We Hit 1,000 Paid Subscribers on Substack — Notes Made It Possible

We prepared 365 Notes templates for you.

Sinem Günel, Jari Roomer, and Philip Hofmacher

Dec 10, 2025

One of our goals on Substack for 2025 was to hit 1,000 paying subscribers, and last week, we finally achieved it:

After 18 months on the platform, it’s been an absolute pleasure to see our efforts pay off and get rewarded with the second Bestseller Badge.

As you can imagine, this journey came with lots of lessons learned, and one of them is that Substack Notes have been a crucial part of our journey in achieving 1000 paid subscribers.

When we started taking Substack Notes seriously, everything changed.

Our reach exploded. Our subscriber growth accelerated. Our posts started getting discovered by readers who’d never heard of us before.

To celebrate our milestone and help YOU grow your Substack more easily in 2026, we have prepared something special:

We’re giving you a full year of Notes templates for just $0.10 each if you upgrade to our paid plan right now.

Upgrade to our annual plan for just $36.50 — and get our complete collection of 365 Substack Notes Templates as a bonus.

That’s one template for every single day of the year.

Here’s why this matters:

Most writers stare at a blank screen, wondering what to post on Notes. They know it’s important, but they don’t know what to say or how to say it.

These 365 templates eliminate that problem entirely.

You’ll have a full year of prompts, frameworks, and ready-to-customize notes that help you:

Stay visible and top-of-mind with your audience
Turn casual scrollers into engaged subscribers
Build momentum without burning out on content ideas
Show up consistently (even on days when inspiration doesn’t)

Notes changed our trajectory. These templates can change yours.

This offer is only available for new annual subscribers, and it’s only running this week.

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When you upgrade, you’ll also unlock:

40+ premium guides, video workshops, and digital downloads
Expert-led trainings on audience growth and monetization
Premium tutorials designed to take you from struggling writer to thriving creator

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We didn’t hit 1,000 paid subscribers by accident.

We showed up.

We posted.

We let Notes do the heavy lifting.

Now it’s your turn.