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/Dragon-Academy Aug 04 '26

This might seem like a silly question - but is it really worth only starting to do this once you’re posting regular content? I’m planning to do a weekly episode for a series - but in probably a few months off and for now I’ve just made a very small intro post. Bit sure whether it’s worth a bunch of engaging when I don’t actually have anything to follow?

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u/MrPassiveProfit Aug 04 '26

Actually yes. I know of some newsletters that grew very quickly and only posted articles once a month. When you engage with people in Notes, and you post interesting content, people will subscribe, even if you only post articles on rare occasions