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Strategizing Substack Gift Subscriptions
Substack Writers at Work Tuesdays!
Nov 18, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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How to Find Time to Write
5 ways to make time your friend and produce the excellent work you know you can
Oct 14, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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This Is Water: The Myth of the Substack Bestseller
Google how do I become a Substack bestseller and your search results will be crowded with YouTube videos and Substack posts and Medium posts with titles…
Sep 24, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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Paywalling ≠ Paid Subscribers: What Actually Works on Substack in 2025
What no one will tell you about the new "rules" around paywalling
Sep 17, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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How to Inspire Substack Subscribers to Upgrade Workshop
Watch now (73 mins) | Thanks to everyone who attended the workshop today!
Jun 21, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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Don't Make These 2 Mistakes When Using Substack's Upgrade-to-Paid Button
Why you need to take a different approach in 2025
Jun 19, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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How to become a Substack Bestseller your way with Caroline Donahue and Stephanie Bennett Vogt
This one is gold
May 29, 2025
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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Converting Paid Subscribers: Premier Members Cohort Call
Watch now (59 mins) | We discussed how to be more strategic by engaging thoughtfully in the comment sections of a select number of Substacks whose…
Oct 15, 2024
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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Convert Paid Substack Subscribers Without Having to Beg
If getting paid Substack subscribers was easy, we'd all have them. It takes having a strategy. Points we cover in this post: Be compelling. It’s not…
Sep 17, 2024
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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The Gentle Art of Paywalling on Substack
Randomly placing annoying paywalls in your posts isn’t the way to gain loyal paid subscribers.
Sep 10, 2024
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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Monetization Strategies: Premier Members Cohort Call
Watch now (79 mins) | We had a packed session today, covering everything from paywall strategies to community challenges.
Aug 20, 2024
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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The Simplest Way to Inspire People to Pay for Your Substack
And how to give them a reason to subscribe to yours
Aug 20, 2024
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Sarah Fay, PhD
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