Acquisition Source Analysis · Feb 2026
LinkedIn & In-Profile
vs. All Sources
Comparing LinkedIn-origin traffic against the full subscriber base across engagement, open
rate, CTR, and churn metrics.
Total Subscribers
1,219
across all sources
LinkedIn Subscribers
309
25.3% of total base
LinkedIn Engaged
175
↑ 66.5% engagement rate
Overall Engaged Rate
57.6%
across all sources
Metric-by-Metric Comparison
| Metric |
LinkedIn / In-Profile |
Overall Average |
Non-LinkedIn Avg |
Delta vs Overall |
| Subscriber Count |
309 |
— |
910 |
25.3% of base |
| Engaged Rate |
66.5% |
57.6% |
54.1% |
↑ +8.9pp vs avg |
| Open Rate |
65.0% |
61.2% |
59.8% |
↑ +3.8pp vs avg |
| Verified CTR |
16.5% |
14.8% |
14.3% |
↑ +1.7pp vs avg |
| Unsubscribe Rate |
31.4% |
40.6% |
43.2% |
↓ −9.2pp vs avg |
| Pending Rate |
17.2% |
15.1% |
14.5% |
≈ on par |
Key insight: LinkedIn and In-Profile sources collectively represent
25.3% of your total subscriber base but punch above their weight — they outperform the overall
average on every quality metric. Engagement is +8.9 percentage points higher than average, and
crucially, the unsubscribe rate is 9.2pp lower than the rest of the list. The in_profile source
alone (Simon Harper's LinkedIn profile) accounts for 210 of those 309 subs and has the lowest unsubscribe rate of
any major channel at 24.18%.
Subscriber Volume by Top Sources
in_profile: simon harper
210
emailexpertafrica.beehiiv
78
linkedin.com: referral
70
itdependsnewsletter.beehiiv
54
linkedin.android: referral
14
embed: linkedin: social
12
Engaged Subscriber Rate — LinkedIn vs Key Sources
com.linkedin.android
100%
in_profile: simon harper
70.3%
embed: linkedin: social
70%
linkedin.com: referral
59.3%
linkedin.android: referral
58.3%
Unsubscribe Rate — LinkedIn vs Key Sources (lower = better)
linkedin.android: referral
41.7%
linkedin.com: referral
38.9%
in_profile: simon harper
24.2%
embed: linkedin: social
20%
LinkedIn Source Breakdown
website: in_profile: simon harper
210 subscribers
website: linkedin.com: referral
70 subscribers
website: linkedin.android: referral
14 subscribers
embed: linkedin: social
12 subscribers
embed: com.linkedin.android: referral
2 subscribers
embed: lnkd.in: referral
1 subscriber