There’s no shortage of advice about how often to post Notes. But I’d rather hear from people actually using the platform. What’s your current Notes cadence? And have you noticed any difference when you post more often versus less often?

No judgment. I’m curious what the roadblock is. Is it: - Audience size? - Offer confusion? - Fear of charging? - Not knowing what to sell? - Not wanting to sound too salesy? - Something else? - Reply with the honest version. Those answers will shape what I create here.

What is one thing you’ve done on Substack that helped you grow, sell, or connect with readers? It doesn’t have to be fancy. It could be a Note, a welcome email tweak, a paid offer, a comment you left, a pricing experiment, or one sentence that finally made your work click for someone. Drop your “small but mighty” move below. Then test someone else's small move and see if it makes an impact.

Hey everyone. Good to be here. I'm Derek, a writer and creator based in Manchester. I run the Irresistible Writer which delivers practical writing tools to paid subscribers every week. I came to this the way most people do. Writing on the side, posting into silence, not entirely sure I hadn't missed my window. I kept going anyway. Now I run paid cohorts and live masterclasses, and earns enough that I handed in my notice. That part still catches me off guard when I think about it. The thing I'm probably most proud of sits outside the subscriber count. I landed paid commissions from national magazines and got radio work, without a platform, without contacts, just by understanding how to pitch. I've since built a programme teaching exactly that. Writing, for me, has always been the engine. Every piece you publish is a small asset. It finds people, builds trust, opens doors you didn't know existed. That's what I'm here to talk about. Looking forward to learning from everyone here.

I opened this community for creators who want to grow, monetize, and scale Substack into a portfolio business with multiple income streams. This is where we talk about the things most creators skip: paid tiers, digital products, offer strategy, sponsorships, positioning, and the AI workflows that help you do more without hiring. If you're new here, introduce yourself below with: - Your Substack URL - Your niche - Whether you're free-only, paid, or selling products already - Your #1 monetization goal for the next 90 days - I’ll be in the comments.