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Oct 14Liked by Kristina God, Derek Hughes

I just looked at his Medium page and it seems his success (like yours) is from articles coaching other writers. Is this the only successful genre? Do people on these platforms read about anything other than the hustle? Is it possible to be successful writing about any other topic?

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This is a great question Jennifer. If you look at any platform (Substack, Medium, YouTube) - there's a vast range of topics. And most readers are not creators. So this is a very niche area. Plenty of other topics available,

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Oct 14·edited Oct 14Author

Sure. Walter Rhein is a great example. He's writing on Medium and Substack.

I started writing about parenting. I have many people in my tribe who share personal stories.

I have a background in marketing and comms plus journalism :) so I'm not a guru telling you : Do this, not that!

I'm just sharing what I'm doing part-time with two kids in the house and the stories of others that helps us grow.

As for Derek, you can take his tips for ANY genre.

Jeanette from our tribe shared with me she got one paid subscriber by using Derek's headline tips! She's writing about hourse breeding. We have dog beahviourists, psychologists and so many other wrtiing about Canada, humor, music. Check our ben Ulansey or Robin Wilding and ALL the others. My husband is software dev and huge. Others are writing about gardening. THe ones you're reading (me and Derek) are the ones sharing their successes and success stories of others. But those who have them, often don't dare to share them. I'm happy to make them shine and be seen. Derek is known on Medium but not on Substack so I wanted to introduce him to you.

What are you writing about? Are you writing on Medium? and Substack? Tell us a bit more.

What are your writing dreams?

Hope this helps :) Hugs, Kristina

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PS You don't earn much money with META stories about the creator economy or writing, that's a myth. But you can earn money with helpful tips and success stories

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Add me in your group list

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You can become a paid subscriber and will get access to our writing group and school

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How i become a paid subscriber.

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I wants earning in this plateform.i have no money for paid.sorry.i live in Pakistan.

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I need this plate form and don't waist our time plz tell me tip.in which i success full in short time

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You can watch my YouTube videos and join as a paid subscriber=member

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I need your help gor paid subscribers

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Sure. What are your questions and your plans? Tell us

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I wants to grow our substack.help me

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Tip no 1: change the title of you Substack :)

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"Shahzain"this title change??

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Tell me tips

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Oct 14Liked by Derek Hughes, Kristina God

Thanks for sharing this, Kristina.

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Hi Raveen, nice reading from you. You're welcome. Many more awesome voices to come. Derek is a headline genius and I'm happy to share his awesomeness today.

Is there anyone you'd like to see an interview with?

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Not at the moment, thanks.

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This feels more like altering your writing to gain an audience. I would rather draw an audience that appreciates my style.

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This is a great question Noelle - it's important to write in a way that gain attention from your target reader and reflects your unique style. Headline frameworks like the 4Ps can help with this

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Oh, hi Noelle, it's more about understanding your audience and thinking a bit harder about the headline so that you find YOUR audience and YOUR audience knows what she gets.

No matter how good your post is, if no one clicks it it's sad. That's why it's smart to experiment with headlines. Since Derek spends a lot of time analyzing headlines, he's the man :)

Any questions? I bet Derek will reply

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Oct 14Liked by Kristina God, Derek Hughes

I do have one question. How exactly do I come up with a headline? Where do I put it? I usually just put the title of the story.

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Title/Headline is the same thing. Looking at your Substack you might gain more readers by using the 4P Framework in this podcast

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Oct 13Liked by Kristina God, Derek Hughes

Beautiful article - and so helpful. I really appreciate the specific, actionable steps to crafting good headlines. I'm gonna reread this again right now.

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Good luck with your headlines Shmuel

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Hi Shmuel, how's your current situation? How are you feeling?

And did you reach out to Ashley?

You can listen to it ^^ on the go. I often listen to podcasts while cooking now

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Hello Kristina, and thanks for asking!

Things here in Israel are quite intense at the moment, the security and political situation is unstable and worrying. Thankfully I've been off the news and social media for a few weeks already, which has greatly improved my mental health, because I'm less caught up in the minute-to-minute drama, of which there is plenty. (I'm learning that - no judgment on anybody - my mind just isn't wired to be able to handle these tools sanely.)

Yes, I was in touch with Ashley, she was quite helpful, I'm following up on her suggestions.

As for the podcast, to be honest, I'm much more of a reader than podcast listener.

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Hi Smuel, that's why I offer both. Written posts and audio episodes. You can also read the transcript but... that's too much I think. You learned with this post one framework. In case you listen to the pod, let me know what you think. I'm happy about suggestions of any kind.

Glad you stopped watching the news etc. ( I stopped this during the pandemic. I wa pregnant and it killed me to see al this drama). Big HUGS! Stay happy and healthy.

Gad you connected with Ashley? Was i a coaching call? I thought she could maybe pitch the media for you. Our session is on Wednesday about becoming a Pitching Pro

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Great idea to do both, expand the potential audience. Maybe one day I'll be able to do that, but now I'm focusing on practicing what I preach - healthy living from a Jewish angle - and prioritizing what works for me even if it doesn't cover every possible direction.

Ashley and I, so far, just communicated by email a bit, it didn't sound like pitching it for me was relevant.

May we hear good news soon!

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Hey Lisa, are you from YouTube?

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