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Hi, I’m Danielle living in California and caregiving for two children under 5. I am committed to pursuing my dreams even though I’m sleep deprived and have very little extra time. I love the feeling of growing magically on Substack and finding my tribe.
2. Get Well with Danielle by Danielle Mallett substack.com/@getwellwi…
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Hi, I’m Danielle living in California and caregiving for two children under 5. I am committed to pursuing my dreams even though I’m sleep deprived and have very little extra time. I love the feeling of growing magically on Substack and finding my tribe.
2. Get Well with Danielle by Danielle Mallett https://substack.com/@getwellwithdanielle?r=1wcy1e&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
I write about creativity, inner critics, mental fitness, postpartum, dreams, accountability, and growth. I think that’s most of it 😂
I also have a dream of growing a small and mighty Substack community to help people peaceful take action towards their dreams.
3. My tip: Being patient with my personal and professional growth helps me to be patient with my children. I am happiest when I show up with presence and patience for my family and myself.
Habit I’m trying to break or establish: the downward spiral of self doubt that I know all too well.
I love that you’re pursuing your dreams while caregiving for your littles. (Same here, in CT.) Go you! And I’m with you on the magical growth of Substack. Would love to support each other in further growth! Xo
I just subscribed to you. How did you get so many subscribers? That’s very exciting 🥰
Danielle, I’m so glad we’re connected now! I’ve actually gotten very few subscribers organically through Substack. I’ve been building an email list for five years, and I brought my email list over here in May. I let them all know that I was migrating, and they were welcome to unsubscribe if they didn’t want to be on Substack. Most have stayed, but some haven’t. Previously, I was writing my weekly essays only through email. I wanted to have all my essays in one place, and I was attracted to the Substack model for all the reasons you probably are. Most of my subscribers are totally new to Substack and only follow me because I brought them here. And although I get 50-70% open rate, almost no one ‘likes’ or ‘comments’ on my posts. They hardly interact with the Substack app—the data tells me this much. They still email me their comments or appreciation. So I’m working to acclimate my audience to Substack! So far I have 11 paid subscribers (which I’m thrilled about!), and I’m hoping more will convert. But mostly, I’m trying to grow my audience within Substack. So I’m very much in your same boat. From what I’m learning from other Substack users, an effective way to grow is to connect authentically in the comments of others, like we are now. Follow and subscribe to each other where there is interest. Like and comment on each other’s writing. Growing together. And as we all pull in more readers to the platform, we recommend Substacks to our respective readers. Does that help?
Thank you for sharing your process. Congrats on your large email list that is something to celebrate and for the 11 paid subscribers 👏 I have 3 paid (mostly close friends who love me) but I am very grateful for their support. I have been working on commenting with not much engagement, but I will keep at it. Thanks again for sharing ❤️
So sweet. Happy to be a part of your growth and to know I’m not alone in braving another platform while chasing little around 😂