What a supportive, genuinely written post. I’m an artist too and new to Substack, and I’m grateful for the info on how to do better connecting with peeps. I’m not great at Notes, to be honest, but I’m working on it. Thanks for the encouragement!
You're very welcome Jennifer. I appreciate your comment. Honestly once you get started with Substack Notes, it's a lot of fun! The best part is to think of it as a great way to connect with people as opposed to something you "have to do" to grow your subscribers. It's like a toy box: there's all sorts of goodies in there to play with. From restacking others notes you love, to sharing quotes, posting your own images or process videos, talking about what you're feeling, offering advice. When you do live videos Substack generates snippets that you can share as notes and the same thing with a podcast too. Lean in, have some fun and don't worry about being perfect.
I’m finding that Substack is just like connecting in real life which is EXACTLY why I’m here myself :) Genuine connection. I used to do a lot of my work on IG, but that platform really has just shifted to visibility. Which is completely ok. I’m wanting to produce depth, digitally, just like I do in person. Great post!
Yay! I'm glad you're finding an experience similar to mine being able to connect and actually chat with people. What a concept, right? I think the biggest help for me has been curating my feed. I love that what I'm seeing on here are other artists who are just trying to give things a go and share their love of creating . Not seeing any of the content that I find disturbing distracting or anything else that starts with D has been fantastic LOL Glad you found the article useful and I'm wishing you lots of success on Substack and building a great community:)
Hey Todd. Glad you found it useful and yes, making connections is exactly why so many of us are here. Thanks for taking s sec to say hey. Hope you have a fun year filled with great interactions and banter!
Thank you for generously sharing. Your tips reflect what folks are craving and really want which is a sense of belonging to a community once again. In person and online.
Hey Diana - thanks for commenting and I appreciate your point of view. I totally agree that there's so many of us wanting to connect. It's the push pull of social media though isn't it? That it's so attractive and seems so easy to find people but yet we're all here trying to do the same thing with scattered attention which does the opposite. I think part of why Substack is working so well is because many people are committing to being here and sharing how they really feel in their writing. Writing takes time. Reading takes time. Art takes time. And the people that are wanting to do that are also the people that are creating our community. So glad to have you here and I'm really happy that you found this useful and actionable!
you're most welcome! I think you're gonna enjoy it here because so many of us wanna connect and build community. I highly suggest getting your chat feature going - and of course making sure you chat people up with messages. and feel free to subscribe to my sub stack - it's free and you get access to the chat room and some cool peeps too
Hey you're welcome :-) I'm glad you found it helpful and let me know how it goes. Then stay tuned I like sharing tips about this stuff because it's fun to help each other out
Hey Amy, you are most welcome! Would love to know which tip or suggestion you’re finding the most helpful. There’s so much content with Substack to write more details about so if there’s something that you want to know about or for me to expand on, let me know :-) I am trying to make Substack growth for artist a side adventure so expect some more posts and tips come your way in the next couple of months
Thank you. I just set up my Substack yesterday so I’m learning. This was very helpful. Now to figure out how to record my own voice to transcript my articles. :)
Hey Heidi - way to go for doing the setup - now you can enjoy just sharing your work and chatting with other people :-) Recording your voice is super easy and something I quite enjoy doing. Would you find it helpful to have an article with walk-through instructions?
Oh thank you. I'm glad you've enjoyed the article. I'm also really glad you listened to the voiceover because not now makes two of us ;-) I appreciate you taking a moment. I hope the tips work out for you and I wish you great success on Substack
Thank you for the advises. I've just created my account and was a little intimidated with the platform. But you make it easier for me. I like the idea of connection more than trying to grow subscribbers, it's a very kind way of thinking.
Thanks for the advice on how to grow Substack. It seems like one of those newer platforms that could have value but I have not been sure how to gain traction. I’ll take some fresh studio pics today and write a new article! Here’s to getting back to the drawing board 😉no pun intended 🎨. Thx!
This is the first advice I've come across that actually feel doable and not like I'm in over my head. Thank you.
yea! Thats exactly what I wanted to do - thank you for letting me know and do tell me how it works for you!
Will do!
Totally agree. Doesn’t feel overwhelming either 😅
What a supportive, genuinely written post. I’m an artist too and new to Substack, and I’m grateful for the info on how to do better connecting with peeps. I’m not great at Notes, to be honest, but I’m working on it. Thanks for the encouragement!
You're very welcome Jennifer. I appreciate your comment. Honestly once you get started with Substack Notes, it's a lot of fun! The best part is to think of it as a great way to connect with people as opposed to something you "have to do" to grow your subscribers. It's like a toy box: there's all sorts of goodies in there to play with. From restacking others notes you love, to sharing quotes, posting your own images or process videos, talking about what you're feeling, offering advice. When you do live videos Substack generates snippets that you can share as notes and the same thing with a podcast too. Lean in, have some fun and don't worry about being perfect.
