Loved this - and I listened to the audio which made it even better for me. Definitely something I might try out.
So many pearls of wisdom, thank you.
And I’m a variety-lover too (with interior design one of my multi-hyphenate strings to my bow as well). Creativity requires variety! I think more people could benefit from the same approach.
Just starting my Substack journey so thanks for all this. Such a soothing voice for a Sunday morning 🥰 Kate x
Ahh thanks so much for listening, Kate! I love to know when someone has listened to a post and I’m thrilled to hear that it helped kick off your Sunday in a soothing way! Enjoy your Substack journey - there’s definitely no formula, I say do what feels good for you ✨
This is fab Hannah. I’ve been putting off and putting off getting started on here so it’s nice to read about your journey. I wanted to ask with the Interior Design side of things, are you doing a qualification? I’ve recently been made redundant and having a total crisis as to what’s next!
So sorry to hear about the redundancy Sarah, that’s tough. I hope you’re able to find a way to use it as an opportunity but know that’s not always easy.
My top advice for Substack - just start writing. Don’t put it off any longer!
Yes, I did do a qualification in ID. I will DM you ✨
Thank you Hannah! I’ve made a promise to myself to get something out this week and I won’t want to let you down so it’s good to say it out loud! And thank you, just thinking about different creative paths 🤓🤗
This is really encouraging Hannah. I liked your idea about subscribing with two emails and consistency. Being on a maternity leave at the moment with good support from family I started and feel I can boost my substack and find my own voice through writing here. It's good to know you started with 0 subscribers.
Thanks Hannah for the generous sharing of what you have found here. I’m just beginning my Substack adventure - tooling up before I start publishing my 40 love letters when I’m 40 later this year. Reading all this makes me so eager to get going! ✨
So good, Hannah! Great tips. Love the part about knowing that readers come to work differently, and maybe not immediately. They hit subscribe for a reason and eventually find their way to your work. I feel seen!😂🥹 (And yes, I’d say readers are quite capable of unsubscribing; they don’t need us to do that for them.)
Thanks Maria! The immediacy of social media can make it easy to forget that proper reading takes time and so we have to ensure we give our readers that time. I want readers to be able to enjoy my writing in a way that suits them, not me!
This was really interesting, thanks. I’m still quite new so not really at the stage of contemplating throwing in the towel but interested to hear how to best build a community on Substack. Mind boggling that writers would delete subscribers just because they THINK they haven’t interacted enough… nuts.
Thank you Hannah. Being new to Substack and not really having a clue if what I'm doing is right, this has been really helpful. It's early days but I'm loving having a place to write about whatever pops up in my head and thrilled knowing that someone, somewhere has read it.
Thanks for your comment Brigitte, and I’m very pleased this is helpful. I would say that there isn’t a right way to do Substack - just enjoy making your own rules and doing what feels good for you, and continue to capture the things that pop into your head. They’re often the best topics! 😊
Great tips, Hannah. I’ve been inconsistent with voiceovers but it’s something I want to do more of. I need to get over my ‘why would people want to listen to me talk’ doubts.
Preach! Fantastic Hannah! Everything here is 👍👍 in my eyes. Haven’t got much more to comment so I won’t, but thanks for writing this.
Thanks Sarah! ☺️
Loved this - and I listened to the audio which made it even better for me. Definitely something I might try out.
So many pearls of wisdom, thank you.
And I’m a variety-lover too (with interior design one of my multi-hyphenate strings to my bow as well). Creativity requires variety! I think more people could benefit from the same approach.
Just starting my Substack journey so thanks for all this. Such a soothing voice for a Sunday morning 🥰 Kate x
Ahh thanks so much for listening, Kate! I love to know when someone has listened to a post and I’m thrilled to hear that it helped kick off your Sunday in a soothing way! Enjoy your Substack journey - there’s definitely no formula, I say do what feels good for you ✨
This is awesomely helpful thank you!
So happy it’s helpful to you Karen!
