u/identity-pending

I’m sure this has been talked about a lot, but Substack has become a bit of a grind with very little return. I’ve been working my ass off over there and I’ve got 118 subs in 4 months.
That’s not too bad, but notes are a grind and that’s where most subs come from. Problem is, if I move over to Beevhiv, will I have to start all over again? Yes, some subs will follow, but will getting more be harder?
Also, how tough is it to migrate.
I’ve got lead magnets and I funnel from Medium and YouTube which are both growing.
I’d love to hear someone else’s experience that came over with a small following.

Whenever you look for ideas on growing your Substack, you always come accross people who say they grew their subscribers from zero to 1000 subscribers in a month - here’s how.

I already know how - you gained subscribers by telling everyone how to gain subscribers.

Or, you were talking about how to make money, create million dollar offers, or use AI.

If I wanted that kind of info I’d go watch Alex Hormozi.
Where are the people that write personal essays, memoirs, have quirky niches, write about their travels in a motor home etc etc.? Where’s the advice from them?

I want to hear how normal everyday writers grew their list.

What worked for them and what didn’t. How they monetize (because coming up with offers in these spaces is hard), how slow or quick their growth was. No perfect stories of how they make 6 figures a month. No, real stories.

Because, as good as advice from the other writers is, it doesn’t help essay writers at all.

Does this advice even exist?