I'm still trying to understand how Substack works. I started writing here for about a month ago. Even though I try to write consistently twice a week, only one of my subscribers came within Substack.
I write on Islamic Calligraphy and Arts, and based on the searches I've made so far, I'm pretty confident that I'm the only up to date and c…
I'm still trying to understand how Substack works. I started writing here for about a month ago. Even though I try to write consistently twice a week, only one of my subscribers came within Substack.
I write on Islamic Calligraphy and Arts, and based on the searches I've made so far, I'm pretty confident that I'm the only up to date and consistent publication in my field here. Still I have little to no traffic even though I pay attention to posting details and sections like tagging, using Notes, Chat, etc. All of these discourages new writers like me who try to spread valuable information for those who are interested.
I hope the algorithm will be more specific in the future. I still see irrelevant featured posts under certain categories.
Yasin ... patience, it takes time. Also I note that the Title of your Substack doesn't seem to have anything to do with what you say you write about. Substack's search engine relies largely on title, profile, and brief description. While your brief description "A Teacher & a classically trained Islamic Calligrapher. Shares insights from Islamic Calligraphy and Art in his newsletter." mentions calligraphy, you might get more traction with a more specific title. Plus, I would assume that your niche is rather small so it will take time to build up your audience. Best wishes on your journey.
Thanks a lot for your feedback Joyce. Sometimes it's a bit hard to explain the philosophy behind the publication title since paper and pen have a lot of history in Islamic Arts. But I agree with the specificness. I guess it'd be always better to apply a more direct approach while giving names. Let's hope publishing consistently with quality will compensate for it. Best wishes !
I'm still trying to understand how Substack works. I started writing here for about a month ago. Even though I try to write consistently twice a week, only one of my subscribers came within Substack.
I write on Islamic Calligraphy and Arts, and based on the searches I've made so far, I'm pretty confident that I'm the only up to date and consistent publication in my field here. Still I have little to no traffic even though I pay attention to posting details and sections like tagging, using Notes, Chat, etc. All of these discourages new writers like me who try to spread valuable information for those who are interested.
I hope the algorithm will be more specific in the future. I still see irrelevant featured posts under certain categories.
Yasin ... patience, it takes time. Also I note that the Title of your Substack doesn't seem to have anything to do with what you say you write about. Substack's search engine relies largely on title, profile, and brief description. While your brief description "A Teacher & a classically trained Islamic Calligrapher. Shares insights from Islamic Calligraphy and Art in his newsletter." mentions calligraphy, you might get more traction with a more specific title. Plus, I would assume that your niche is rather small so it will take time to build up your audience. Best wishes on your journey.
Thanks a lot for your feedback Joyce. Sometimes it's a bit hard to explain the philosophy behind the publication title since paper and pen have a lot of history in Islamic Arts. But I agree with the specificness. I guess it'd be always better to apply a more direct approach while giving names. Let's hope publishing consistently with quality will compensate for it. Best wishes !