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Really enjoyed this episode and learned so much about Substack Notes. I’m new got here from a writer video. Looking forward to see more and making a tool to share my thoughts.

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What a great interview, thanks Kristina!

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Notes is cool but if I could ask you to pass on one thing it’s the need for Substack to sort out tags. It’s pretty broken right now. Alternatively a grouping function would be good.

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I’d love to see people post their Impressions from their View Stats on their Notes and see the average number of impressions they get. Mine are between 6 and 18 impressions per Notes post. Hard to grow with those numbers due to the Substack algorithm.

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Should I feel bad about the lack of engagement I have on my Substack? I’m not sure how to measure my success here since I’m writing with a chronic illness for others with chronic illness who may not feel like “engaging” with my posts. My email list also has a lot of people who are advanced in age and often have technical difficulties. They are not on the Substack app engaging with my notes. I’m wondering how I can inspire healthy people on Substack to share my work with their chronically I’ll friends and family.

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Look under the View Stats, and look at the number of “Impressions” that any Note that you’ve written has received. Impressions are the number of times that your Note has been shown across Substack. Report back, as I’m curious to see how many impressions your Notes get.

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"Impressions" is not even coming up in my note stats. There have been some that have gotten "clicks" and many others that say stats will be available soon, but they were posted weeks ago.

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If you’re using an app on your mobile phone, see if the app needs to be updated.

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I absolutely love Notes! I post them every day!

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I see your Notes everywhere! Besides your political takes, I’d love to hear more about you—your passions, interests, or what makes you tick. :)

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Dear all, I'm super sick 😷 🥵 I'll reply to all of you within the next days. Thanks so much 🙏

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Feel better. 💐

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Thanks so much. 🥵 Drinking and reading a lot

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Hello hello

I don’t mind saying this again…This has definitely hands-down got to be the best chunk of Substack information I have receive thus far!! And, I’ve had some pretty darn good info.! Both of you were easy to understand, questions and answers were pertinent, thorough & flowing, and, very important for me, was the casual atmosphere! Thank you for making this available!

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Hi! WOW, thanks! You just made my day! 😊 So glad you found it helpful—that means a lot. I love keeping things informative, fun and casual, so it's great to hear that resonated with you. Appreciate you being here! THANKS

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I just love Substack even more after watching this video! Linda is amazing!

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Gabby! Thank you so much for joining the Bootcamp again! That truly means the world. ❤️ David is happy, too.

And yes—Substack is such an incredible platform, and I’m so glad you’re loving it even more after the video. I also heard from someone who wanted to call it quits and will stay now!

Linda is absolutely amazing, and I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. She's on vacay right now. I can't wait to see what she'll say about the video interview.

Don't want to lie, but I think we cross 100,000 watch time ^^ Downloads are at around 30 ^^

So the metrics aren't the best because the tracking doesn't work well. Hope Linda can reach out to the team and fix this. If you pitch your podcast you always talk about podcast downloads.

Hope all is well and love today's note with the Canva video

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You're having FUN! That's the best.

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Yeah, I really am having fun with Substack! And I love creating quick visuals in Canva too. I think I am addicted to the combo of the two, with repurposing and expressing my ideas in so many ways.

Plus, I'm experimenting with voiceovers and slowly podcasts (loving my new mic). I'm interested in good metrics for podcasts for the near future. So the question you raised about good metrics is valid.

Chat seems to start growing slowly also. Just wow, so much creative energy around here. I like it because I am not bombarding my subs with emails through chat, but I can structure it by threads.

I hope you are feeling a lot better today and healing.

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And you're about to reach 1000 subs. That's HUGE!! Can I help you with the Chat? let me check

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Re Chat: I wouldn't make it for paid subs! I would open it for everyone to connect. Why? This way, you can attract new subs and build relationships with other moms, for instance.

A Note idea, share: "New writers, I'm a mom of three. By day: NYU journalism student dissecting how media shapes modern parenthood. By night: Snack-fetcher, Lego architect, and writer obsessed with turning everyday chaos into life lessons." and ask new writers with kids to share their Substack newsletters! Connect with other moms and dads this way!

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I posted the note with some tweaks. I hope it picks up.

The chat is for all subscribers at the moment. I guess when I have more than 20 paid, let's say, it would make sense to start a recurring paid thread.

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That's such a good idea! Thanks!

Yeah, the almost 1000 subs on my name are across 3 pubs, it's a bit misleading. My newsletter From My Kitchen Table has 160ish subs at the moment.

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Yaeh ! Thanks a lot.

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It was my first live that I've listened to and very helpful for me just staring out!!

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Nice interview. Thank you Kristina 🙏

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You're welcome, Romaric and I replied to your DM. Finally :)

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Thank you 😊

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I’ve been struggling with engagement with notes. This was really helpful.

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Super! Glad it could help you, Fred. That's what the Club is all about.

You can also share a link here and I'll restack it. In the Chat we also have Notes Boosts from time to time

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Thank you for this video! I have been glancing on Substack for the past months but have just started really looking into it and WOW! It really blew my mind. I was exploring the app and accounts the past days, and this video really pushed me to start my first note! So yes, I'm not quite sure how I'll go through this journey but I'm glad I'm on it!😊🙏

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The video is so helpful while still being fun to listen to! Thanks to you and Linda for all of the wonderful advice 💕🥰

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