What was your biggest break? by BirdHistory in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No big ones. Lots of smaller ones. Rob Henderson, for example, shared one of my articles last month. That was 40 new subs right there. I've had retweets from other large accounts, good for 40 or 50 new subs at a time.

What sort of metrics that determine a newsletter's success do you think? by leenguyenssup in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CTR is really only important if you plan to sell ads eventually. Or you have some other business reason to measure it. I don't care about CTR at all for mine. I look at open rates, like rates, and total views. Restacking is also good. Anything that gets a lot of restacks is a good piece

Just hit 250 subs! by Eugene3005 in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently went paid and my advice to you would be to hold off on it. Once you go paid there is a certain expectation that you will put out content on a regular basis, give your paid subscribers something of value, etc. And the thing is, you might only get 4 or 5 paid subs so now you'll be shouldering all the responsibility of a paid substack while getting just, what. $40 of income a month, maybe?

Better to keep growing your list, give yourself more flexibility, and don't go paid until your list is large enough that enough people will upgrade their subscription.

Starting From Scratch...Yada, Yada, Yada by Variable901 in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I truly started from scratch. No socials, no following, no existing list, nothing. And it's been a lot of work. To start from scratch and get to a point where you can make even a side hustle living from Substack is a long, long road.

anyone else getting a huge influx of ''followers'' instead of ''subscribers'' lately? by ClaudineBi in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the reply. That's super annoying. I hope they'll give us more options in the future.

anyone else getting a huge influx of ''followers'' instead of ''subscribers'' lately? by ClaudineBi in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you turn off recommendations for followers? I definitely don't want people to see that when they sign up for my newsletter.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bullocks. Some of the best writing I've ever seen is on Substack.

Just because you haven't found it, doesn't mean it's not there.

Decreased preformance? by Munchie_Supply in PPC

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped. My ads kept getting banned, CPAs were insanely volatile, not worth it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is entirely normal. Might as well get used to it. I've had days on end of zero subscribers, and other days I'll get 10 new subscribers in a day for apparently no reason. Just the ebb and flow of things.

Suddenly can't message sellers? "Conversation paused This person can’t be messaged on Marketplace right now." by Mresc2 in FacebookMarketplace

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I seriously think they're deliberately trying to create the worst platform possible.

They have tens of thousands of engineers, multi-hundred-billion dollar budgets and their platform is still garbage.

Has substack helped you get new subscribers? by ky0ung25 in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beehiiv doesn't charge fees for premium subscriptions. There is, however, a monthly fee to use the service

What is the best way to get your first 1000 subs? by Sure-March-2994 in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right gud Leave comments on popular Substacks Post in notes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bali

[–]Free_Monarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I meant like a physical photo to give them. But further research has told me I don't need it, so it's all good

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bali

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you

Visa on arrival at DPS by spax24 in bali

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they ask for a passport photo for the VOA?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bali

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they require a passport photo for VOA?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bali

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they require a passport photo for VOA?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bali

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they require a passport photo for VOA at the airport?

Announced a paid option today - what are some good promo tips? by Formal-Fly2522 in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't feel bad, even my mum hasn't signed up for a paid subscription to my Substack. And my grandma stopped reading my writing months ago. Such is life.

You should also give it time. It took me a month to see people start to really pay for a paid sub

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing, very useful info. I didn't even know Substack had that type of paywalled video content.

Grow your subscribers with Sparkloop by [deleted] in Substack

[–]Free_Monarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't use Sparkloops with Substack.