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Growing a Substack community is more than just a numbers game

Growing a Substack community is more than just a numbers game

How can we create space for meaningful connection and avoid the pressure of growth-at-all-costs?

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book club with the girls - another lesson in community over numbers

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Writing can quickly become a numbers game. We count words, comments, likes, shares, restacks, and - above all - subscriber numbers. In our era of hustle culture and grow-fast-or-you’re-a-failure pundits, subscribers can end up becoming just numbers too. But they’re much more …

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