (In other words, my opinion may not matter!) But what I love is the connections you make between running/training/health and life--and the personal stories you share.