Everything You Need to Know About Posting on Substack (in 6 minutes) [updated 2025]

Substack offers many features when it comes to posting. In this quick-guide, we go through them all.

Some of the many highlights:

  • All your content is distributed simultaneously as both blog posts and emails, streamlining the publishing process.

  • Substack’s interface allows you to create text, video, or audio posts, with options to filter and organize content by date, subscriber access, and post type.

  • Formatting features include headings, text styles, image handling, audio embedding, and custom buttons for subscriber engagement.

  • Very important! You can preview your posts before posting to see what they’ll look like across mobile, desktop, and email formats before publishing.

  • And more…

00:00 Introduction to Substack Posting
00:10 Navigating Your Substack Dashboard
00:58 Creating a New Post
01:36 Formatting and Editing Your Post
01:58 Adding Media and Interactive Elements
03:25 Using Buttons and Special Features
04:44 Previewing and Finalizing Your Post
05:19 Post Settings and SEO
06:01 Publishing Your Post

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