Danielle, Iām so glad weāre connected now! Iāve actually gotten very few subscribers organically through Substack. Iāve 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 didnāt want to be on Substack. Most have stayed, but some havenāt. 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 ālikesā or ācommentsā on my posts. They hardly interact with the Substack appāthe data tells me this much. They still email me their comments or appreciation. So Iām working to acclimate my audience to Substack! So far I have 11 paid subscribers (which Iām thrilled about!), and Iām hoping more will convert. But mostly, Iām trying to grow my audience within Substack. So Iām very much in your same boat. From what Iām 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 otherās 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 š 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 ā¤ļø
I just subscribed to you. How did you get so many subscribers? Thatās very exciting š„°
Danielle, Iām so glad weāre connected now! Iāve actually gotten very few subscribers organically through Substack. Iāve 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 didnāt want to be on Substack. Most have stayed, but some havenāt. 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 ālikesā or ācommentsā on my posts. They hardly interact with the Substack appāthe data tells me this much. They still email me their comments or appreciation. So Iām working to acclimate my audience to Substack! So far I have 11 paid subscribers (which Iām thrilled about!), and Iām hoping more will convert. But mostly, Iām trying to grow my audience within Substack. So Iām very much in your same boat. From what Iām 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 otherās 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 š 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 ā¤ļø