I've been struggling to figure out my Substack strategy for the past year. I've finally decided to follow Palmer's lead and make all my posts free and offer a paid subscription for anyone who wants to support my work. I'm also doing something similar with my publishing. My books are available for purchase, but I'm also putting all the content out for free on my social channels.
Obscurity is the true enemy of all artists. Putting my best stuff out in the world makes the world a better place and helps me build an audience. If I can connect with enough people and make a difference in their lives I will get what I need sent back to me one way or another.
Thanks! It took about a year for Palmer's advice to make sense to me. I suppose I understood it intellectually, but not emotionally. Providing free content (and interacting freely) is good for everyone involved.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Scott. I'm going to watch it again and again and again until I finally get it that, as Amanda says, it's about trust and it's about giving to EACH OTHER. It's not about begging. There is no shame in asking.
Love the connection you drew from Palmer's TedTalk to getting readers' subscription. Intelligently crafted post! ")
Found this post from the closed FB group. 1000x claps.
Great post!
I've been struggling to figure out my Substack strategy for the past year. I've finally decided to follow Palmer's lead and make all my posts free and offer a paid subscription for anyone who wants to support my work. I'm also doing something similar with my publishing. My books are available for purchase, but I'm also putting all the content out for free on my social channels.
Obscurity is the true enemy of all artists. Putting my best stuff out in the world makes the world a better place and helps me build an audience. If I can connect with enough people and make a difference in their lives I will get what I need sent back to me one way or another.
Thanks! It took about a year for Palmer's advice to make sense to me. I suppose I understood it intellectually, but not emotionally. Providing free content (and interacting freely) is good for everyone involved.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Scott. I'm going to watch it again and again and again until I finally get it that, as Amanda says, it's about trust and it's about giving to EACH OTHER. It's not about begging. There is no shame in asking.
Wow! Now I need to go and think about this.