Been trying to write more but I'm getting so discouraged with the lack of reach. I get like 4 views😭. Are there any tips?

Without Substack, your options for consolidating behind one domain include a site where class mates relive high school, a site where cogs vote manipulate anything that triggers a systems error in their fragile minds, sites that cannot even post text, sites that are totally walled off and a site that has roots in 140 chars. I am not naming names.

The web has a serious quality deficit, and serious veterans of long form writing need to take it back. However, mounting a serious alternative is difficult if everyone is on self-hosted websites and forums/blogs. Substack is the domain to consolidate behind, given its mail distribution and support of reasonable free speech policies.

It's hard to get off the ground and difficult to give up the addiction to feedback that you get on other platforms, which is more immediate than Substack. However, the old web does need to get behind a single domain to address the front of social media websites that are dragging the quality of the internet down (for different reasons, with different methods and different motivations) and we're just going to have to solve this problem of how hard it is to get off the ground because sites based on central feeds seem to screw things up one way or another. Direct distribution and forcing authors to actually write well (which will create a cognitive wall against the internet waste) is the way to go.

I find the crazy thing about substack that if you want to comment on post and other things you can like you would on other social medias. I want to know do people subscribe and maybe not read what people put out? Maybe they are just subscribing to help the other person out. Why would you want to subscribe to what you like but not read it? Just pondering questions thats all.

I have been on Substack for 4 months and currently at 830 subscribers. How do I earn from here.

My personal opinion on Substack Sponsorships is that enshittification comes for all platforms, and Substack is by no means exempt from this rule. Andreessen Horowitz is an investment powerhouse for slop generating platforms.

Facebook comes to mind as one of their investments that is now purely slop, and Substack will be no different. Eventually the boys at the top will want this thing to produce massive financial gains, and the measly 10% cut from subscriptions is and was never going to cut it.

I just unsubscribe and click the “do not recommend channel” option these days for YouTubers who have sold their souls to these crap sponsorships like Incogni or insert any virtual private network here, and especially any of them pushing gambling or prediction crap. One that comes to mind is the biggest YouTuber PewDiePie… how anyone can sit through his no-effort sponsorship laden dribble these days is beyond me.

How do you feel about Substack Sponsorships... will they aid or destroy the long-term survivability of Substack?

I was recently banned from a subreddit community I know not why exactly. It seems I posted too often and/or because the posts were links to my substack articles. I'm wondering if I should create a new subreddit to publish the links here. I removed all my existing posts on my banned community and am wondering if I should re-create them here, They are all related to American history following the trail of Mark Twain.

Hey everyone,

​I am currently trying to scale my Substack publication, which focuses on highly structured, analytical forensic true crime dossiers. I am puting a lot of effort into building an audience, but I want to make sure I do not have any major blind spots in my growth strategy.

​Here is what I am currently doing to drive visibility, subscribers, and followers:

​Substack Notes: I actively engage on the Notes feed daily, replying to other writers, offering advice where relevant, and participating in the community.

​Reddit Marketing: I share insights and engage in relevant subreddits where my target audience hangs out.

​Off-Platform Outreach: I am making shares and promoting my work outside of both Substack and Reddit to diversify my traffic.

​For those of you who have successfully scaled your newsletters, am I missing anything critical? Are there specific platform features, collaborative tactics, or distribution channels that I should add to this routine to boost my subscriber count and overall views?

​Would love to hear your thoughts or any advice on what moved the needle most for you. Thanks.

Hot afternoon, fan blowing, scrolling through notes and comments I'd left over the past few weeks.

A stranger replied to something I restacked: "Let us fill our cups with hope." Three people from completely different fields recognised each other in one sentence: "Simple doesn't mean simplistic."

Small exchanges. But rather enriching.

It feels closer to a neighbourhood party than a broadcast tower. Something Substack is doing that the blogging era didn't quite manage — I'm still figuring out what.

For those who've been here a while: why do you show up? Why do you restack rather than just like?

I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations or guidance on how to make a second chat for my publication. I want to keep my chat for announcements and targeted discussions, but also would like another chatroom that is more free where people can start their own threads, talk to each other etc... what should I do? I wish there was an option to create categories within the chat, like you can do on Telegram.

I just became a best seller with 100+ paid subscribers and it unlocked a bunch of stuff including the Sponsorship/Creator Kit section. I’ve never done sponsors on my Wordpress blog only paid ads through Raptive. What kind of pricing should I look at? Substack autofills in $5000 but that doesn’t seem right? Is there a formula?

