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Aamir Jolly's avatar

Hi everyone reading this!

I’m a digital marketing consultant with almost a decade of experience helping small businesses grow using social media and AI. My focus is on making marketing simple, actionable, and human, so even non-techy founders can get real results without feeling overwhelmed.

I hope I find MY people here.

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Eternal Souls Matter's avatar

Incredible help.

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Yolanda  Washington's avatar

Thanks for caring about the community. I just turned off my subscription. I just want to meet the people and share the information. I am grateful for my 3 subscribers so I definitely don’t want to keep pushing the subscription.

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Matt Giaro's avatar

THIS!

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Ashley Moná's avatar

Love this perspective. It makes total sense to use Substack like the social platform it is.

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Matt Giaro's avatar

100%

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Jasmine's avatar

I'm disappointed that so many people reacted to this post, even though it's a post written by ChatGPT with no substance and no real advice.

I honestly had to read it twice to see if I missed the part where you're saying "what to do instead". But nope. It's not there.

It's just one long post talking about how hard it is to monetise Substack.

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Martyn Conterio's avatar

ChatGPT wrote this

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Drew Cameron's avatar

This is how I’ve always approached content. Some folks get paid and that’s cool more power to them. But me? I’m a proof-of-work type. I’d rather show value than chase validation.

Turning on a paywall flips the purpose. You start writing because you’re getting paid, not because the message matters. That’s never been my lane. I write to leave a legacy something my kids and their kids can read one day and see my blueprint, my thoughts, my strategies. That’s wealth to me.

If people outside my bloodline gain from it too, I already won.

I agree build something tangible. A course, a product, a system something that solves a problem. Use Substack as the distribution tool, not the finish line.

But what do I know? I’ve only got 800 subs and 30 paid 😂

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Mustafa Niyazi's avatar

This is a fantastic article that explains, in short, why you shouldn’t be chasing paid subscribers. I have ONE paid subscriber after writing for over half-a-year, and it’s a good friend who appreciates my work, but getting paid subscribers - as nice as that is, and I will always appreciate those who return the value I give to them - but that was never the reason I came here.

I came here to fill a void.

To write as I do.

And like I said to others who commented warmly on my posts elsewhere:

“We all have our duty and our way to perform it. This is mine. I just hope I'm making a real difference, one small trickle at a time.”

“This is not new at all, it's not like I'm even conceiving any of this, but that's also testament to why this is something we need to keep fighting for. Equality. Peace. Cooperation etc. They can't just be soundbites. We need to make them happen. That's the real uphill struggle international society faces.”

That’s why I’m here.

That’s why I’ll continue to be here.

It’s all about doing something good, and providing something of value to others, but just as importantly, also to myself.

I write because I like writing. I’m good at it. Some can say they disagree. But it’s what I do.

My name is Mustafa Niyazi, and I connect the disconnected.

https://unmappednarratives.substack.com/

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Larry's avatar

The correlation is maybe 3 percent of Substack content creators have original content worth paying for. Everything I’ve seen so far is just a tired rehash of ideas that have already been written a billion times

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The Leaf Journal's avatar

Wow, this resonates a lot with me.

I've been writing here for almost 2 months and I've already given up on any paid subscriptions.

It makes more sense to me use this as a platform to get better at writing.

Learn how to use my voice, and just connect with people who get it.

People who are being real and not on a money hungry machine... AI.

Thank you for this.

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Antipater Wellness's avatar

Really helpful and honest info. Thanks for sharing.

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Pier Luigi Simari's avatar

It’s not that I wish to be read by many, but that those who read me now will follow me when the time comes. To give an idea of what I write, look at this post: https://psimari.substack.com/p/is-procrastination-a-dmn-node?r=13zdsh&utm_medium=ios

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Felicia Monique's avatar

Hi there — I just published a new piece on Southern Blood about why I write true crime. It’s a personal one, rooted in the women I met behind the walls. I’d be honored if you gave it a read.

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Gloria A Brooks's avatar

I’m a day old new Substacker. I’m sure glad that I read this first before diving in! Thank you for the warning label. I shall now take heed.

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Valentino Carpene's avatar

a very interesting read, thank you.

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