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I'm getting more subscribers from Notes than I do from my articles?

Does that sound accurate? Do you have a common experience?

This is even the case when my article is restacked. Seems like no traction. But if I write a short Note, even if it's excerpt of something in my article, it drives subscribers.

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u/Cdinoxl — 20 hours ago

Posting a daily sports round up

I’ve read from many of you that it might not be wise to post an article everyday (or nearly everyday). However, a few notes:

-My articles are roundups of the day in sports. A subject that changes daily.

-These roundups are usually 500-600 words. Sometimes they’ll be less if I feel I’m pushing it.

-Most of my subscribers are imported from my old newsletter. However, it was a bit stagnant at the end while I was searching for a new forum. But even then, they weren’t getting 5-7 updates a week.

Once I get more comfortable with Substack and grow more organic subscribers, I’ll probably put out a longer article every week or two behind a paywall.

But for now, I think I can handle 5-6 days a week at that manageable as word count. Some weeks 7.

However, with everything I just laid out, is this overkill? I don’t want to oversaturate. But I do think my subscribers may like a daily roundup on the world of sports.

TIA

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u/Cdinoxl — 22 days ago

Best ways to get my imported subscribers to engage on the app

I have recently imported the email addresses of subscribers from my past newsletter. However, they are only reading my articles via email. They aren't going to the app, therefore not engaging on my notes or in my chat. What are the best ways to get them to use the app and engage?

Perhaps, someone has a good email to send that compels their readers to download the app in the first place. And I'd love more engagement when they get there.

TIA

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u/Cdinoxl — 23 days ago

ClickBank Hops vs. Shopify Visitors

I recently started both ClickBank and Shopify, linking the two accounts together. I’ve done some marketing, but not much. However, I have over 600 unique hops on ClickBank with no one going past the hop stage. On the flip side, once I take out the Council Bluffs, Iowa bots on Shopify, I have less than 20 visitors.

Does ClickBank have that many bots and scrapers or is Shopify just that inaccurate? Something is way off. Bottom line, I’m not converting. But I’m just up and running. My Shopify page wasn’t fully complete until yesterday. I’m just trying to get a feel for such a discrepancy.

TIA

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u/Cdinoxl — 1 month ago

Should I Open a New Credit Card (Upcoming Move)?

Here is the situation that I’m currently in (TLDR):

I have a currently Credit Score that fluctuates around 760. I am a homeowner with a very manageable mortgage. My home is my only debt since I recently paid off my car loan. I make good annual income for the area I live in giving me a pretty solid debt to income to ratio. The only negative here is that I work in sales and my earnings can fluctuate 10-20% annually.

I will be moving (NY to TX) next year to an apartment while keeping my home. The plan is to sell it and use the equity I clear for a down payment on a new home the following year or so. However, there will be expenses incurred during this process. Upgrades to my current home to increase its selling value may be a big expense. New furniture and moving costs will be a factor too. Then add the cost of upgrades to any new home I buy.

Increased expenses could mean higher utilization and I don’t want to take a credit hit in this process. I always hear there is no difference in getting a strong mortgage loan between a 750 credit score and an 800. But at least the 800 gives me cushion on taking a hit.

I currently have 3 credit cards and one charge card (AMEX Platinum). I put most of my daily expenses on the AMEX so my utilization remains low. I only put my DoorDash expenses on my Chase Sapphire due to the credit program they have. And I have 1-2 bills on my Capital One and Discover Cards to keep them open. I always pay on time and even pay multiple times a month (overkill?) to constantly keep utilization low. Additionally, each credit card has been open for more than 5 years.

My credit line across all 3 credit cards is $30,000. With that said, not one of my credit cards will increase my line. This puts me in a situation where I either have to open a new credit card (I get so many offers due to my credit score) and risk the hard pull bringing me below 750 or stay where I am and hope I can use my AMEX for all these upcoming expenses. Even if I only use AMEX, that balance is still reported. Low utilization only is one factor.

I really want that credit score cushion as I go through this major change over the next 2-3 years. Perhaps, I’m missing an alternative avenue here.

Any help here would be much appreciated.

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u/Cdinoxl — 2 months ago