How I Gained My First 1000 Subscribers on Substack (in less than 3 months)

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Why a Newsletter on ​Substack​?

TOP 3 main reasons:

#1 Built-In Organic Growth: Substack isn’t just a platform — it’s an ecosystem.

• It has it’s own built in audience and you can reach it on Notes — the social media element of Substack. You can grow your email list organically by simply being active on the platform. Think of it as social media but for serious writers.
• Recommendation system: Substack also has a powerful recommendation system that helps you grow even more.

Right now I gain between 15 and 30 new subscribers per day from those two channels. I don’t do social media or paid ads. I don’t import subscribers. I just post one Note per day and stay active in the community.

Picture this: a Note goes viral and you gain hundreds of new subscribers.

Not followers.

Subscribers!

People on your list, who are interested in you and your content.

People who will buy from you!

I recently had one Note that went viral, got 10,200 likes, and got me over 160 new subscribers: