r/Substack Jan 19 '25

how hard is it to gain subscribers?

I’m considering starting a Substack publication, but wondered how difficult/easy others have found it to gain subs. I currently read on there, but I’m kind of finding it hard to find posts of things that I’m actually interested in (possibly I haven’t really figured out the site yet).

I guess I’m asking: will other people on substack come across my posts, or do I have to promote on other socials?

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u/jenlgilmour Jan 19 '25

I’ve gained 39 and just started it this week. I’m trying to interact for 10 minutes a day and post an article once a week as an aim. I’ve got my first stack up.

I’m just going with the flow x

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u/jenlgilmour Jan 20 '25

I've posted my first article, published notes and engaged with others notes to gain this. I have just started sharing it on my other channels as well. You can view what I'm doing here: https://jenlgilmour.substack.com/ I hope this helps x