Really enjoyed this episode and conversation. Interesting to hear how you are both 'bedding' down with substack. Your enthusiasm with, and comfort and confidence in this platform came across really well x
I agree with everything Claire says. I think lots of us worry about ‘bombarding’ people but actually your readers love to hear from you. Plus they can always get the app so they don’t see them as emails. Think about what you want to do, how many is comfortable for you to send and be guided by that rather than trying to second guess your audience. Some of my favourite substackers post twice a week.
P.s congratulations on setting up your page!! That’s fantastic! 🧡
I absolutely love this series of episodes! I was thinking of starting a Substack this year but putting it off through fear. Hearing from the two of you about the start of your journeys has given me the shove I needed and I set up my page last week!
I can't quite get my head around how to integrate my Substack with my existing newsletter though. I have always sent out my newsletter once a month and never more - I don't want to suddenly bombard my subscribers with weekly posts on Substack but I also don't want to have to run two separate newsletters! If this is something you have navigated, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it?
Had to come back and say I thoroughly enjoyed listening! It's great to hear the dual perspectives - from you both being at slightly different stages in your Substack journeys, and interesting to hear Claire navigating things that I am too (being about 1 month in) - value, schedules, subscriptions - all interesting. Thank you!
I've very recently taken the plunge. . . Everything you say you're going to discuss sounds interesting to me as a newbie - so I look forward to carving out some time to listen!
Brilliant to hear you both talk about your processes!
Really enjoyed this episode and conversation. Interesting to hear how you are both 'bedding' down with substack. Your enthusiasm with, and comfort and confidence in this platform came across really well x
I agree with everything Claire says. I think lots of us worry about ‘bombarding’ people but actually your readers love to hear from you. Plus they can always get the app so they don’t see them as emails. Think about what you want to do, how many is comfortable for you to send and be guided by that rather than trying to second guess your audience. Some of my favourite substackers post twice a week.
P.s congratulations on setting up your page!! That’s fantastic! 🧡
I absolutely love this series of episodes! I was thinking of starting a Substack this year but putting it off through fear. Hearing from the two of you about the start of your journeys has given me the shove I needed and I set up my page last week!
I can't quite get my head around how to integrate my Substack with my existing newsletter though. I have always sent out my newsletter once a month and never more - I don't want to suddenly bombard my subscribers with weekly posts on Substack but I also don't want to have to run two separate newsletters! If this is something you have navigated, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it?
Had to come back and say I thoroughly enjoyed listening! It's great to hear the dual perspectives - from you both being at slightly different stages in your Substack journeys, and interesting to hear Claire navigating things that I am too (being about 1 month in) - value, schedules, subscriptions - all interesting. Thank you!
Loved listening to this thankyou Claire and Helen.
So many insights in this podcast - thank you Helen and Claire!
I've very recently taken the plunge. . . Everything you say you're going to discuss sounds interesting to me as a newbie - so I look forward to carving out some time to listen!
Saved and ready :)
Love chatting Substack with you, always!