Crossed 700 subs, started 123 days ago.
Averaging 5.6 subs a day.
Of course, it is more like 1-2 a day and then periods of faster growth.
The fastest growth usually happens when I write about something topically interesting.
Newsletter here - https://mythicalai.substack.com/
damn I wish my newsletter could find an audience
what are you writing about? And how have you tried sharing it?
What is the main strategy you use, apart from Twitter, to achieve such amazing results?
I try to make each article so valuable you would want to share or save it.
I don't do just 'link dumps' or 'here is the news!' I try to learn and explain something valuable that you can use to make your work/life better.
Then it is just telling people about it.
What do you consider "topically interesting" versus not?
A deep dive into a specific technology is useful, but not topically interesting.
I wrote a post about ChatGPT the day after it came out and everyone was talking about it. That was topically interesting.
It is a balancing act because you have actually build value and do the deep work of expertise, but then also write about what others want to read about.
Agree. I didn't know if you plan your posts or what constitutes topically interesting since it changes by the day.
I plan my posts a few days in advance. But sometimes that changed based big movements.
I have a giant list of topics that I am always adding to.
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Nice, what are you doing to gain exposure? My newsletter is at interessant3.substack.com
I mostly reply to Twitter conversations about topics I have written about. Tried 2 threads, neither worked so far. :)
That’s a great shout. I’ve been mentioning mine in other Substack newsletters but don’t want to spam and would like to increase my sources.
Yes. I only mention my newsletter in other newsletter comments IF I have a huge add.
Like they say something like 'I wrote about A, you should also know about B' I will chime in saying 'I wrote about B here, good addition to A etc'
I saw some days ago you also tried reddit is that good for newsletter sign ups?
I get a few signups from Reddit. 17 to be exact. So I don't focus on it too much, mostly talk to people on Twitter.
Interesting. Reddit seems to be hit and miss for a lot of people. I think a lot has to do with timing and a bit of luck!
Totally. I just need to share more and I will have a hit eventually.
How many hours do you spend on Twitter daily? BTW, what is your Twitter account? Let's connect.
I spent probably 45 minutes on Twitter a day. Which seems like a lot but I get lots of knowledge from others there.
Account is - https://twitter.com/JoshDance