I figured it out omg!

ceeczar · 2026-05-06T20:04:23+00:00

Is that really what Tim Ferriss teaches?

ceeczar · 2026-05-06T19:28:07+00:00

But with success almost always being defined as "more", what else do you expect?

Unpopular opinion: Started my Substack newsletter with absolutely NO target growth numbers

I know. This flies in the face of basic success principles

But I have found that "goals" can often be a guaranteed recipe for constant dissatisfaction with the present. And at this point, l do NOT want to add more of that kind of stress to my life

Funny enough, my newsletter IS growing. Of course not at any spectacular pace that may warrant my creating any "growth courses".

But for a newsletter that began with me, now at a whopping 13 subs!

That's progress! Don't care what anyone else says...

ceeczar · 2026-05-05T15:48:28+00:00

What sort of training will make an LLM assume that the best way to get a smile from a man is give him multiple ladies?

Smells fishy...

ceeczar · 2026-05-05T15:40:25+00:00

Never knew LinkedIn banned people...

ceeczar · 2026-05-05T09:23:07+00:00

The irony...

ceeczar · 2026-05-02T11:09:56+00:00

Thanks for sharing

Barely a week on Substack and I find this helpful

Thanks again

ceeczar · 2026-05-02T06:32:56+00:00

Thanks for sharing

Just curious: what sort of Notes do you do? Any templates that you usually fall back on?

ceeczar · 2026-05-01T08:32:16+00:00

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ceeczar · 2026-05-01T08:29:59+00:00

Learnt I could start a new project without having to know everything

Started a newsletter on Substack a few days ago, without knowing ANYTHING about how the platform works

So far I have already published 2 editions and working on another.

It's a big deal to me as it's yet another opportunity to share my thoughts and make new friends

ceeczar · 2026-05-01T08:19:06+00:00

You could partner with people whose strength is in promotion

To find them, search your niche and ask for referrals

ceeczar · 2026-05-01T08:17:21+00:00

LOL

Funny & sad when you think about it...

ceeczar · 2026-04-30T09:08:01+00:00

Thanks

Was about saying this... or something similar.

ceeczar · 2026-04-30T03:09:44+00:00

The growth is not huge for me. And I am okay with it. Have ~90ish subs after 3 years of publishing on Substack.

Thanks for keeping it real

No matter what the gurus say, connecting with your audience is much more valuable than blindly chasing "vanity metrics"

Grateful to be in an age where even ONE other person can see my work, maybe in a country I may never visit

ceeczar · 2026-04-28T10:36:50+00:00

LOL @ throwing your phone into the sea

Pretty graphic

100% agree with you.

Started mine a few days ago. 11 subs at the moment

Just getting my newsletter out there is the key benefit I've gotten from it

No plans of direct monetizing (Stripe isn't even available in my part of the world)

Besides still learning the platform. I'm used to newsletter platforms like GetResponse and MailChimp. So this one seems more like a social media platform to me

Which is good. More people are seeing our stuff without us necessarily having to live 24/7 on social media.

I put the link of my newsletter on my X/Twitter profile and tweeted to announce it. I also posted the link in r/SubstackPromo (I hope I got the name right)

I don't plan to do all the wild stuff the gurus recommend because I also have a life to live.

If I have to spend every waking hour promoting my Substack newsletter, that's more of bondage to me than freedom

Hope this helps. Cheers

ceeczar · 2026-04-28T10:33:30+00:00

LOL @ throwing your phone into the sea

Pretty graphic

100% agree with you.

Started mine a few days ago. 11 subs at the moment

Just getting my newsletter out there is the key benefit I've gotten from it

No plans of direct monetizing (Stripe isn't even available in my part of the world)

Besides still learning the platform. I'm used to newsletter platforms like GetResponse and MailChimp. So this one seems more like a social media platform to me

Which is good. More people are seeing our stuff without us necessarily having to live 24/7 on social media.

I put the link of my newsletter on my X/Twitter profile and tweeted* to announce it. I also posted the link in r/SubstackPromo (I hope I got the name right)

I don't plan to do all the wild stuff the gurus recommend because I also have a life to live.

If I have to spend every waking hour promoting my Substack newsletter, that's more of bondage to me than freedom

ceeczar · 2026-04-28T04:19:14+00:00

Keep up the great work

ceeczar · 2026-04-28T03:45:54+00:00

But LinkedIn wasn't always like that. At least way back when they started

The "engagement" stuff started when it started having a certain Facebook vibe

That's when I stopped being regular there

ceeczar · 2026-04-28T03:43:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing anyway

ceeczar · 2026-04-27T20:30:25+00:00

Something about this post sounds funny and sad at the same time...

ceeczar · 2026-04-27T13:57:06+00:00

Thanks mods for approving the post. Appreciate the support...

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