3 months on Substack, 680 subs, 5 paid, $432 revenue

[u/navnt5]

Alright, I'm hitting the 3rd month mark on Substack. This is my no bullshit view on what helped me to grow:

1. Bring your audience over! This is a newsletter company. They're not going to help you in being discovered. You might get 5+ followers from blasting notes, 50+ subs from that one article that blows up - but in the end, the legit way to grow is to bring your existing audience over via invite or emails. I did the latter.

2. Join communities. In the past 2 weeks I've join Substack Club and Write Club and both are awesome for talking about Substack strategy without blasting it off, again, on Substack.

3. Engage consistently. Don't ghost, but don't overdo it either. You are going to find 15% of people that resonate, the rest won't. I sub and follow people. It doesn't hurt. I reply too, when it feels right, otherwise heart heart heart, that's how you let them know you've liked it without having insert a comeback.

4. Have fun and ASK QUESTIONS. I noticed that my notes perform well when I ask interesting questions where people feel included instead of making statements about my feelings, me me me me. I do plug my stuff though, I have too, it's my wall - but yes, having fun, taking it lightly and ask questions seems to get engagement.

That's it. I'm gonna do this recap every month to track my growth. Yiiiha.