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Matt Brand's avatar

The % of posts I've read on Substack in my first 2 weeks that have been genuinely helpful is remarkably high.

Sinem Günel's avatar

Oh, that's such amazing feedback, Matt. Welcome to Substack. I hope you are already enjoying it here! :)

Matt Brand's avatar

I'm loving it. I'll love it more when I have my first billion subscribers. :)

Drew English's avatar

Specific to recommendations, I sent a few Loom videos to people whose writing I enjoyed and who I had been engaging with in comments and notes.

All very brief (~30 seconds) just saying hi and that I was recommending them. It went a long way to establishing connections and friendships to this day!

Sinem Günel's avatar

That's a fantastic idea!! Thanks for sharing! :)

Drew English's avatar

Thanks Sinem! Yeah it’s been fun.

Blue's avatar

What is a Loom video and can you send them as DM's? Blue💙

Drew English's avatar

Loom is a screen recording platform built mostly for asynchronous communication but it also doubles as an easy way to record yourself and you’ll know when people view your video! Works over DMs!

Blue's avatar

What do you mean “It works over DM’s?” Blue 💙

Drew English's avatar

Each video generates a link so you can just DM the link.

TellStoryAI's avatar

You should be able to send a link.. go to loom.com

Blue's avatar

Thanks. I've just downloaded Loom. Now I need to learn how to use it. Always learning. Never bored. Blue💙

TellStoryAI's avatar

np! .. I'm well versed in this world so feel free to dm me with any questions

Drew English's avatar

Feels like a team sport over here! 😄

Ilham ✨'s avatar

Thank you for the feature, Sinem. Wouldn't have come even close to creating a Substack About Page without the guidance from WBS 🫶🏻 Appreciate you guys!

Sinem Günel's avatar

I love digging into your publication, Ilham. You are doing such great work! :)

Monica Lundstedt's avatar

I am on that phase right now, improving and testing my brand look, my About page, my Sections, etc. But since I am starting these days to slow down due to a bit of burn out, maybe I will focus at my pace on making the right parts clearer and easier to say yes to :)

Tina Coleman | Joy God's Way®'s avatar

This is exactly what I needed. I wanted to add the 'Subscribe' block on my homepage and began scrolling through Substack Help. What was I thinking?🤔 I immediately came back to WBS and went straight to this post.

I'm going to use it to gain subscribers and also to pitch my ''free assessment' and other digital products.✨

Thank you Sinem.💛

Noemi Kis's avatar

Love it. Small tweaks to how your Substack is set up can drive more growth than just writing better content.

Tom Scoble's avatar

It’s possible this was dropped into my feed because I have 23 subs. lol

Sinem Günel's avatar

haha the universe doing it's magic!

Andrei Gornish's avatar

On my blog, I focus on the uniqueness of my content, sharing things that no one else in the world will talk about, and I rely on my readers to help promote it by sharing links with their friends and acquaintances. In a sense, I count on the content going viral, since I tackle the toughest questions.

Tina C.'s avatar

Thank you for these tips!! 😁

Sinem Günel's avatar

Thanks for reading!

Aditya Kumar's avatar

Lovely read. As a new writer here, its very valuable for me.

The Thinkers's avatar

Hello Sinem. I am 16 and have written three posts about logic, creativity and human personality disorders. I write with the intention to make your viewpoint alter like how logic is itself not logical, creativity is not luxury but vital for survival since ancient times and how AI is mirroring human PDs.

Sara Javan's avatar

I only have 5. This doesn't work for me. I'm basically a Ghostack!!

Sinem Günel's avatar

It'd also work with 3 🤣

coachparin's avatar

amazingly helpful. thanks so much 🙏🏾🙏🏾

The Finance Blueprint's avatar

The smallest tweaks in positioning and packaging can completely change how people discover and engage with your writing.

The Friendly Evangelist's avatar

Thank you so much for this!!! Im gonna inplement these tips now on my substack here!!

Andreas Pattichis's avatar

Thanks for sharing Sinem! This was very useful. Would love to connect.