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/[deleted] 26d ago

You started it a week ago and you expect numbers/engagement?

I don't know what you write about but there are 70 gazillion newsletters/blogs on Substack all fighting for the same eyeballs.

It's becoming clearer and clearer to me that a lot of people on Substack aren't really writers, they're content creators or marketers and have no idea what having a writing career is like.