It wasn’t an accident. But… — Today I read a thought-provoking piece by @DavidBClear that claimed successful online creators aren’t capable of explaining how they became successful. That they shouldn’t give advice about how to succeed because they don’t know how they got there. Hmmm…. I love David’s work but I’ve got some problems with this…

Lessons learned on the way to $6.5K Update 15th July 2023: I’m now at $12K, you can read about that here I’m celebrating a newsletter milestone this week: 65 weeks of publishing, 65 paying subscribers, $6,500 in yearly revenue. It feels amazing to finally be earning ‘real’ money doing what…

If you’re looking for monetization strategy ideas for your Substack publication you are going to love this idea. I stole it from the fabulous Zulie Rane. Zulie is a prolific Medium writer, YouTuber and creator coach with hundreds of thousands of followers, and the woman who introduced me to Medium…

Is a 30 day writing challenge a waste of time? — This post was inspired by Kristina God‘s article which challenges new writers to publish daily. There are some excellent non-financial benefits to publishing daily, including building good habits, crushing perfectionism and getting faster at writing. But publishing daily has a price. It takes time; time which you could spend on…

By tightening up your socials — To get more subscribers for your newsletter, you need new eyeballs on your work every day. Social media is an excellent source of new eyeballs. As a newsletter creator, your job on social media is to get seen by new eyes, and convert them to readers, and then subscribers. However…

Substack’s built-in payment feature is one of the top reasons you should be using Substack for your newsletter. Their payments system is simple, even for non-techy writers. But there are a few things you need to know upfront to get the best out of Substack payments. In this post I’m…

Three ways to grow from ZERO that you can start doing today — I’ve been talking to Kristina God this week. Her Substack journey is inspiring. Kristina started with ZERO subscribers in November 2022 and now has more than 2600 subscribers. How did she get there? And what can we learn from her journey? In this post, I’ll talk about three things that…

And do you need one for your newsletter? — Hi there! I just passed $13K with my B2B Substack. On Medium, I share what I learned along the way, so you can build your own newsletter growth machine too. In this post I’ll cover: What is a wordmark? Do you need a wordmark? How to get a wordmark What…

Here’s what I told him My ex-boss had a few drinks under his belt at the Christmas party when he approached me with a wobbly grin. “Your website ranks really well. What tricks do you use?” The company he co-owned, which had employed me for years, needed more customers. …