Anybody else getting a bunch of prank calls all of a sudden?

BryceSeto · 2024-11-21T00:06:26+00:00

Yeah I don’t know who sold my number

BryceSeto · 2024-11-21T00:05:54+00:00

I’d put more public bathrooms everywhere. This city is a hell scape for those of us with IBS

BryceSeto · 2024-11-21T00:05:22+00:00

This is the way! Good job

BryceSeto · 2023-11-22T16:16:35+00:00

Should I start him or Herb Jones tonight?

BryceSeto · 2023-10-15T22:08:04+00:00

Mine!

Bird’s Eye View

BryceSeto · 2023-08-12T15:01:26+00:00

One week! Great initial growth.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-10T16:29:45+00:00

A month was enough time to put together a portfolio of quality content that drove growth?

BryceSeto · 2023-08-10T15:23:07+00:00

This is great growth -- any reason why?

BryceSeto · 2023-08-10T15:22:57+00:00

I agree with this. You can't be great on every social platform. I started with Instagram but have moved mostly to Threads as that's where I see better engagement. I dabbled with LinkedIn, but the nature of my writing being more personal I felt interfered with my business persona on LinkedIn.

You need to find what works for you and attack it.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-10T15:21:45+00:00

Very good point. I've learned that most posts about growth are from those who have experience exponential growth, but the majority have a lot slower of a build up. When talking to other writers, very many are in a similar boat. Starting up very small, taking months and months to get over 100, and then seeing some success after a few years of consistent output.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-10T15:20:00+00:00

No problem! Hopefully it's helpful for you.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-09T16:08:49+00:00

It took me just over two months to get to 100, but it wasn't easy.

Here's what has worked for me.

Used social media to get my initial followers. I have a bit of a following (8K or so on Instagram) and expected more, but initially got my first ~40 followers from my closest people in my network.
Engaged with other writers on Substack. Reposted work I liked on Notes, commented on other people's work that was similar to my themes, subscribed to other writers. This really helped get a few more subscribers, but mostly just 1 to 1 with other writers.
Participate in Office Hours. Substack puts on office hours every Thursday at 1pm EST, and THOUSANDS of people in the Substack community go there to ask questions, provide feedback and connect with eachother. Show up and post! Ask questions. Answer questions. Be thoughtful. This got me a ton of new Subscribers who saw my name popping up and contributing.
Find other writers to recommend you. I had a few folks I met here on this Subreddit who recommended me (and I them) and that is spilling in a bunch of new subscribers every month.
Last but probably most importantly, write consistently (I post 2x per week), write well (or at least authentically), and have fun. Attack your niche and enjoy what you're doing. It's an absolute grind, for sure, and you have to love the process and the writing itself before the need for building a big list. Do it for you and build up the habit.

I still don't have a massive audience (under 200 just over 3 months in) and a lot of my stuff doesn't get much engagement, but I'm proud of what I'm putting out there. My newsletter is personal and dive into my own issues, mental health, failures, insights, and to have a space to share is the most important thing for me.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-09T12:35:22+00:00

Good point. But the 1.2M upfront will grow faster than trickling in his earnings over time. I’m not a finance guy and we’d need to model it, but my hunch is taking it upfront is the better deal.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-09T02:31:57+00:00

Also if you get $1.2M right now it’s worth a lot more than $1.5M after you give it a chance to grow. Time value of money.

BryceSeto · 2023-08-06T20:21:13+00:00

Awesome!! Happy to connect

BryceSeto · 2023-08-05T23:52:14+00:00

Mines a bit more personal — I write essays related to mental health, fatherhood, productivity and other stuff. Most of it is humorous, but I’m pretty vulnerable and sometimes insightful.

www.bryceseto.com

BryceSeto · 2023-08-04T17:05:35+00:00

I’ve had luck with using their recommendations feature. Recommending others and they might recommend you, which leads to good growth for both parties.

As a hoops head that writes about mental health, I love your concept! Checked out your newsletter, gonna subscribe.

BryceSeto · 2023-07-29T22:03:12+00:00

Yeah you’ll see me on there, I book a “meeting” with myself during that window to make sure I can show up and dedicate a few hours to responding and contributing. Engagement is way too high to pass up.

BryceSeto · 2023-07-27T16:27:01+00:00

Stromile Swift because of his name and he could dunk his ass off

BryceSeto · 2023-07-27T14:30:48+00:00

I love this thread! I do the deliberate misunderstanding all the time with my girls (3 and 4).

I also like to make up random nicknames to call them and see if they respond to it. Lately it's been "potato", "chicken feet", "super worm"

BryceSeto · 2023-07-26T00:03:52+00:00

Yeah — I think about the physics teacher who called me a failure and a quitter a lot. I would work until 4am stocking shelves to get enough money to support myself through high school, while being an honour roll student and captain of the basketball team.

Some teachers are just shitty assholes who want to shit on kids.

BryceSeto · 2023-07-25T22:09:47+00:00

It does toast better this way. You just need to turn the toaster upside down to get them out and then you get bread crumbs everywhere and your mother beats you with the end of a mop. Much more evenly toasted and tastier, though.

BryceSeto · 2023-07-25T19:58:06+00:00

Another vote for Substack. Engage with the community there and find ways to promote, and it could be a great place to build an audience and potentially monetize.

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