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Love the option to default to the inbox instead of notes!

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It’s been a game changer!

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Oh interesting to see the top 10 NZ writers 😀 Thanks for that Mika. How do you find that page without your link?

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I sometimes go on Substack’s publication “on Substack”, and I think they wrote about it awhile ago. I go through it to see what new stuff they are doing.

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I didn't know about the voices (off to change it now!) I am also curious about the live video, but would feel more comfortable doing it with someone as a casual chat (lol *hint, hint* if you ever wanted a partner in crime for that).

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Oh my gosh me too! I totally ran and changed it!

And count me in to be your Live buddy. 👌

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Thanks, Mika! I had discovered some of these things, but really appreciate this information the way you laid it out in a practical way. Thanks for all you do for this Substack world, Mika.

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I love sharing new things I find out about Substack so I’m really glad you found it helpful. ☺️

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Mika, I didn't know about any of these! There's a whole world of strategies and tips I clearly know nothing about haha. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼✨

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You’re so welcome! I’m glad it was helpful xx

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These tips are so helpful! I had no idea all of these features were available.

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I'm so glad that they wee useful! That makes me so happy. 😊

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Love the feature where you can explore what's trending around the world, had no idea it existed! I stumbled upon the voice customisation randomly, otherwise it'd also be news to me now 😄

And while I'm familiar with some of the features' existence, I really appreciate you guiding us on how to use them 😊

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You're so welcome. I love sharing them! ☺️

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I knew about the text to speech tool and often use it if I am trying to catch up on others' posts while pottering around, but had no idea it was customisable per publication. Thank you!

I'll look out for the upgrade where they introduce a Welsh accent ;)

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A Welsh accent would be sooo good! 👌

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The read-aloud voice is a great accessibility tool!

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It really is! 👌

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This is so useful! Thank you, Mika! ✨

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Hi Pili! I’m so glad it was helpful. ☺️

Substack is always coming out with new, fun tools, so I love passing it on when I find out about them.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I love the name of your publication! I’ve started following you. ☺️

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I didn't realize you could customize expiry emails! Lots of great tid-bits in this post! Thanks Mika!

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You are so welcome! I’m glad it was helpful!

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Wow, every day really is a learning day. Thank you for sharing these. I especially love the text to speech option.

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I was really surprised by the text to speech option, so I’m glad I was able to let others know about it

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It’s a great feature. So pleased you found and shared it.

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I know that Substack says it sends out a renewal email for paid subscriptions ahead of time BUT I never received one and other people have told me that they didn’t either. All I/they received was a notice thanking us for renewing after the money was taken. I think this is very poor but don’t know what to do about it.

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I wonder if it’s a new thing or if I’ve missed previous emails, but I got a renewal email recently and that’s when I looked into it.

I think you’re right, it’s good to give people a heads up before money is taken from their account.

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I heard of one guy who was undoing all his paid subscriptions because of this lack of notice. Can't blame him. I had two subscriptions which I had forgotten were due and was just told they had been renewed. It IS an issue, but perhaps not with everyone every time.

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Wow. I didn’t know about most of the features, except for filtering through the Notes section. I really want to try live but feel like I don’t have the courage to do it yet.

It’s wonderful how I get to know about this platform a little more each day!

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I feel the same way about Lives!

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Oh I didn't know about the country feature. When I try it on the app it only gives me the top publications in NZ. Maybe it shows more of them via the web browser? I'd love to see a list of all our NZ buddies on here.

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Unfortunately, it only shows the top publications 😔

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Shame! Although interesting to see the top ones.

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I have noticed the going live feature but all the others are news to me. Great info! Thanks 🙏

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Yay! I’m glad it was helpful!

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