When I created this community, I honestly had no idea if anyone would join. I remember looking at the member count every day. 2 members... 5 members... 17 members... wondering if I was building something people actually needed or if I was just talking to myself. Today, we crossed 100 members. I know 100 isn't a crazy number compared to some communities with thousands of people, but for me, it's a reminder that every big community starts with the first person who decides to believe in it. More importantly, it's not just 100 members. It's 100 people trying to build something for themselves. People publishing newsletters, getting their first subscribers, landing clients, asking questions, sharing wins, and helping each other. That's what makes this community worth showing up for. So thank you. Whether you've been here since the beginning or joined yesterday, I'm genuinely grateful you're here. That said, we're just getting started. I want this to become the best place on the internet to learn how to grow a newsletter, and that only happens if we keep improving together. So I'd love your honest feedback: - What's been the most valuable part of the community? - What should I improve? - What would you like to see more of? Every suggestion gets read. Also, over the next little while, I'm opening a few newsletter audit calls where I'll personally look at your newsletter, growth strategy, and give you personalized feedback on what I'd focus on next. If you're interested, just comment: Audit I'll send you all the details in DM so check your message :). Here's to the first 100. Now let's build something even bigger together. 🚀

Hey everyone, I'm back! 👋 I took a little break as my summer job started, and I wanted to give you a quick update. For the rest of the summer, this community will stay active with posts, Q&As, and discussions to help you stay accountable and get the best results possible. I need your help to make it even better, so don't hesitate to share your questions, wins, and struggles! That said, I'll be a little less active during the week because of work, so it's normal if you see fewer posts from me. I'll still do my best to show up consistently. I'd also love to see some of you share your own posts, lessons, or questions. That's how we build a great community together. That's all for now, I'm excited to see everyone's progress! 🚀 Question: What's your plan for the summer, both on Substack and in your personal life?

Welcome back to a Live Growth Board! Super excited to see your progress! (2 months milestone!) Where you get the chance to see your progress each week, ask question and be accountable. Which is the best way to grow on Susbtack and in this community too. Each Monday, we share our work, stats and progress in the classroom! It’s also a great way for me, and the community, to support and cheer each other on. Just share your update like I did below 👇 For me: Subscriber count: 1911 (previously 1856) Open rate: 23% (previously 22%) Notes published: 35 (previously 35) Growth comments: 300 Classroom work: Didn’t do much this week but we had our first workshop! Thanks for being there guys! How many months have you been here, let’s celebrate! 🙌

One thing I love about this community is seeing people share their subscriber milestones, launches, and growth. But the truth is... Most of the real work happens during the moments nobody sees. For me, one of those moments happened around 750 subscribers. I launched my first product and... crickets. Almost no sales. Almost no feedback. I got one customer after a few weeks (which made me very happy 😄), but they didn't even go through the content. Then Christmas came around and I took a huge break from Substack. When I came back, it felt like I had lost everything. The momentum.The engagement.The connections. After putting so much effort into building, I was honestly discouraged. What helped me was going back to why I started in the first place: To build freedom. To be proud of myself. To use my time on something meaningful. To share my thoughts with people who cared. So I wrote an article about how I felt. Ironically, it got some of the best engagement I'd seen in a while. More importantly, I felt relieved. Since then, I've tried to build with less pressure and more enjoyment. And looking back, moments like that are part of the reason I'm still here today. My question for you: What's one difficult moment in your writing or creator journey that almost made you quit... but taught you something valuable in the end? 👇

Welcome back to a Live Growth Board! Super excited to see your progress! (Kind of crazy that it's already been 13 weeks!!) Where you get the chance to see your progress each week, ask question and be accountable. Which is the best way to grow on Susbtack and in this community too. Each Monday, we share our work, stats and progress in the classroom! It’s also a great way for me, and the community, to support and cheer each other on. Just share your update like I did below 👇 For me: Subscriber count: 1851 (previously 1796) Open rate: 22% (previously 20%) Notes published: 35 (previously 27) Growth comments: 200 Classroom work: I am working on our first Live together. It's in late June, make sure to save a time for it! Excited to talk to you all. Question: what part of your Substack you think to work more on?