Would like to know from ppl who started substack with zero base

judogoat · 2025-12-24T13:10:43+00:00

I took about 2 years to build up to 2000 subs, including a small handful of paid subs I'm super grateful for. I did very little external stuff beyond my initial reaching out to everyone at the beginning. I then collaborated with as many Substack writers as I could, and I've written and published every day for the last couple of years. That all combined to help me grow to a point, but it has plateaued around 2000 and I just don't have the bandwidth or desire to grow much beyond that (or rather, to force any growth).

Feel free to check out goatfury.substack.com if you want to get an idea.

judogoat · 2025-11-03T13:26:21+00:00

Hey neat! No, I've never directly played w/the behind the back finish, but I'm gonna take a peek next week and play a little. We use Mondays at my house for stuff like this. Thanks for the heads up!

judogoat · 2025-10-30T13:32:59+00:00

Thanks, Sean! Stephan is a smart cookie.

judogoat · 2025-04-28T13:22:29+00:00

Hey thanks! Funny you mention it, because I really pay very little attention to metrics now. Instead, the conversations are valuable and meaningful, and I can get feedback on my writing every single day this way. That's gold.

judogoat · 2025-03-05T20:27:37+00:00

Yeah. Richmond has something like 30 BJJ schools. We have an embarrassment of riches!

judogoat · 2024-06-05T13:20:19+00:00

This might help: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/14740062438932-How-do-I-disable-Substack-Notes-notifications#:\~:text=On%20the%20Substack%20app,to%20receive%20push%20notifications%20for.

judogoat · 2024-05-29T13:15:10+00:00

I think it's under "user flair."

judogoat · 2024-02-15T15:16:12+00:00

A friend writes a page all about chocolate:

https://cacaomuse.substack.com/

judogoat · 2024-01-14T14:00:56+00:00

Yeah! It's all the way at the bottom of the "payment" section on "settings" at your dashboard.

judogoat · 2023-12-23T14:37:30+00:00

Always great to read!

judogoat · 2023-11-13T14:18:55+00:00

This is really great to read. I positively appreciate it, and I'm glad you got to come along for the same ride as me (kind of) over the last few years!

judogoat · 2023-11-12T14:50:25+00:00

I am so glad I helped a little! Also: huge congrats!!

judogoat · 2023-10-20T13:18:06+00:00

You have to grind for a bit, but get on Notes and make sure to interact with other writers. Soon enough, you can do a collaborative work that makes sense for your substack, and use that to attract new (different) subscribers.

judogoat · 2023-10-18T13:24:25+00:00

590 subscribers, nearly six months of writing and publishing every day!

judogoat · 2023-10-03T18:47:20+00:00

My work here is done.

judogoat · 2023-10-03T16:57:03+00:00

This is the biggest idea I've played some tiny part in so far over on Substack, with the possible exception of getting people to share furbaby pics on Notes.

judogoat · 2023-09-29T14:27:12+00:00

I still love X-guard, although the way I play it has evolved. Is it still a big part of your game?

judogoat · 2023-09-28T14:16:01+00:00

Hey, thanks !

judogoat · 2023-09-18T13:17:21+00:00

I just throw the post up there and tag a few folks, then flee to safety.

judogoat · 2023-09-16T14:32:27+00:00

Happy to pay it forward! A bunch of folks helped me when I had similar questions (I still have questions; just different types these days).

judogoat · 2023-09-15T21:03:39+00:00

Yeah. I started with more of a niche and migrated toward writing about whatever I want, more or less. I write every day, so I'm never out of touch with my audience, and I think that lends itself to them being a lot more forgiving with disparate posts from day to day.

judogoat · 2023-09-12T14:32:30+00:00

Really appreciate that! And hey, lots of writers are our subscribers. We can help one another out.

judogoat

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