18 Ways To Write Engaging Notes on Substack (And Prove You Are Not A Bot)
You’ve heard it all before:
“You have to use Notes to grow!”
“The best engagement is through Notes!”
It’s true. You can grow like crazy, and my subscribers’ list went 4X once I started using Notes in January.
It took me 1 year to hit my first 1,000 subscribers, and I hit my next 1,000 in 3 months.
I’m not here to tell you to jump on that train but to encourage you to stop overcomplicating it and give you a little push.
We discussed Notes this week in The Lemon Tree Mindset Thread 🌳🍋 and many writers struggle with what to post.
If you are looking for a comprehensive manual with a bunch of rules and hooks for writing powerful Notes, you are in the wrong newsletter.
I have one rule and only rule only: don’t sound like a bot.
That’s it.
You don’t need a super fancy and sophisticated strategy to connect with the community. You just need to be yourself and share something that makes people relate.
At the end of the day, people want to connect with people. That’s what Notes is all about. Keep it human.
Here are 18 ways you can use Notes to build your tribe, grow your subscribers and…have fun!
1. Celebrate a milestone
Whether you are celebrating an anniversary, your first 100 subscribers, or a win, people love to join a party.
PS: You don’t need to hit any vanity metric to justify a celebration. Check how
and created opportunities to share their wins with us 🎉
2. Support a fellow writer
If you liked someone’s quote or Post, you can share the love by turning it into a Note or restacking it.
Check out the cool story
shared this week in The Lemon Tree Mindset Thread 🌳🍋 on how her Note ended up going viral. What goes around comes around!Join our Thread to discuss writing and personal brand with other writers and creators.
3. Use it as a teaser for your Post
Before I send a newsletter, I often give a heads-up of what’s coming to create FOMO and make readers curious.
Don’t give everything away, but share something that can trigger interest - a yummy snack before the main course.
I love listicles, bullet points, and mixed fonts to make my Notes stand out.
