Nobody reads anything that I write here. it’s never shared. No note is ever seen . I feel like a ghost on Substack. Literally nothing for a year of posting. It’s very frustrating. Just because I’m not a big journalist or cherished author. It’s so much to compete with and Dan Harris only has to say how was your weekend and it’s 5000 respo…
Nobody reads anything that I write here. it’s never shared. No note is ever seen . I feel like a ghost on Substack. Literally nothing for a year of posting. It’s very frustrating. Just because I’m not a big journalist or cherished author. It’s so much to compete with and Dan Harris only has to say how was your weekend and it’s 5000 responses. I can’t comment on writers because I have to pay and I just can’t afford that. There’s not one single writer that I specifically wanted to dish out five dollars a month for I would just like to communicate with tons of writers and creatives. Like another poster said the pay model isn’t sustainable. What if we gained more exposure or connection by writing often or some other reward for creative input instead of this being like every other model where you have to grovel for likes?
I hear you. It can be frustrating at times, and I certainly have no magic formula. I do know the one thing that has helped me is to embrace the knowledge that I can control what I write, how I write it, what I decide to publish and when. After that, it's out of my hands. I'm okay with that, most days anyway.
As far as commenting, I understand that we can't afford to subscribe to everything (I'm retired with fixed $), but still, I've found lots of pubs where the comments are open to anyone, paid or free or not even subscribed at all.
One of my ways of doing things is to bookmark publications that I may like, check them out, drop a comment, etc. Test the waters, so to speak. I don't want my email overloaded.
I'm getting off topic a bit, but I wanted to let you know that I too see the gush over how was your weekend type of thing and let out a sigh. People go for what others have already gone for. I wish it were different, and I wish a platform existed that didn't heavily promote this type of behavior, but if such a place exists, I don't know it.
Patience, madam, and persistence. Also, read the comments of others on subjects unrelated to your own and comment yourself. I just read one of your essays.
Nobody reads anything that I write here. it’s never shared. No note is ever seen . I feel like a ghost on Substack. Literally nothing for a year of posting. It’s very frustrating. Just because I’m not a big journalist or cherished author. It’s so much to compete with and Dan Harris only has to say how was your weekend and it’s 5000 responses. I can’t comment on writers because I have to pay and I just can’t afford that. There’s not one single writer that I specifically wanted to dish out five dollars a month for I would just like to communicate with tons of writers and creatives. Like another poster said the pay model isn’t sustainable. What if we gained more exposure or connection by writing often or some other reward for creative input instead of this being like every other model where you have to grovel for likes?
I hear you. It can be frustrating at times, and I certainly have no magic formula. I do know the one thing that has helped me is to embrace the knowledge that I can control what I write, how I write it, what I decide to publish and when. After that, it's out of my hands. I'm okay with that, most days anyway.
As far as commenting, I understand that we can't afford to subscribe to everything (I'm retired with fixed $), but still, I've found lots of pubs where the comments are open to anyone, paid or free or not even subscribed at all.
One of my ways of doing things is to bookmark publications that I may like, check them out, drop a comment, etc. Test the waters, so to speak. I don't want my email overloaded.
I'm getting off topic a bit, but I wanted to let you know that I too see the gush over how was your weekend type of thing and let out a sigh. People go for what others have already gone for. I wish it were different, and I wish a platform existed that didn't heavily promote this type of behavior, but if such a place exists, I don't know it.
I just read some of your writing and was impressed enough to subscribe. For at least a while, I will listen to what you have to say.
I just subscribed to you because I feel the same!
Patience, madam, and persistence. Also, read the comments of others on subjects unrelated to your own and comment yourself. I just read one of your essays.
So there you go.