The StartUp Marketer · Monthly KPI Dashboard
February 2026
Feb 1 – Feb 28, 2026
★ Benchmark Month · Year 1 Baseline
⚡ Headline Numbers
74%Community Active Rate
14.3%LinkedIn Engagement Rate
40.5%Newsletter Open Rate
+160%Repost Growth MoM
16KWebsite Views · Month 1
34.1%Top Post Engagement
Monthly Snapshot
Channel Deep Dive
Activities & Highlights
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This is Month 1 — these numbers set our 2026 baseline. Community launched Jan 26. All metrics below represent our first full operating month and establish the benchmarks we will measure against for the rest of 2026. Prior period comparisons reflect the January ramp-up window only.
Setting Benchmarks
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Community
Mighty Networks · Last 30 days pulled Mar 2
Total Members
210
Community launched Jan 26
New This Month89
Active Members155
Active Rate
74%
▲ 29.2% vs. prev
155 of 210 active · Exceptional (>35% benchmark)
Contributions
2,733
▲ 25.0% vs. prev
64 contributing members · ▲3.2%
New Members
89
▼ 26.4% vs. prev
Expected post-launch normalization
Live Events
3
41 total participants
Tea Times2
Expert Sessions1
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Newsletter
Beehiiv · Last 4 weeks pulled Mar 2
Total Subscribers
1,540
+165 new this month
New Subscribers165
Issues Sent2
Open Rate
40.5%
2× Industry Avg
B2B avg ~20–22% · Exceptional performance
Click Rate
5.88%
3× Industry Avg
B2B avg ~1.8–2% · Outstanding CTR
Top Source
Boost
71% · 142 subs
Mighty Networks20% · 39
Direct / Other9% · 18
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LinkedIn
February 2026 · Organic only
Impressions
4,889
▼ 5.2% MoM
Baseline: 4,889 / month
Engagement Rate
14.3%
7× Industry Avg
Industry avg ~2% · Exceptional quality signal
New Followers
86
▲ 6.2% MoM
Organic follower growth
Reposts
13
▲ 160% MoM
Strong content amplification signal
Reactions
211
+ 40 Comments
Page Views245
Unique Visitors146
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Website
Google Analytics · Feb 1–28 · No prior month baseline
Total Views
16,096
Month 1 baseline
Active Users702
Total Sessions1,573
Views / User
22.9
High Depth
Users viewing ~23 pages per session
Avg Engagement
3m 24s
Strong Dwell Time
Per active user · Quality visits
Total Events
22,976
Baseline
All tracked user interactions
Sign-Ups
62
Conversion Tracked
Confirmed sign-up events via GA
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Community Deep Dive
New Members · Daily (Feb 2026)
New Members
Referred
Badges Earned · February
Day One Squad89
Insider89
Profile Pro20
Introduced10
8 Armed Wonder9
Welcome to SUM9
Always Showing Up7
Marketer Spotlight4
Show Up Squad4
Conversation Starter2
Fresh Start2
Bronze Pioneer1
Live Events · February 2026
EventHostDateDurationParticipantsPeakChat
Tea Time w/ Christina GarnettThe StartUp MarketerFeb 1945.7 min111129
Expert Session: Predictable Pipeline (Raj B. / Hivekind AI)The StartUp MarketerFeb 1242.1 min171747
Tea Time: OSSUM Mascot LaunchOSSUM MascotFeb 548.6 min131329
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Newsletter Deep Dive
Subscriber Acquisition Sources · Last 4 Weeks
Economy Capital (Boost)
71% · 142
Mighty Networks API
20% · 39
BeYourself Marketing
2% · 3
The Digital Dosee
2% · 3
Effority (Boost)
1% · 2
LinkedIn Referral
1% · 1
Other Sources
3% · 4
Newsletter Performance vs. B2B Benchmarks
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LinkedIn Deep Dive
Daily Impressions & Engagement Rate · February
Impressions
Eng Rate %
Engagement Mix
Reactions211 · 80.8%
Comments40 · 15.3%
Reposts13 · 5.0%
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Website Deep Dive
Traffic Acquisition by Channel · Sessions
Direct
556
35.3%
Email
261
16.6%
Organic Social
229
14.6%
Referral
214
13.6%
Organic Search
201
12.8%
Unassigned
105
6.7%
Top Pages · Views
/feed (community)
876
/ (homepage)
843
General Space Feed
724
/events (space)
721
Resources List
573
Space Feed #2
508
What We Published · February 2026
These counts set our monthly output baseline
2
Tea Times
Christina Garnett · OSSUM Launch
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1
Expert Session
Raj B. · Predictable Pipeline
4
Marketer Spotlights
Nneka · Via · Anthony M. · +1
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3
Articles Published
Blog / long-form content
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2
Newsletter Issues
1,540 subscribers reached
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Top LinkedIn Posts · February 2026
Ranked by engagement rate
#1
Introducing The StartUp Marketer's 2026 Board Announcement
34.1%
Engagement Rate
#2
Marketer Spotlight: Anthony Morell — Sr. Digital Marketing Manager at MRC
24.9%
Engagement Rate
#3
Marketer Spotlight: Nneka Otika — Content Marketer & Co-Founder, Influence Alchemy
19.4%
Engagement Rate
#4
Marketer Spotlight: Via Perkins — Marketing Lead at Fave & SVP at Feeture
15.4%
Engagement Rate
#5
Pipeline Problems Start Before Your CRM — Expert Session Promo (Hivekind AI)
9.3%
Engagement Rate
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February 2026 · Proposed 2026 Benchmarks
Month 1 baselines to hold or exceed each month
Community
Total Members≥ 210 / mo
Active Rate≥ 74%
Contributions≥ 2,733 / mo
Live Events≥ 3 / mo
Event Participants≥ 41 / mo
Newsletter & LinkedIn
Open Rate≥ 40.5%
Click Rate≥ 5.88%
New Subscribers / Mo≥ 165
LI Engagement Rate≥ 14.3%
New Followers / Mo≥ 86
Website & Content Output
Monthly Views≥ 16,096
Active Users≥ 702
Avg Engagement≥ 3m 24s
Spotlights / Mo≥ 4
Articles / Mo≥ 3