Let me know how it goes!
Thanks Tanya. Appreciate the additional info and advice. Look forward to learning more about you and your work. Have a fantastic week!
I’m finding that Substack is just like connecting in real life which is EXACTLY why I’m here myself :) Genuine connection. I used to do a lot of my work on IG, but that platform really has just shifted to visibility. Which is completely ok. I’m wanting to produce depth, digitally, just like I do in person. Great post!
Yay! I'm glad you're finding an experience similar to mine being able to connect and actually chat with people. What a concept, right? I think the biggest help for me has been curating my feed. I love that what I'm seeing on here are other artists who are just trying to give things a go and share their love of creating . Not seeing any of the content that I find disturbing distracting or anything else that starts with D has been fantastic LOL Glad you found the article useful and I'm wishing you lots of success on Substack and building a great community:)
This is wonderful advice, Tanya! Thank you!
Thanks Kathy. Let me know if you try it out and how it goes.
Yep, you nailed it right there at the end. 10 engaged connections is better than a thousand drive-by followers.
Hey Todd. Glad you found it useful and yes, making connections is exactly why so many of us are here. Thanks for taking s sec to say hey. Hope you have a fun year filled with great interactions and banter!
Hi Tanya,
Thank you, same to you! I look forward to seeing more in the future.
Realistic advice. How refreshing. 😊
Thank you for generously sharing. Your tips reflect what folks are craving and really want which is a sense of belonging to a community once again. In person and online.
Hey Diana - thanks for commenting and I appreciate your point of view. I totally agree that there's so many of us wanting to connect. It's the push pull of social media though isn't it? That it's so attractive and seems so easy to find people but yet we're all here trying to do the same thing with scattered attention which does the opposite. I think part of why Substack is working so well is because many people are committing to being here and sharing how they really feel in their writing. Writing takes time. Reading takes time. Art takes time. And the people that are wanting to do that are also the people that are creating our community. So glad to have you here and I'm really happy that you found this useful and actionable!
Hi Tanya! Thanks for this great post. Being a creative and looking to build community- i appreciate your approach. Happy new year!
you're most welcome! I think you're gonna enjoy it here because so many of us wanna connect and build community. I highly suggest getting your chat feature going - and of course making sure you chat people up with messages. and feel free to subscribe to my sub stack - it's free and you get access to the chat room and some cool peeps too
thank you!! as a small artist looking to grow my account,, i feel this will really help :3
Hey you're welcome :-) I'm glad you found it helpful and let me know how it goes. Then stay tuned I like sharing tips about this stuff because it's fun to help each other out
Thank you sooo much for sharing this, Tanya! It is really helpful 🤩
Hey Amy, you are most welcome! Would love to know which tip or suggestion you’re finding the most helpful. There’s so much content with Substack to write more details about so if there’s something that you want to know about or for me to expand on, let me know :-) I am trying to make Substack growth for artist a side adventure so expect some more posts and tips come your way in the next couple of months
Thank you so much for sharing Tanya. I love these tips!
Thank you. I just set up my Substack yesterday so I’m learning. This was very helpful. Now to figure out how to record my own voice to transcript my articles. :)
Hey Heidi - way to go for doing the setup - now you can enjoy just sharing your work and chatting with other people :-) Recording your voice is super easy and something I quite enjoy doing. Would you find it helpful to have an article with walk-through instructions?
I love the voice over, I listened to it with my morning tea and was a great experience. Great advice and you have such a friendly voice!
Oh thank you. I'm glad you've enjoyed the article. I'm also really glad you listened to the voiceover because not now makes two of us ;-) I appreciate you taking a moment. I hope the tips work out for you and I wish you great success on Substack
This is really clear and concise advice Tanya.. thanks for putting this together
You bet Vish, glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for the advises. I've just created my account and was a little intimidated with the platform. But you make it easier for me. I like the idea of connection more than trying to grow subscribbers, it's a very kind way of thinking.
Welcome to Substack and I’m glad you found this article helpful. Let me know how it goes!
This is insightful, I'm just getting started here, thank you for sharing.
You’re most welcome and I hope your Substack experience is a great one. Let me know how it goes!
Thanks for the advice on how to grow Substack. It seems like one of those newer platforms that could have value but I have not been sure how to gain traction. I’ll take some fresh studio pics today and write a new article! Here’s to getting back to the drawing board 😉no pun intended 🎨. Thx!
Hey Christine - you’re welcome! glad it's inspiring you and I bet you're going to get the community you've always wanted here. And don't forget to check out the second instalment in the series - I just posted it last week :https://tanyakucey.substack.com/p/3-more-tips-for-artists-on-how-to?r=3t7tj4
Thanks Tanya, I’ll check out the other link too!
Thank you for the advice. I will give these a go.