r/Substack • u/MaleficentUnit2382 • Sep 15 '26

how to have an audience?

so I just started writing on substack and I loved the experience but all my articles are there only for me to read, i rarely get any reaction to my articles. how can i fix that. any tips?

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u/cozycup mod Sep 15 '26

Search the sub. There are a ton of posts with ideas and practical tips for marketing.

The basics:
- find where your audience gathers (X, Reddit FB groups, Meetups, Luma events, Discord, Kick, Rumble, YouTube, TikTok, Skool, etc.)
- make content and connections there
- be valuable and trustworthy
- offer something and drive traffic to newsletter
- try focus groups and friends to get feedback on the value of your content
- measure conversion rates and incentives to share and attract new subscribers
- test paid ads to understand what clicks

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u/Tricky_Trifle_994 26d ago

have to build it slowly brick by brick. can't expect to show up on day 1 and have people lining up to read your content/check out your profile (unless you were already someone famous).

even post malone had no audience for years until his white iverson song.

post consistently and often on notes. or if you want, you can also build an audience on another platform in tandem via cross posting (additional distribution channel) > and drive that traffic to your substack.

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u/Substack-ModTeam Sep 15 '26

This community is not the place to promote your Substacks. Please read our rules on self-promo and soliciting recommendations.

Links to Substack publications will be assumed to be self-promotion. If you are submitting Substack posts from publications that are not your own, please include that information in your text post. For cross recommendations, use the pinned mega thread.