I have 6 other substacks recommending mine, some of them for over a year and it’s led to 9 total subs. I wouldn’t worry about that. I think most of them are recommending me because they like me and my writing. So just write good and be like able I guess. 😂
It was 100% your authenticity and vulnerability that hooked me. The story of your car being burned, and that note about your life stories- both reeled me in fully and got me to subscribe. Now I’m just trying to find your level of courage to tell my own fucked up life story. Thank you for sharing some of yours, Sam.
Thanks for sharing that David. If you truly want to do it—if it’s right for you, you will find the courage eventually. I thought about for a long time before I did it.
I sucked at teaching for ten years. It took that long to find my "voice", to figure out how to plan a lesson, get the instructional materials aligned, and be able to anticipate potential student tangents.
Likewise, I think it takes about 100 posts to find your "voice" when you write.
The sooner you churn through those 100 posts, like you did by posting once a week for all of 2024, the faster you get to finding your "voice" and what resonates with your audience.
I remember those early days you had some great notes. Still do, I was just thinking about your point about notes driving a lot of subs.
I just went back and found one of my favs, along the lines of asking if we should tell our children they’re special. I was like, yeah, this dude abides.
Congrats on all your writing and success. It’s been fun to read.
Any tips on how to get into other writers recommendations? Seems a key element I’ve struggled with as it pertains to growth.
I have 6 other substacks recommending mine, some of them for over a year and it’s led to 9 total subs. I wouldn’t worry about that. I think most of them are recommending me because they like me and my writing. So just write good and be like able I guess. 😂
It was 100% your authenticity and vulnerability that hooked me. The story of your car being burned, and that note about your life stories- both reeled me in fully and got me to subscribe. Now I’m just trying to find your level of courage to tell my own fucked up life story. Thank you for sharing some of yours, Sam.
Thanks for sharing that David. If you truly want to do it—if it’s right for you, you will find the courage eventually. I thought about for a long time before I did it.
I sucked at teaching for ten years. It took that long to find my "voice", to figure out how to plan a lesson, get the instructional materials aligned, and be able to anticipate potential student tangents.
Likewise, I think it takes about 100 posts to find your "voice" when you write.
The sooner you churn through those 100 posts, like you did by posting once a week for all of 2024, the faster you get to finding your "voice" and what resonates with your audience.
Congratulations on your success, Sam!
Thank you Scott. I appreciate you man.
I remember those early days you had some great notes. Still do, I was just thinking about your point about notes driving a lot of subs.
I just went back and found one of my favs, along the lines of asking if we should tell our children they’re special. I was like, yeah, this dude abides.
Congrats on all your writing and success. It’s been fun to read.
Thank you so much Matt. I really appreciate this.
Just started writing a quick and dirty piece and publishing every morning.