The answer to your question about Substack's potential to grow a writer from seed-stage is likely the same answer for most other platforms... and I'd say even more so given how dedicated this community is to good writing and, well, community. That said, I don't think any one single platform is the answer... we all should be active in as …
The answer to your question about Substack's potential to grow a writer from seed-stage is likely the same answer for most other platforms... and I'd say even more so given how dedicated this community is to good writing and, well, community. That said, I don't think any one single platform is the answer... we all should be active in as many other communities and platforms as our time and schedules allow.
Yes, collabs are great. I've done guest posts for people with large newsletters here, that have driven significant upticks for me. Being consistently engaged works too, although you do have to balance that. Likes and comments don't necessarily translate to paid subscriptions, but they do carry their own value and currency, if you will.
Wishing you the very best on your Substack journey Nika! I like the name of your publication :)
Agreed! Growing my audience was not the result of just one platform. It began by me growing my name IN MY OWN COMMUNITY here in LA. Then local journalists and other "influencers" wrote about it, which helped me get name recognition nationally. It took me about 8 years to grow my Instagram platform, which was greatly assisted by my podcast, my book, and my media appearances, not just posting. So I would say that the best way to grow is to follow your passion and talk about the things you'd want to talk about even if you never would get "successful" at it. I think the important thing to remember is that you don't need EVERYONE to like or follow your work. You only need enough people to support you financially while you make the work FOR THEM. You don't need 50k people - you just need enough to get you a livable income.
The answer to your question about Substack's potential to grow a writer from seed-stage is likely the same answer for most other platforms... and I'd say even more so given how dedicated this community is to good writing and, well, community. That said, I don't think any one single platform is the answer... we all should be active in as many other communities and platforms as our time and schedules allow.
Yes, collabs are great. I've done guest posts for people with large newsletters here, that have driven significant upticks for me. Being consistently engaged works too, although you do have to balance that. Likes and comments don't necessarily translate to paid subscriptions, but they do carry their own value and currency, if you will.
Wishing you the very best on your Substack journey Nika! I like the name of your publication :)
Agreed! Growing my audience was not the result of just one platform. It began by me growing my name IN MY OWN COMMUNITY here in LA. Then local journalists and other "influencers" wrote about it, which helped me get name recognition nationally. It took me about 8 years to grow my Instagram platform, which was greatly assisted by my podcast, my book, and my media appearances, not just posting. So I would say that the best way to grow is to follow your passion and talk about the things you'd want to talk about even if you never would get "successful" at it. I think the important thing to remember is that you don't need EVERYONE to like or follow your work. You only need enough people to support you financially while you make the work FOR THEM. You don't need 50k people - you just need enough to get you a livable income.