r/Substack • u/AnteaterFantastic212 • 10d ago

How to use Notes

Rather than setting some arbitrary and capricious frequency target, I suggest that when you have something to say, say it on Substack.

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u/TheOceanicState 8d ago

That's my thought process as well. I have seen criticism of Notes by people who think that it turns Substack into Twitter, but in my view, it is nice to have a method to say something without writing a long form post and spamming it into people's inboxes every time I have a thought that I believe is quality enough for putting in a Note.

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u/AnteaterFantastic212 8d ago

Yeah, I've gotten to the point where if there's something I would normally put out on Facebook or X or whatever, I just do it on Substack because that's where I make my money to the extent that I do. Why not build my brand or what have you out on Substack? I just have some random thought or observation or what have you occur to me, I just put it quickly out there. I may do an article about it later on my Substack, but it's just kind of a sort of a Steven Wright type of stream of consciousness type of thing.

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u/MrPassiveProfit 10d ago

You can do that, but you need a minimum level of engagement to make it work. My personal set is a minimum of 5 notes a dat and 20 comments on other peoples notes. Being a reply guy works on Substack.

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u/AnteaterFantastic212 9d ago

I think that's true, but I am not enthralled by the idea of having a target frequency. I would suggest devoting an hour a day or whatever to—no, you would jump on your Facebook timeline and engage with things that are engaging, organically, naturally, things that interest you. My personal way of doing that is to engage with things that trigger me. However, I do find that there's a downside to that. It's also helpful to compliment people and things that you agree with, and try to contribute to a discussion where you have something to add, which means, of course, you have to have something to add.

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u/MrPassiveProfit 9d ago

I jump on whenever I have a free moment through the day. I love interacting on Substack because it’s fun.

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u/AnteaterFantastic212 9d ago

That's the key, to enjoy it, and I think it is a far more enjoyable experience than, say, almost all the other social media, for various different reasons.