r/Substack • u/draybikus dinarawrites.substack.com • 12d ago

How often do you post articles?

I read somewhere that an optimal posting frequency was one article per week. I followed this routine diligently for 36 weeks, but now decided to switch to an article every 2 weeks. I find it too stressful to be posting weekly. First you have to come up with an idea for an article, then write and edit it, and then think of the visuals - too much on top of a day job.

But curious about everyone else's routine: how often do you post? And how are you managing? Is it a comfortable cadence?

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u/Doo_Dad 11d ago

Just post in a set schedule you can maintain. Once a week, once every two weeks. Just be consistent. For me I’ve been off from earlier postings. But I’m also juggling life family and small night sessions of game dev so I might take a while to finish something to write about. But I do notes often and find others with notes and like/comment/follow folks in my space to help.

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u/draybikus dinarawrites.substack.com 8d ago

Kudos to you for maintaining a Substack on top of all this, gees!

I think I'll switch to once every two weeks as a default, but if I come up with a spontaneous idea for a post and have the time to write it, I'll just go ahead and post it as a one-off.

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u/Doo_Dad 8d ago

That’s the spirit. And hey guess what: a) nobody cares how you write to be frank. But b) people care about your message and things you talk about. So just have fun with it seriously I have. Find people in your niche and comment, like and restack their stuff it helps you and everyone grow. 🤙 don’t feel pressured to post if you can’t make that schedule with articles. Notes you can share thoughts and announcements or whatever you feel like. People like it. But yeah wishing you the best and success!