Oh, so that might be where all my new followers are coming from! I'm still pretty new on substack and am figuring the app out. And I'm trying to not get too worked up about growth at the moment, and just focus on the "fun" part of it, as I'm not sure yet, where this goes anyways. Or where I want this to go.
I’m still thinking about how to use Notes. Right now it’s the default app I scroll when I’m bored because there’s always an interesting or crazy new story published by the kind of weirdos I’m interested in.
I’m trying to use this app differently from all the other ones, IE posting things or ideas that pertain to the things I like or want to foster, and see if that helps show me more of that stuff, or those people. My default instinct is to post “hot takes” or dump my rage at the world on the feed, but that was the old social media me.
I have been posting my daily doodles and I’m still on the fence as to whether or not this space is for single image art that isn’t attached to a story. Not that it should be, per se, but just seeing what might get people with similar interests in my corner.
I can’t speak for doodles, but I know that whenever I post up one of my pieces that is unattached to any stories, it still gets quite a few eyeballs, and I often is some of my most interacted with content in notes
Happy for your growth and I love the vision / clarity you have of your "why?" or rather your end goal... To build your list... but it begs the question, what do you do with said list? Asking for a friend ;)
For the moment, use it to talk about life and share some work now and then. I’m still working on what comes next. I’ll let you know when I get closer to an idea.
Glad you're seeing growth here Dave! I'm not trying to build anything other than community here (as a replacement for Meta platforms) and I'm not sure Note is the place for that. I feel like I'm just shouting into the void.
Oh, so that might be where all my new followers are coming from! I'm still pretty new on substack and am figuring the app out. And I'm trying to not get too worked up about growth at the moment, and just focus on the "fun" part of it, as I'm not sure yet, where this goes anyways. Or where I want this to go.
Not having a clear direction is ok at first. Experiment and play until you find a rhythm.
I’m still thinking about how to use Notes. Right now it’s the default app I scroll when I’m bored because there’s always an interesting or crazy new story published by the kind of weirdos I’m interested in.
I’m trying to use this app differently from all the other ones, IE posting things or ideas that pertain to the things I like or want to foster, and see if that helps show me more of that stuff, or those people. My default instinct is to post “hot takes” or dump my rage at the world on the feed, but that was the old social media me.
I have been posting my daily doodles and I’m still on the fence as to whether or not this space is for single image art that isn’t attached to a story. Not that it should be, per se, but just seeing what might get people with similar interests in my corner.
I can’t speak for doodles, but I know that whenever I post up one of my pieces that is unattached to any stories, it still gets quite a few eyeballs, and I often is some of my most interacted with content in notes
I noticed you were super active on notes lately. Cool to see authentic engagement with others is translating to subscriber growth.
I have been experimenting with post frequency and interactions to see what works
Love it. Thanks for sharing your findings.
My pleasure. I’ll report back as things progress.
Awesome to hear!!!
Thanks, Megan. Thanks for coming over.
Happy for your growth and I love the vision / clarity you have of your "why?" or rather your end goal... To build your list... but it begs the question, what do you do with said list? Asking for a friend ;)
For the moment, use it to talk about life and share some work now and then. I’m still working on what comes next. I’ll let you know when I get closer to an idea.
Glad you're seeing growth here Dave! I'm not trying to build anything other than community here (as a replacement for Meta platforms) and I'm not sure Note is the place for that. I feel like I'm just shouting into the void.
A big part is the interaction. I spend about 30 minutes or more commenting and sharing other people’s work, building a small group of compatriots.
I very much try to engage with others. Still doesn’t seem very helpful. Oh well.
Let’s see if we can bump that up a little.
This is so accurate! Growth only happens through interactions and maybe some through recommendations.
Absolutely recommendations, which usually come with doing the other and bringing some sort of value.