Wow, what a nice reminder. I started my Substack six months ago. I don't live in US and I still haven't reached 100 readers. I always wonder where else I'm lacking, if it's about my writing or that my being active in promoting is not enough; I've seen people become really successful in just a few months. At times this would really upset …
Wow, what a nice reminder. I started my Substack six months ago. I don't live in US and I still haven't reached 100 readers. I always wonder where else I'm lacking, if it's about my writing or that my being active in promoting is not enough; I've seen people become really successful in just a few months. At times this would really upset me because I can't write more regularly here no matter how much I want to because I also need to make a living and my publication is still far from that yet, but at the same time I know that being more present has its own kind of impact too. But I really appreciate that I have loyal readers. I'd take comfort in knowing these are the things I can't really control and therefore shouldn't fret too much about. One subscriber is still one person reading what I make. What's more important to focus on is sticking to my goals, being consistent, and treat every newsletter I publish as if it's my last stroke at creating something. Thanks for this, Andrei!
Thanks for reading, Angelica! I hope you’re feeling a little more confident. It helps to think of every subscriber as a flesh-and-blood person, and not a statistic. I don’t live in the U.S. either, so the places I could share my newsletter in real life are limited. That’s one more thing that’s out of our control. All we can do is our best. And yeah, Ive also noticed that being active here makes a big impact; that’s how people discover you, through your own legwork, unfortunately. We gotta keep on keeping on.
Wow, what a nice reminder. I started my Substack six months ago. I don't live in US and I still haven't reached 100 readers. I always wonder where else I'm lacking, if it's about my writing or that my being active in promoting is not enough; I've seen people become really successful in just a few months. At times this would really upset me because I can't write more regularly here no matter how much I want to because I also need to make a living and my publication is still far from that yet, but at the same time I know that being more present has its own kind of impact too. But I really appreciate that I have loyal readers. I'd take comfort in knowing these are the things I can't really control and therefore shouldn't fret too much about. One subscriber is still one person reading what I make. What's more important to focus on is sticking to my goals, being consistent, and treat every newsletter I publish as if it's my last stroke at creating something. Thanks for this, Andrei!
Thanks for reading, Angelica! I hope you’re feeling a little more confident. It helps to think of every subscriber as a flesh-and-blood person, and not a statistic. I don’t live in the U.S. either, so the places I could share my newsletter in real life are limited. That’s one more thing that’s out of our control. All we can do is our best. And yeah, Ive also noticed that being active here makes a big impact; that’s how people discover you, through your own legwork, unfortunately. We gotta keep on keeping on.
Yes, and no matter how small the community still is, I love the intimacy of having shared something and hearing from them as well 🤍
Yeah, I get what you’re saying, and I love the sentiment. That’s the reason I’m always so happy to spend time on this platform.