The saddest thing I could read today on Substack.
> The gap between regular writers and “bestsellers” isn't talent. It's not luck. And it's definitely not some secret hack. It's seven specific strategies that, when implemented correctly, dramatically accelerate newsletter growth.
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Most newsletter efforts won’t become valuable until you’ve been producing work for some time and gradually built up a list of people who are invested in your work and have seen you in action. We’re talking years here. Unfortunately, by that point, some writers will have decided the email newsletter is not worth it. But the newsletter list acts like... See more
Jane Friedman • [Week 21] The problem with most newsletters (including Substacks)
“The most popular podcasts aren’t uniquely different, they’re just best in craft. They’re just doing the same thing that everyone else is doing but at a much higher level. I think that’s the same as newsletters, I think that’s the same thing as everything else.... you don’t need to be completely different, you just need to be good at what you’re do... See more