From zero to 14,000 subscribers in one year—here's every strategy I tried, which ones actually worked (and brought 100+ subscribers in a week), and which ones completely wasted my time.
All good stuff. What would be really helpful (😉) is to know how to properly set up “google recognition” so that keywords / hashtags / search can be found. I’ve had a couple of half hearted attempts. Each time I save a post that allegedly shows you how to do it, (a) there always seems to be a step / situation missing and/or (b) it’s behind the paywall.
Your point on titles is gold. They need to be clear, not clever. Clear gets search traffic and more engagement. Clever goes over readers head until they finish the letter.
This is a goldmine of valuable insight. Thank you sharing! 🙏🏼
When you mention that every time you shared your Substack on LinkedIn your reach would tank, do you mean that the LinkedIn algorithm penalized your overall account (so even unrelated posts to your network and 2nd-degree connections got less reach)? Or do you mean it mainly limited visibility on that specific Substack post?
All good stuff. What would be really helpful (😉) is to know how to properly set up “google recognition” so that keywords / hashtags / search can be found. I’ve had a couple of half hearted attempts. Each time I save a post that allegedly shows you how to do it, (a) there always seems to be a step / situation missing and/or (b) it’s behind the paywall.
Your point on titles is gold. They need to be clear, not clever. Clear gets search traffic and more engagement. Clever goes over readers head until they finish the letter.
I so appreciated your honest and forthright assessment of what worked and didn’t work you Wes! Brilliant! Thank you for it!
This is a goldmine of valuable insight. Thank you sharing! 🙏🏼
When you mention that every time you shared your Substack on LinkedIn your reach would tank, do you mean that the LinkedIn algorithm penalized your overall account (so even unrelated posts to your network and 2nd-degree connections got less reach)? Or do you mean it mainly limited visibility on that specific Substack post?