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What to Do When Your Substack Isn't Growing (At All)

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I remember that day of January 1st, 2023, when I sat down and mapped out 52 Substack newsletter ideas in under an hour. I was excited. I saw other writers grow here. But then reality hit: I posted 10 newsletters and quit. Why? I had too many things on my plate. Add to this what I saw: No growth. No traction. Just silence. I thought Substack was broken. I came back to Substack in July 2024, and since then, my subscriber count has been growing by at least 500 new subscribers each month. Let's see what had to change. FREE: DAILY TIPS TO MONETIZE YOUR IDEAS. SIGN UP BELOW: Everyone's obsessed with making money with their newsletter. But when you're just starting out, you’re trying to squeeze juice from a fruit that hasn’t even ripened. And that’s the exact reason your Substack’s stuck. Most people rush to slap a price tag on their content. $8/month sounds cute… until you do the math. ~3% of your free subscribers are going to turn into paid subscribers. At that rate, you’d need around 600 p

What to Do When Your Substack Isn't Growing (At All) This will fix 92% of your growth problem on this platform Matt Giaro Apr 19, 2025 3,192 1,165 398 Share Article voiceover 0:00 -16:01 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. I remember that day of January 1st, 2023, when I sat down and mapped out 52 Substack newsletter ideas in under an hour. I was excited. I saw other writers grow here. But then reality hit: I posted 10 newsletters and quit. Why? I had too many things on my plate. Add to this what I saw: No growth. No traction. Just silence. I thought Substack was b

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