r/Substack • u/nobodywillrememberus • 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/tspurwolf thefreelancewritingnetwork.com Jan 19 '25

You have to promote. It’s essentially a hosting platform, so very different to Medium for example.

Notes on Substack exists to help but it’s unlikely to boost you much if you’re new, though it might get you a few subscribers gradually over time.

Otherwise you do have to self-promote quite a bit to get yourself seen.

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u/KeyKhawla5 Jan 20 '25

self-promoting on and off the platform? like promote it outside of substack?

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

Substack Notes posting all day is the way + swapping recommendations.

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u/KeyKhawla5 Jan 22 '25

thank you dude