Creator stories

How Browns Film Breakdown hit its stride

Tracking the multimedia football publication’s success on Substack

Feb 7 •

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5:51

Grow: How Mikala Jamison turned her newsletter into a book deal

The Grow interview series is designed to share the nuts and bolts of how writers have gone independent and grown their audience on Substack.

Jan 31

How TikTok creator Aaron Parnas found success on Substack

Substack CEO Chris Best interviews TikTok Liberation Prize winner Aaron Parnas about bringing his videos and his community to Substack

Jan 24 •

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8:08

Grow: How Wendy MacNaughton builds community with her 30 Days of Drawing practice

The Grow interview series is designed to share the nuts and bolts of how writers have gone independent and grown their audience on Substack.

Jan 3

‘It’s like getting a raise every single day’

Veteran columnist Bob Dunning on his move to Substack

Jul 24, 2024 •

How writers and creators take paid time off

May 22, 2024

Starting from scratch: advice on building a career and finding an audience on Substack

Substack’s homegrown talent on building from the ground up

Mar 6, 2024 •

Anna Codrea-Rado

Grow: How Amanda Yates Garcia’s writing on witchcraft turned into a full-time income

We invited writer and art witch Amanda Yates Garcia, who writes Mystery Cult, to share her insights on switching to Substack to focus on rituals; not…

Oct 31, 2023

Grow: How Elise Loehnen moved her Instagram followers to Substack and got paid for her work

On moving from Instagram to build a steady income stream

Sep 27, 2023

Grow: How Michael MacLeod quit his day job to focus on local news for the civic good

A new wave of local news building a sustainable model for independent journalism on Substack. Michael MacLeod of The Edinburgh Guardian shares insights…

Sep 11, 2023

Grow: How Laura Kennedy made more money on Substack than anywhere else

On moving from Patreon and earning a steady income

Aug 29, 2023

Grow: How Hetty Lui McKinnon’s community convinced her to go paid

Hetty shares insights on launching paid subscriptions with the To Vegetables, With Love community’s support from Pledges, and how she’s integrated her…

Jul 19, 2023

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