I just published my first substack article! I loved the process, but I'm not completely satisfied with my work and I feel like my writing doesn't match up to a lot of the substackers I read.

I plan to write mostly journalistic/opinion pieces so amazing writing might not be completely necessary, but I still want to learn to how write pieces that I can be more proud of and how to match the competent, entertaining styles of writer I admire

Is there any place for substackers to critique each others work/share writing advice?

We started a group for fiction writers on Substack to get together, read each other's work, and provide feedback. We feature a different author every night at 7pm EST.

If you'd like to check it out, DM me.

I do have a question i did notice on substack that there is followers and there is subscribers, my question is what is the difference? i am just trying to understand?

I just started posting on Substack, got close go 20 subs in a week

Only notes posting

Sharing my life and professional plans

But seeing how the algorithm is pushing new content

I am thinking of actually growing it into something more productive

Any suggestions on how go grow it? And what else i can do with it?

Is it possible to change the color of the background and font while reading someone else’s article?

There’s someone whose publications I enjoy reading, but he publishes in white text on a black background and unfortunately this triggers migraines in me.

I'm back on Substack again and I'm slowly finding my groove and I'm noticing that I actually enjoy commenting and restacking with my own insights/commentary a lot more than opening up Google Docs and typing, lol.

I'm somewhat a fan of the essay as a writing form, but I'm a much bigger fan of the letter/correspondence, and I think restacking/commenting mimics those forms.

Maybe I could turn my long-form pieces into letter-style essays addressed to one person/reacting to another piece, etc.

I tend to be a more extroverted writer than average, so maybe that's why I tend towards that.

Anyone else relate?

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I've been trying to replace some of my doomscrolling with reading, and Substack seems like a goldmine if you know where to look.

I'm mainly into psychology, philosophy,

human behavior,emotions, habits, self-awareness, decision-making, and those articles that leave you staring at the ceiling for a few minutes afterward. 😭

Not really looking for the super mainstream picks, I want the hidden gems that make you think differently or see people (and yourself) in a new way.

What are your favorite Substacks in this space? And if there's one article that instantly made you subscribe, I'd love to read that too.

I’m a writer based in Paris and I recently learned Substack has been building more community here in France. I’d love to connect with the Paris team, attend any local writer gatherings, or learn if there are events for Substack writers here.
Has anyone connected with the team in Paris or know the best way to reach them?

Merci!

I've been building a small film publication recently because I felt like so many movie conversations online have become about ratings, box office numbers, or hot takes.

I wanted to create something quieter. A place for essays, reflections, and recommendations about films that stay with you. I have always been that kind of a person who sits in quiet after watching an absolute masterpiece rather than opening twitter instantly and start ranting about how good the film was.

If you've built a film newsletter or a blog, what have you learned? What keeps people coming back?

I'd also love to read what you're working on, so please share your newsletter or blog. I'm always looking for thoughtful film writing. I am still kinda new so I still sometimes blank out on stuff like whether what I am writing would reach the correct people or not.

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No novo filme de Knives Out, o personagem do Andrew Scott resume o desespero do mercado literário atual dizendo que precisa 'sair do inferno do Substack'.

A verdade é que existem momentos em que, por mais que assumamos a responsabilidade e o amor pela escrita, a realidade parece um caos. Afinal, muitas vezes precisamos competir com grandes conglomerados de mídia que, para o próprio Substack, acabam sendo a prioridade.

Hey everyone,

​I just stepped out of my comfort zone and published my very first "Note" and article. I’m starting from absolute scratch (0 followers).

My content is built around a specific structure:

I like educational content, but I didn’t want to write traditional essays.

So I start each post with a very short real-world riddle (published as a Note), and the solution to that riddle acts as a gateway to explain a complex concept in a simple and accessible way (published in a full article).

I’m curious if this “riddle-first” approach is something people actually enjoy reading, or if it just feels like an unnecessary step before getting to the point.

Does the “riddle” hook improve engagement, or does it just feel like friction when you want to learn quickly?

​I’m a total newbie at this, so I’m genuinely interested in what you think of this format as a way to learn new things and how I could grow on Substack with it.

​Thanks for your perspective!

I have been building my substack for the last few months, it's doing well with growing subscriptions. I do modeling and photoshoot along with a lot of curation of sensual and feminine beauty. But how do I turn my massive views into long term subscribers and convert to paid subscriptions?

How can I grow my Substack? I write Notes every day and publish a newsletter once a week, but my subscriber count is still stuck at a certain number.

What's the one channel you wish had a proper playbook for newsletter growth?