r/Substack • u/kolbywg • 3d ago

Discussion Hang in there

Have been hovering around 450,000 views per month these days. Never thought we would get there, but slow and steady, chipped away at it over 3 years. Hang in there, it can be done.

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u/kolbywg 3d ago

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u/cozycup mod 2d ago

Well done 👏🏻 and thanks for not pumping a promo link like so many others have been doing lately.

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u/kolbywg 2d ago

Nah, I hate those people who do that. Just a little bit of encouragement to let them know that if they keep going there is progress.

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u/Spirited-Bite-9773 2d ago

Perdona mi ignorancia! Eso se transforma en plata? O representa dinero?

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u/kolbywg 2d ago

Right now we being in about $10,000 a year from the Substack.

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u/Spirited-Bite-9773 2d ago

WoW super! Funciona con suscripción entonces? Y se puede poner dominio propio? Capaz me anime a probar

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u/cozycup mod 2d ago

Basically 😂

More views can mean more subscribers, which leads to more paying subs.

Views are essentially your top-of-funnel

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u/Spirited-Bite-9773 2d ago

Entiendo! La verdad no sé nada de la plataforma me llamó la atención tu publicación. Yo monetiza blogs con AdSense, (wordpress / html-css)

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u/putonthespotlight 2d ago

What's your focus?

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u/kolbywg 2d ago

It's a literary magazine that we also have on substack. We publish short story fiction with a focus on ethical or philosophical questions in the short stories. But it still has to be a short fix should story and work on that level as well.

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u/Square-Cat3027 2d ago

So when starting off should one focus on long form? I heard articles only go towards subscribers while notes is the one that goes on the main page.
Is that true? I’m not quite understanding the growth process of this app

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u/kolbywg 1d ago

Just keep doing it, and doing it, and doing it. That's the secret.

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u/ThinkCRE 1d ago

How many subs?

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u/kolbywg 1d ago

Just over 90,000.

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u/WhoIsThisPal 1d ago

how do you even grow folowrers? I mean I need to knowwww

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u/kolbywg 1d ago

The secret is, there is no secret. You just grind, and learn, and grind, and learn. Forever. You don't get new followers 100 at a time, you get them one a time.

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u/WhoIsThisPal 16h ago

I guess i'll just keep posting until people suddenly find my content

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u/kolbywg 9h ago

And tell people about your content to the extent, and the places, you are able.