Publishing helps people find you. Genuine conversations give them a reason to remember you. ✨ You’re publishing on Substack. Maybe you’re writing articles, posting Notes and sharing your ideas consistently. You’re doing what you thought you were supposed to do. But your reach still isn’t growing as quickly as you hoped. Here’s the piece many people miss: Substack isn’t simply a publishing platform. It’s a relationship platform. 🤝 Publishing gives people something to discover. Commenting helps you become part of the conversation. And that conversation is often where growth begins. 🌱 📝 Posting Notes is only half the strategy I recommend posting Notes every day. If you can post three times a day without making it feel like a full-time job, even better. You don’t have to sit in front of Substack all day to do that. Use the Notes Creation Engine #🤖 Create Better Notes w/the Notes Creation Engine to turn your existing ideas, articles, podcast episodes and stories into several Notes. Then schedule them so they appear throughout the day. ⏰ Your three Notes might include: 1. 💡 A short idea, observation or belief 2. 📖 A story or lesson from your own experience 3. ❓ A question or invitation that encourages conversation 4. This keeps you visible without requiring you to create everything in real time. Substack has reported that writers and creators who published at least three thoughtful Notes during the week they launched gained 50 percent more total subscribers than those who didn’t. That doesn’t mean three Notes a week or three Notes a day is a magic formula. It does show that participating in Notes can contribute to discovery and subscriber growth. But publishing your Notes and disappearing is not enough. The part that makes this work is what happens next. 💬 Comments are where visibility becomes relationship Think about how you would respond if someone shared an interesting statement or personal story while you were having coffee together. ☕

@Jill Hart I want to thank you for sharing your time and Substack expertise with me today. You shared several gems on how I can: Expand the reach of my newsletter, Proof Over Perfection Reward subscribers, and Build templates that save time when creating my articles. I was stuck on how to repurpose my YouTube videos and you guided me to create my Substack podcast. I created a custom template that I can use to highlight my special offers and perks. What a win! If you have not scheduled your Substack Audit with Jill, I recommend you do it. She can give you actionable feedback to get you moving in the right direction; building community, and creating a workflow that makes it easier to launch and remain consistent. Thank you Jill!

@Jill Hart I'm trying to upload a video. I go through all the steps. Then, finally, when I hit 'publish' it says I should write a title - which I've done. Help please!

Thank you @Jill Hart for the warm welcome. I set up my Substack a couple of years back but didn't follow through after my first post. (Also I now intend to pivot it to link to my Divorce Survivors Club here on Skool). 1. I now want to set up my cover image. However, I've tried both Canva and gemini, but can't get the size to fit Substack's requirements. 2. There's a section where one can add social media sites - but there isn't one for Skool. How do I add that? Suggestions / help would be hugely appreciated.

If you have a podcast, you've already done the hard part. You've created something most people never will. You’ve: 🎤 Shared your ideas 💡 Developed your message 🤝 Built relationships through conversations 📚 Created a library of expertise ✨ Established authority around what you do But there’s one question every podcaster needs to ask: Where do people go after they listen? Because the biggest opportunity most podcasters are missing isn't more downloads. It's what happens next. 🚨 Downloads Are Not an Audience You Own Podcast downloads feel exciting. Watching your numbers go up feels like growth. But here's the challenge... You usually don't know who those listeners are. You can't reach out to them. You can't continue the conversation. You can't invite them deeper into your world. Someone might listen to 20 episodes, love everything you say, and still remain completely invisible to you. That's the gap. 🏡 Your Podcast Needs a Pathway Your podcast creates connection. Your Substack captures that connection. Instead of someone listening and disappearing, now they have a next step. They can: 💌 Subscribe to your publication 💬 Reply and start conversations 📖 Explore your deeper ideas 🤝 Become part of your community 🌱 Move closer to working with you Your podcast becomes the introduction. Your Substack becomes the relationship. 🔥 Your Episodes Are Already Valuable Assets Think about how much wisdom exists inside your podcast archive. Every conversation. Every story. Every insight. Every transformation. But most podcasters publish an episode, promote it for a few days, and move on. That episode still has work to do. On Substack, your podcast can become: 🎙️ Audio 🎥 Video 📝 Written content 📧 Newsletter content 🔎 Searchable evergreen resources One conversation can create connection over and over again. 💰 Your Podcast Doesn't Need More Listeners First This surprises people. They think: "When my podcast gets bigger, then I'll monetize." But a podcast with the right 100 people listening can create more opportunities than thousands of passive downloads.