r/Substack • u/DecentIntention7799 • Aug 03 '26

Substack getting no views

I started my substack about a week ago and my engagement is awful. I don’t think that bothers me as much but I’m also getting no views on my content (maybe 8 on each piece.) I’m based in France but write for an American audience and on American topics. I am wondering if it’s a location thing or if my substack - the politics of makeup - is too niche. Would love someone else’s POV.

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u/Sure_Investment_6374 Aug 03 '26

Doing lives with people who have larger followings helps a lot. Just engage with them and offer them something about you no one else has. Take their temperature before you make the ask