I paused or thought that I paused my paid plan a while ago…I wasn’t quite ready for it. Last month I restarted it thinking it would start billing people again. I let member know. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen any new payments go through so I think I might have just shut it off vs pausing as I thought. Now I am at ground zero. It seems much more daunting with this in mind. Sorry, I may just be venting but suggestions are welcome.

I use substack as my newsletter and I have heard it important to have a "start here" post. What should go in it?

I’m running a cohort in September and I want you to pick it. Option A: Conversion Setup We rebuild your Substack so it converts. Welcome sequence, about page, subscribe page, paywall placement, the free-to-paid path. You leave with a publication that turns readers into buyers instead of just collecting subscribers. Option B: Offer Build We build your first (or next) paid offer start to finish. Idea, structure, price, sales page and emails, delivery. You leave with something you can sell the week the cohort ends. Both run live. Both are hands-on. I can only do one well in September. Drop an A or a B in the comments. If you’re torn, tell me which problem is louder right now and I’ll count that as your vote.

What's the ONE offer you keep thinking about building but haven't started? Drop it below — I'll give you my honest take on whether it's worth building.

Put it on your calendar. We run Monday through Friday, and next week is going to be a busy one, so buckle up. This challenge works on exactly one thing: your participation. I can hand you the perfect prompt every morning, but the growth only happens if you show up and do the work each and every day. The people who win on these challenges are the ones who don't skip. The good news is that it's a small daily lift. Plan for 20 to 30 minutes a day, and that covers all of it: - Read the day's prompt and write your Note in the format I give you. - Post it. - Drop your link in the daily thread, then support your fellow Substackers by liking, restacking, and commenting on their Notes. the more people you support, the better it works for all of us. That last part is not optional. The boost we give each other is the growth engine. When a group of us shows up on each other's Notes early, the algorithm carries them further for everyone. So clear a little space each day next week. Show up all five days and you'll walk out of Friday with five new Notes live and a real read on what your audience responds to. See you Monday. Come ready to write. P.S. I will start a new chat thread for each day to keep the traffic organized and make it easy to find who you need to boost for each day. If you get lost, go to the top and look for a section called "Notes Challenge".