Thanks f the pep talk Sarah (and the boys too of course)! I'm in it to win it and for the long haul. I'm looking forward to our calls. Thank you for all you do!
Ok—I’ve held on until Tuesday. I’m dying of curiosity. Does anyone know what time Sarah will post about the Substack changes? Did I miss it? Is it a live or a post or a video?
I’m just starting to make connections that feel like I’m building my tribe on my own newsletter space. I’m meeting people to collaborate with which I am loving, and I’m preparing new content, like learning how to podcast and how to go live.
The anxiety is for me that I have basic problems I haven’t been able to fix, like getting Stripe connected to all my newsletters, for instance, meanwhile the platform keeps throwing new things on me and it is very physically taxing on me My physical body is out of whack as a result.
I need time to actually write my content but instead I feel like I’m spending all my time learning how the platform works, only to have it change on me every few weeks.
I’m up for learning but can I do it so I actually accomplish what I came here for???
Thanks for doing what you do. Hoping to find some way forward that keeps this fun. Frankly I’m overwhelmed and this was supposed to be a fun side project which I hope to grow into something more…
I’m excited about finding readers and joining communities ✨… I’m worried about not finding readers and just floating around the platform—aimlessly—like I have been doing for the last two months 🫠
The algorithm will shift. The backend will mutate. But the ones who thrive? They're not the loudest. They're the weird, steady scribes who write like the world depends on it.
Sarah, you’re out here like a lighthouse in a hurricane, screaming “we’re gonna be weird and brilliant and we’re gonna survive.” Respect.
Blessed be the ones who stayed human in the scroll zone.
Sarah, thank you for your thoughtfulness and support. I came to Substack to create a beautiful space, away from the socials. I have goals, ideas, hopes. We'll just have to see how good of a fit Substack ultimately is over time, as it changes... as we change too. It will take time to figure all that out. I love change, and growth, and challenges.
Meanwhile, I'm realizing that my biggest hope is to find community with other creatives and brilliant, interesting people. Regardless of the rest. Gonna tape that to my wall and look at it every day. Community is everything. Onward!!
I have NOTHING (W@W Cohort-related) on my calendar for either this Tues or Friday. Can you confirm if these are "live" events you will be doing? And what time on both days will there be these announcements or meetings? Thank you!
Substack is my home. It is the only platform on which I have felt like myself, not having to be someone I'm not. Hopefully all the change is good change. I'm here for the long haul. Thanks for your support, staying on top of what's going on so I don't have to. I look forward to seeing what's happening later this week!
This is great timing as usual. I'm wondering if Substack is for me at the moment, as I put so much time into it and lately feel like I'm not growing at all, quite the opposite. I love writing and sharing on here but can't really afford to do it as much as I have been without growth.
After reading this article what scares me most is that I'm going to open Substack to find it has changed radically and because I am not at liberty to become a paid subscriber, what I see before me, and what worked for me and took me a supreme act of will to learn, will now be undecipherable.
I wasn’t imagining it! This shift happened over the weekend of May 25th. Looking forward to the livestream!
Thanks f the pep talk Sarah (and the boys too of course)! I'm in it to win it and for the long haul. I'm looking forward to our calls. Thank you for all you do!
Ok—I’ve held on until Tuesday. I’m dying of curiosity. Does anyone know what time Sarah will post about the Substack changes? Did I miss it? Is it a live or a post or a video?
I’m just starting to make connections that feel like I’m building my tribe on my own newsletter space. I’m meeting people to collaborate with which I am loving, and I’m preparing new content, like learning how to podcast and how to go live.
The anxiety is for me that I have basic problems I haven’t been able to fix, like getting Stripe connected to all my newsletters, for instance, meanwhile the platform keeps throwing new things on me and it is very physically taxing on me My physical body is out of whack as a result.
I need time to actually write my content but instead I feel like I’m spending all my time learning how the platform works, only to have it change on me every few weeks.
I’m up for learning but can I do it so I actually accomplish what I came here for???
Thanks for doing what you do. Hoping to find some way forward that keeps this fun. Frankly I’m overwhelmed and this was supposed to be a fun side project which I hope to grow into something more…
I’m excited about finding readers and joining communities ✨… I’m worried about not finding readers and just floating around the platform—aimlessly—like I have been doing for the last two months 🫠
The algorithm will shift. The backend will mutate. But the ones who thrive? They're not the loudest. They're the weird, steady scribes who write like the world depends on it.
Sarah, you’re out here like a lighthouse in a hurricane, screaming “we’re gonna be weird and brilliant and we’re gonna survive.” Respect.
Blessed be the ones who stayed human in the scroll zone.
Sarah, thank you for your thoughtfulness and support. I came to Substack to create a beautiful space, away from the socials. I have goals, ideas, hopes. We'll just have to see how good of a fit Substack ultimately is over time, as it changes... as we change too. It will take time to figure all that out. I love change, and growth, and challenges.
Meanwhile, I'm realizing that my biggest hope is to find community with other creatives and brilliant, interesting people. Regardless of the rest. Gonna tape that to my wall and look at it every day. Community is everything. Onward!!
I have NOTHING (W@W Cohort-related) on my calendar for either this Tues or Friday. Can you confirm if these are "live" events you will be doing? And what time on both days will there be these announcements or meetings? Thank you!
Thank you Sarah for clarifying the date/time for both the Tues & Fri Lives. And I LOVE your bedhead hair (well, and the cats, of course...)
Growth and growth. To both questions.
I'll take all the ads if it means the bots are gone and I can opt out of Notes.
Substack is my home. It is the only platform on which I have felt like myself, not having to be someone I'm not. Hopefully all the change is good change. I'm here for the long haul. Thanks for your support, staying on top of what's going on so I don't have to. I look forward to seeing what's happening later this week!
This is great timing as usual. I'm wondering if Substack is for me at the moment, as I put so much time into it and lately feel like I'm not growing at all, quite the opposite. I love writing and sharing on here but can't really afford to do it as much as I have been without growth.
Glad I’m here with you, Sarah!
Hopefully one of the changes that will be forthcoming is replacement of the nigh useless search function provided by Substack.
After reading this article what scares me most is that I'm going to open Substack to find it has changed radically and because I am not at liberty to become a paid subscriber, what I see before me, and what worked for me and took me a supreme act of will to learn, will now be undecipherable.
Two more days to go until Tuesday 😅 Let’s do this! Thanks, Sarah!