Thanks for this Jen, I think I needed to hear it today. This is totally the approach I should be taking, and am trying to take…but sometimes lose sight of.
I'm so glad that helped you today! It's a total mindset shift from all the "growth hacking" you see on Notes. We all go through it. I think this is such great advice to remind yourself of regularly. Hope to see you in the subscriber chats in May. It's always easier when you hear other people are struggling with the same thing.
Love this. I'm at the beginning of my Substack journey and I noticed a change in myself once I had a few subscribers. I couldn't believe that people were actually reading my work. I wasn't sure what I should do or change, but in the end I decided to change nothing and just keep writing. We'll see what happens!
That's the best approach Cara. I feel that in the beginning, giving yourself that freedom and taking time to engage with other people's posts (like you're doing here!) is the way to learn how to build a writing community. And that's so important and so often overlooked. I know it was a push and pull thing for me.
I could not agree more! Especially with the bit about doing lives. I hardly get any views when I publish the replay but i don't even care because I have SO much fun having those conversations.
This is a great perspective - explains why I love writing on Substack.
So glad you liked this perspective Lorene! And thank you so much for restacking it. 🙏🏼
Thanks for this Jen, I think I needed to hear it today. This is totally the approach I should be taking, and am trying to take…but sometimes lose sight of.
Hey Henny,
I'm so glad that helped you today! It's a total mindset shift from all the "growth hacking" you see on Notes. We all go through it. I think this is such great advice to remind yourself of regularly. Hope to see you in the subscriber chats in May. It's always easier when you hear other people are struggling with the same thing.
Love this. I'm at the beginning of my Substack journey and I noticed a change in myself once I had a few subscribers. I couldn't believe that people were actually reading my work. I wasn't sure what I should do or change, but in the end I decided to change nothing and just keep writing. We'll see what happens!
That's the best approach Cara. I feel that in the beginning, giving yourself that freedom and taking time to engage with other people's posts (like you're doing here!) is the way to learn how to build a writing community. And that's so important and so often overlooked. I know it was a push and pull thing for me.
I could not agree more! Especially with the bit about doing lives. I hardly get any views when I publish the replay but i don't even care because I have SO much fun having those conversations.