My Honest Thoughts on Substack & Growth, After 3 Months
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My Honest Thoughts on Substack & Growth, After 3 Months
If you write a bad post it won’t get shared and no one will see it. If you write a great post and it goes viral, everyone on the internet thinks you’re a genius. Since content is shared organically, your best work gets way more exposure than your worst. The incentive in these situations is to ramp up variance and do the most interesting writing you... See more
Applied Divinity Studies • [Guest post] How Substack Became Milquetoast
But it was missing the most important piece of the puzzle: there was no social component, no way for readers to explore and discover new, interesting writers. And without this discovery feature, the likelihood of someone coming across my blog was slim to none.
Nicolas Cole • The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention
After gaining hundreds of new subscribers with their viral introduction posts or trend hopping, the engagement disappeared as quickly as their dopamine high.
They realized that it’s not about more subscribers—it’s about the right ones.
They realized that it’s not about more subscribers—it’s about the right ones.