203: How to grow your online audience (with Ana Calin)

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Episode 3 is here!

Today, I chat to

Ana Calin

about the best ways to grow an online audience, particularly here on Substack (where she’s absolutely flying!).

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Ana grew a 40k Substack audience in a matter of months

• How her background in marketing helped prepare her for life on Substack

• What it means to “just start” your creator journey

• Which kinds of Substack Notes are most effective

• How to make paid content irresistible

• How to be serious about having fun

• And much more!

Make sure to drop a question for Ana in the comments after listening.

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I ran a 42-day audience growth experiment on Notes. Here's what I did, and everything I learned.

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