How To Grow Your Substack By 150 Subscribers In 1 Month

On February 25, I started an experiment on my second profile:

1. Comment and subscribe to 10 newsletters per day

2. Post a note every weekday

The goal was to see if anybody would subscribe to my second newsletter,

Letters With My Father

.

Well, the results have been insane. Here’s the data:

• I’ve commented on 185 newsletters

• 52 of those people subscribed to my second newsletter

• 139 people followed me

• My second newsletter grew by 307 subscribers

• 14 publications started recommending

  Letters With My Father

Now, full disclosure, I had 143 people subscribe because this newsletter was recommending it. So, that skews the numbers, more or less, to 150 new subscribers in one month from daily note posting and commenting.

That’s still really darn good, y’all.

Join Me For A 7-Day Commenting Challenge

Last month, I hosted my first ‘50 In 7’ Challenge for paid subscribers. The goal was to try and get 50 new subscribers in 7 days by commenting on 10 posts per day.

We had 25 or so people join us for it!

One person wrote they got 25 new “followers” from doing a “light” version of the challenge where they only commented on 5 posts per day.

Another person got 6 subscribers in the first day!

Another got a paid subscriber pretty much immediately!!

We also had a fun group call in the middle of the program, and we’ll do another one for the upcoming one on April 8th.

I’m sending this email to tell you we’re doing another ‘50 In 7’ Challenge starting on April 8th. To join us, become a paid subscriber to Mind of a Writer.

Here's what's included in the challenge:

• 5 lessons on how to start your Substack newsletter, find great Substack newsletters to comment on, and how to turn these new subscribers into your biggest fans

• A free group call during the challenge (Tuesday, April 9th at 11 AM ET)

• A community Discord channel that can help you:

  • Stay in the commenting habit

  • Connect with other great Substackers

  • Get 5-15 new subscribers to your newsletter immediately

Additional Paid Subscriber Benefits

For the first time ever, I’m including a 40-minute Note-Writing Masterclass for paid subscribers.

You’ll get access to it after signing up via email.

I had a couple Notes get 100 likes or so on my second profile, like this one:

This no doubt led to new subscribers finding my newsletter.

Let me tell you a secret…. Notes are the way to grow QUICKLY on Substack.

Last week,

Mind Of A Writer

was growing by 100 subscribers per day because of a few viral Notes I wrote.

That growth is kinda nuts.

It also helped me grow

Letters With My Father

. There’s a few secrets to Note Writing I want to show you in this masterclass, which is given to you immediately after signing up. The presentation is 144 slides long. 👀

Look at how many people subscribed to me via the “Substack App” in March!

A whopping 73% of people signed up from viral Notes I wrote.

Goodbye Recommendations.

Hello Notes!

I know how to write Notes that get 100+ likes that aren’t about writing. Sign up as a paid subscriber to get immediate access to that presentation.

One last thing…

Bi-Weekly Paid Articles From Me

I’ve started posting bi-weekly paid articles. The goal is to show you the behind-the-scenes of my writing career and what’s working nowadays. You will be the first to know about tips and tricks I’m using to grow my Substack and business in 2024 if you become a paid subscriber.

The first paid edition came out last week, called:

How I Became A Full-Time Blogger After 4 Years Of Work

I’m going back in time and working my way up to the present day to give you the full picture of where I’m at as a blogger and where I’m taking my business in 2024 and beyond.

Sign up to help a dude out, maybe?

So you get ALL THIS with the paid subscription.

Future Dates Of The ‘50 In 7 Challenge’

By the way, we’re doing the ‘50 In 7’ Challenge every month from here on out. Here’s the full list of dates for the next few months:

• April 8 - 14

• May 13 - 19

• June 17 - 23

• July 22 - 28

You can join all of these upcoming sprints as long as you become a Paid Subscriber.

I hope you join us!