I haven't gained any new subscribers, probably because I've been too busy blocking people. Perhaps I still have the wrong idea about Substack because I didn't sign up to Substack to get subscriptions from already existing Substackers. Was that the wrong approach? I have chosen a few I want to follow and engage with (when I'm not being to…
I haven't gained any new subscribers, probably because I've been too busy blocking people. Perhaps I still have the wrong idea about Substack because I didn't sign up to Substack to get subscriptions from already existing Substackers. Was that the wrong approach? I have chosen a few I want to follow and engage with (when I'm not being told how to structure a reply post to participate in a 'discussion' - thinks of the scene in Dune where Gurney throws a knife at Paul to get him in the mood to fight). The assumption being that there is a right and a wrong way to write a post or a response to one. Apart from not being rude or appearing to be rude when one writes something. I don't have a strategy for making good use of Notes (yet).
“I didn't sign up to Substack to get subscriptions from already existing Substackers” - YES! Isn’t this the elephant in the room? Most Substack users (at least in the app and especially in Notes) are other writers, so if writing for writers is not your niche, it’s of limited use. I want to know how to get more everyday readers to subscribe to my writing!
When you find out, let me know. From what understand it is the responsibility of the Substacker to bring non-writers/readers to Substack through personal effort, e.g., advertising and marketing. Some - a tiny proportion - may come from the 'networks' you join. Join a special interest group of follow an existing Substacker and someone in their network of followers may spot you and seek you out. Otherwise, it's what I said above. If I'm wrong about that - I've been wrong about a few things on Substack - someone will correct me, or leave me in blissful ignorance.
I haven't gained any new subscribers, probably because I've been too busy blocking people. Perhaps I still have the wrong idea about Substack because I didn't sign up to Substack to get subscriptions from already existing Substackers. Was that the wrong approach? I have chosen a few I want to follow and engage with (when I'm not being told how to structure a reply post to participate in a 'discussion' - thinks of the scene in Dune where Gurney throws a knife at Paul to get him in the mood to fight). The assumption being that there is a right and a wrong way to write a post or a response to one. Apart from not being rude or appearing to be rude when one writes something. I don't have a strategy for making good use of Notes (yet).
“I didn't sign up to Substack to get subscriptions from already existing Substackers” - YES! Isn’t this the elephant in the room? Most Substack users (at least in the app and especially in Notes) are other writers, so if writing for writers is not your niche, it’s of limited use. I want to know how to get more everyday readers to subscribe to my writing!
When you find out, let me know. From what understand it is the responsibility of the Substacker to bring non-writers/readers to Substack through personal effort, e.g., advertising and marketing. Some - a tiny proportion - may come from the 'networks' you join. Join a special interest group of follow an existing Substacker and someone in their network of followers may spot you and seek you out. Otherwise, it's what I said above. If I'm wrong about that - I've been wrong about a few things on Substack - someone will correct me, or leave me in blissful ignorance.