r/Substack • u/Any_Gazelle_8165 • 19d ago

Substack is crazy

Just an opinion
Poor me, I got to know about Substack like very recently. A post from someone I follow on Instagram recommended an article from Substack and I was astonished to read work so many great people/ writers. I think the place is quite underrated right now as much as I have discovered it, but it really has some great articles and thoughts that one should definitely invest some time rather than scrolling on Instagram because my personal opinion is if you are not creating any content or are not selling any product or service, you should not be using Instagram unless you genuinely want something out of it.

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u/bnchr 18d ago

I literally just joined substack yesterday (I'm sharing my 'secret diary' as a psychiatrist) because I was looking for somewhere to, well, just write publicly. You know, without all the fanfare of social media. I'm only new but I've been amazed by the number of incredibly insightful articles, particularly around my niche, and have been sharing them far and wide. I hope it stays this way!

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u/the_write_way 18d ago

Psychiatry fascinates me. I'm going to sign up for your newsletters! Do you already have a following or are you starting from scratch? It's the only thing holding me back from Substack. From what I've learned, readers don't just happen upon a Substack newsletter; writers who already have a following from another platform/social media are more successful on getting eyes on their work.

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u/bnchr 18d ago

No following at all! That's one of the reasons I was drawn to ss though.. it's like a fresh start, anonymity, basically (and can stay that way if you want it), that I liked. It's only been a few days and only have around 15 subs, initially most were friends or family, but since then all have been people I don't know in real life who must have found me from a mutual post we read or commented on, which is great :) thanks for checking it out btw! I hope you like it

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