Thank you! As someone who has not pushed the publish button yet, I appreciate your encouragement and honestly!
So pleased it’s helpful Kimberly! Sending you the confidence to go for it and publish. You won’t look back! ✨
Well done on the consistency!
Thanks Jen. It’s been easier than I thought but I suspect it’s all about finding an individual rhythm that works for us.
Thanks, Hannah. This is great!
Thanks Kassie! So pleased it’s helpful ✨
This is fab Hannah. I’ve been putting off and putting off getting started on here so it’s nice to read about your journey. I wanted to ask with the Interior Design side of things, are you doing a qualification? I’ve recently been made redundant and having a total crisis as to what’s next!
So sorry to hear about the redundancy Sarah, that’s tough. I hope you’re able to find a way to use it as an opportunity but know that’s not always easy.
My top advice for Substack - just start writing. Don’t put it off any longer!
Yes, I did do a qualification in ID. I will DM you ✨
Thank you Hannah! I’ve made a promise to myself to get something out this week and I won’t want to let you down so it’s good to say it out loud! And thank you, just thinking about different creative paths 🤓🤗
Thank you for this- I really appreciate the advice ✌️🌸
You’re very welcome and I hope it’s helpful ✨
This is really encouraging Hannah. I liked your idea about subscribing with two emails and consistency. Being on a maternity leave at the moment with good support from family I started and feel I can boost my substack and find my own voice through writing here. It's good to know you started with 0 subscribers.
I absolutely did, and didn’t tell anyone I knew for a couple of months because I was too scared 🙈
It sounds like you’re in a good place to work on your Substack and find the rhythm that works best for you and your readers. Enjoy it all! ✨
Thanks Hannah for the generous sharing of what you have found here. I’m just beginning my Substack adventure - tooling up before I start publishing my 40 love letters when I’m 40 later this year. Reading all this makes me so eager to get going! ✨
I love the sound of your 40 love letters at 40. I turn on my next birthday too.
So pleased that this piece has made you eager to get going. I’ve absolutely loved it so far and wish I’d started writing sooner!
Hello. I enjoyed this piece and thank you for the reminders--or I should say, the encouragement to keep at it!
Hi Shell! So pleased you enjoyed this piece and took some encouragement from it ☺️ keep going! ✍🏻✨
So good, Hannah! Great tips. Love the part about knowing that readers come to work differently, and maybe not immediately. They hit subscribe for a reason and eventually find their way to your work. I feel seen!😂🥹 (And yes, I’d say readers are quite capable of unsubscribing; they don’t need us to do that for them.)
Thanks Maria! The immediacy of social media can make it easy to forget that proper reading takes time and so we have to ensure we give our readers that time. I want readers to be able to enjoy my writing in a way that suits them, not me!
This was really interesting, thanks. I’m still quite new so not really at the stage of contemplating throwing in the towel but interested to hear how to best build a community on Substack. Mind boggling that writers would delete subscribers just because they THINK they haven’t interacted enough… nuts.
I find it nuts too! But I’ve read comments/posts about it on a few occasions and I’m always shocked!
Glad this piece was of interest - thanks for reading and commenting 😊
Thank you Hannah. Being new to Substack and not really having a clue if what I'm doing is right, this has been really helpful. It's early days but I'm loving having a place to write about whatever pops up in my head and thrilled knowing that someone, somewhere has read it.
Thanks for your comment Brigitte, and I’m very pleased this is helpful. I would say that there isn’t a right way to do Substack - just enjoy making your own rules and doing what feels good for you, and continue to capture the things that pop into your head. They’re often the best topics! 😊
Invitation to try two posts a week accepted 😉 thank you! I'll see how that feels!
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Great tips, Hannah. I’ve been inconsistent with voiceovers but it’s something I want to do more of. I need to get over my ‘why would people want to listen to me talk’ doubts.
Thanks Andréa! Come along to my online voiceover workshop on 6th Oct. I’ll be covering ways to get over those kinds of doubts ✨