Hey guys! A quick reminder that in exactly 1h 15 minutes, we will have our first meeting. Inside, you will learn how to create the best offer for your newsletter, an offer that will help you bring value to your subscribers, boost engagement, and prepare for monetization. At the end, we will have a Q&A and discuss together! Happy to see you there. Don't worry if you can't make it, I will send a replay 😉

Well, I’ve been sick for a week, but it’s time to get more serious here for me! 😉 I have a question for everyone here: what are you building? What is your “end game” of which your Substack is only the beginning? I’ll start: I want to create an international start-up ecosystem where people with ideas are accompanied from validation until well into developing a successful business.

We just had our first weekly growth call meeting to the calendarr!!! On March 22 at 12 p.m (GMT-4), we’ll discuss new growth strategies and share updates for the classroom. There will also be a Q&A where you can ask me any questions, plus some time to simply talk and connect! Who will be there!? 🎉

Already 1 week has passed! This goes too fast. Let’s keep sharing our progress throughout each week. Subscriber count now: 1461 (previously 1417) Open rate now: 25% (same) Notes published: 16 (previously 10) Pics: This week I learned how to replace some of my past winning actions with new ones to maximize growth and engagement. What did you learn? 💪

Of course, if you have 8 hours a day to work on your newsletter, you’ll probably make it. But what about the people who have a 9-5 job, a family, and a lot of responsibilities to handle? They’re often left with maybe one hour a day. So how do you actually manage that hour effectively to grow on Substack? Here’s the blueprint I use. 1. Choose the right actions When you only have one hour, you don’t have the luxury of spending time on actions that don’t create growth or don’t have a clear purpose. A simple rule I follow is 50% Connection actions and 50% Growth actions. Connection actions are the things that help you build trust, connect with people, and provide value to your audience. This includes answering notifications, replying to comments, commenting on people’s Notes, responding to DMs, and posting Notes. (Not writing them, those should already be planned in advance.) Growth actions are the things that help you gain subscribers or increase engagement. This includes commenting on Notes in a way that builds real connections and makes people curious about your work (not just dropping a link). It can also include researching new creators in your niche, creating partnerships, recommendations, restacks, or collaboration posts. Another good action is checking who liked your Notes and engaging with them. If they’re not subscribed, start a conversation and share your work. If they already are, deepen the engagement by asking for feedback on a post, for example. Splitting your time between these two types of actions helps you both grow and build stronger relationships with your readers. 2. Schedule and plan the big tasks All your posting, Notes and articles, should be planned and scheduled in advance. I also include bigger research tasks in this category. For example, I often spend time researching how to give more value to my readers, creating a free resource, writing an email sequence, or asking my subscribers questions and analyzing their responses. Usually, I dedicate around four hours on the weekend to this type of work so the week becomes easier to manage.