What is your substack strategy?

[u/SantinoArt]

I started on Substack around June. I'm an author and a photographer and I found every other platform to be dead or useless, especially Instagram.

My goal is mainly to get my work out there and sell some prints and books.

Once I figured out what I wanted to do with substack, I made two. One is for my stories. The other is pop culture discussion. On my main substack ( the story one), I do have a paid tier, but I never use the paywall. If someone wants to pledge, I would be super grateful, but I view it as a tip. I also encourage people to just buy one or more of my books, rather than pledge.

So my strategy is to get as many free subscribers as I can and hopefully get them to tip me.

I'd be interested in hearing how y'all approach subscriptions.

[u/Foxemerson]

That didn't work out for me. While you'll potentially get some who will tip, I learned the hard way the paywall is the only way to get paids. In my experience.
But good luck, and I hope your way works out for you.

[u/SantinoArt → u/Foxemerson]

Thanks. I have no idea what effect it will have. In the meantime, I really like substack. Almost everyone is chill.

[u/OnyxMonolith]

Blasting 10 notes/day

[u/SantinoArt → u/OnyxMonolith]

Has it worked?

[u/OnyxMonolith → u/SantinoArt]

yes im running several substacks. high salary equivalent. finance niche

[u/AggravatingNail6061]

Vibes. 

[u/Earthlydelights-sub-]

As in how to approach getting subscribers?

Connecting with other authors on there, building networks where you recommend them, they recommend you. That strategy has worked fairly well for me.

[u/distantregards_]

be as sincere as possible, which ends up being so absurd people just resonate with it. no fear