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Dr. Bronce Rice's avatar

@Sinem Günel , @Philip Hofmacher , @Jari Roomer - I love the fact that you have 3 of you to support one another while you support other writers/creators. As mentioned very meta in a good way in my way of thinking about things. I also appreciate that you lay out your process and thinking along the way so others can learn and grow as you continue to. Looks like a great model to me.

Thanks for sharing. Well worth the read.

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Sinem Günel's avatar

Oh thank you for the lovely feedback! Appreciate it! 🙂

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Jacqueline (MamaJ) Hollows's avatar

Such generous sharing and easy to implement strategy. Thank you.

It did make me laugh that your subtitle is over the picture of the three of you ;)

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Jeremy Mortis's avatar

I'm $5 away from my first 1k gross annualized revenue with only 141 total subscribers. I've done a good job of converting with my premium trade ideas, but I need to attract more free subscribers who could potentially convert.

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Sinem Günel's avatar

That sounds great, Jeremy! Did you already cross the 1k? :) How have you been attracting free subscribers so far?

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Jeremy Mortis's avatar

Yes, about 1.4K. I had less than 200 at the crossover. However, conversion has stalled.

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Claudiu Ivan's avatar

Thank you for this. I needed it

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Stuart K Kimball's avatar

Thanks for posting this

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LightSome Lena's avatar

Thank you for the excellent information about your growth strategy. Congratulations on accomplishing so much so quickly on a new platform!

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Abdulrahman Taiwo's avatar

Nice work

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Katherine Silk's avatar

That's amazing! I plan to try some of this advice. Thank you for breaking it out week-by-week.

How many hours per day would you say you spent growing your Substack? (By which I mean, non-writing activities.)

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Ozeco's avatar

This is a great overview for people just starting on Substack! Thanks!

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MindVista's avatar

Great Sinem

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Pınar Genç's avatar

Merhaba Sinem yazını okurken heyecan duydum. Daha fazla yazmam gerektiğini bir kez daha anladım. Bunu yaptığımda benim hedef kitlem beni bulacak?! Doğru mu anladım? Elbette ne yazdığımı ve kimlere yazdığımı biliyorum.

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Agris Locs-Dārznieks's avatar

Thank you, this was very valuable.

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Karmen-Pinterest Blogger's avatar

Great article, I will be implementing these strategies into my journey on Substack - super new here and I love the challenge of not knowing much about the platform 🙏🏻

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Cecilia Winter's avatar

I am a newbie. This information is 🏆 I am so humbled and happy that you share ♥️ Thank you thank you!

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Laura Howard's avatar

thank you so much for laying out a simple plan for writers to follow if they plan to get paid for their creative writing.

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