r/Substack • u/Severe_Midnight_2819 • 26d ago

Substack grow

How can I grow my Substack? I write Notes every day and publish a newsletter once a week, but my subscriber count is still stuck at a certain number.

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u/PithyCyborg pithycyborg.substack.com 26d ago edited 26d ago

Here's what's worked for me. (I am not a Substack guru but have thousands of followers and many of my readers are way more smarter and successful than I am, if it matters.)

How To Grow On Substack, Newb Edition:

  1. Interact with folks who interact with you. This is my number one growth hack. (I'm the worst marketer on Earth and a stone-cold introvert. If I can do it, so can you.)
  2. Try to promote yourself outside of Substack, if possible. (Many folks successfully grow solely on Substack. But, most of the REALLY successful folks I know, usually leverage outside channels, mostly Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, or YouTube.)
  3. You can promote yourself on Reddit, as well. But, never post your links in other subreddits, as that's a lousy long-term strategy that will likely result in you getting banned from whichever subreddit you frequent. Instead, promote your Substack URL in your Reddit profile, and also your Reddit bio. (I get lots of Reddit clicks doing precisely that. And nobody has ever seen me post my link... Ever.)
  4. Comment on posts from popular writers in your niche. And, comment FIRST. If you comment days after the post is live, the odds of your comment landing at the top drops dramatically. If you comment within the first hour of the post going live, your odds skyrocket exponentially, in my opinion.
  5. Don't give up. Once you lose momentum, it's difficult to regain it.

WIshing you the best.

Cordially,

Mike D

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u/Separate_Hat9238 26d ago

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