Your audit of my Substack was really helpful. I'm in the discovering my main themes phase. I'm almost there and have some direction. I'm experimenting with paid posts. I'll probably go all in with it once I hit 100 subscribers. For now, I want to see what's lighting me up, what's lighting my readers up, and where the 2 intersect. Looking forward to your explanation of threads and chat:-)
Amy, could you please let me know how many posts you publish on Substack each week and what's the ratio of free to paid content? Also, do you lock all your previous posts after 2-4 weeks, or do you keep them free forever?
Yep, I've published 2x per week for about 50 weeks straight now! And I lock all of my previous posts after I think 3 weeks, so they're only free temporarily. Most of my content is paid only!
Hey quick questions: 1. is there anyway to get sponsorships from company’s and display them in my posts? For example: I’m a tech guy, talking bout smartphones, then Apple comes up to me and want me to mention their newest iPhone with pictures or links… is that possible ? 2. Would you say twitter is completely useless now for Substack? And if yes do I really need any form of social media to do well on Substack when I’m first starting?
1. Yep! It's a bit more uncommon to see things like banner ads in Substack posts because it's more of a reader-subsidized platform compared to an ad-subsidized platform, but I see affiliate links like you're describing all the time, and I include them in my post as well. You just need to disclose when you have affiliate links. I would also just be careful not to make ads too overt -- especially in your emails to paid subscribers -- as they're paying for a less ad-heavy experience. 2. Twitter isn't completely useless for Substack, you just have to direct people to a page that isn't a Substack link to sign up or else Twitter will devalue your content. You don't *need* a form of social media to do well, but in my case it definitely helped me grow faster. I would highly recommend posting on Substack Notes though. If you're going to pick one platform to drive new subscribers to your publication, you should post there!
This is so inspirational! I literally just started my substack newsletter today. It’s called The Polyglot’s Pub 😊
Amazing, congrats on launching!
Your audit of my Substack was really helpful. I'm in the discovering my main themes phase. I'm almost there and have some direction. I'm experimenting with paid posts. I'll probably go all in with it once I hit 100 subscribers. For now, I want to see what's lighting me up, what's lighting my readers up, and where the 2 intersect.
Looking forward to your explanation of threads and chat:-)
Awesome :) So glad you found it helpful, and I'm excited to keep following along with your journey!
Amy, could you please let me know how many posts you publish on Substack each week and what's the ratio of free to paid content? Also, do you lock all your previous posts after 2-4 weeks, or do you keep them free forever?
Yep, I've published 2x per week for about 50 weeks straight now! And I lock all of my previous posts after I think 3 weeks, so they're only free temporarily. Most of my content is paid only!
Hey quick questions:
1. is there anyway to get sponsorships from company’s and display them in my posts? For example: I’m a tech guy, talking bout smartphones, then Apple comes up to me and want me to mention their newest iPhone with pictures or links… is that possible ?
2. Would you say twitter is completely useless now for Substack? And if yes do I really need any form of social media to do well on Substack when I’m first starting?
1. Yep! It's a bit more uncommon to see things like banner ads in Substack posts because it's more of a reader-subsidized platform compared to an ad-subsidized platform, but I see affiliate links like you're describing all the time, and I include them in my post as well. You just need to disclose when you have affiliate links. I would also just be careful not to make ads too overt -- especially in your emails to paid subscribers -- as they're paying for a less ad-heavy experience. 2. Twitter isn't completely useless for Substack, you just have to direct people to a page that isn't a Substack link to sign up or else Twitter will devalue your content. You don't *need* a form of social media to do well, but in my case it definitely helped me grow faster. I would highly recommend posting on Substack Notes though. If you're going to pick one platform to drive new subscribers to your publication, you should post there!