I just hit 10,000 subscribers on Substack. It feels like a big and very personal milestone because it represents all of the heart I've poured into building my portfolio business and newsletter audience. It also represents my commitment to helping people stop depending on one paycheck, one client, one platform, or one product. I looked at the poll where I asked you guys where you are on your Substack journey, and many of you are struggling to grow. I'm sharing this news today as encouragement and to show that anything is possible when you put your mind to it, including getting 10,000 subscribers. My Substack Notes Secrets mini course is now live in the classroom. This is where I share the entire system I used to hit this milestone and consistently get new subscribers to my 9-To-Thrive newsletter. If you're ready to grow your publication, I highly recommend you take the mini course. so tell me, how often do you publish your newsletter?

I'm preparing my newsletter for Tuesday and I'm really excited about it because it's all about visual branding. This is something I don't really talk about, but I've been using AI for image creation since the early days of Midjourney. I went live with Pinkie from AI Meets Girl Boss last week and we talked about visual branding and how it lead to more subscribers for both of us. In the comments, I'm sharing a few prompts that will be included in Tuesday's paid subscriber issue so you can try them out. I'm wondering what the members of this community have done for their visual branding. Please feel free to share your style and drop some images in the comments. There are a total of 20 image prompts like these in Tuesday's issue. Would you like me to turn it into a guide and include it in the classroom?

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?