Or will their other halves return at a later date? — I wonder if one of the half people subscribing to my Substack is a smoking pumpkin? Probably. For a while, I was growing pretty concerned about what appeared to be a proliferation of half people interested in education policy. That is, my education policy Substack was seeing 45 new subscribers…

24,000 to be precise — I’ve written a bit about my experience with Substack — about slow, steady growth. In a typical month, I add 45 subscribers (5 of those paid). That adds up to 1.5 people per day. Which led me to ask: Where are all those half-people coming from? My Substack is Attracting Hordes of Half People Begging the question: Which half wants my writing?advocateandy.medium.com Then, I read an…

The numbers keep climbing — Writing a newsletter is about consistency. Once you lock in on a topic or topics, you need to be consistent in publishing. This, in my experience, is how you build an audience. As in, I’ve been writing on Substack for over two years now. I publish at least once a…

Begging the question: Which half wants my writing? — May was the (insert large-sounding number)th consecutive month during which my Substack on education policy has attracted one and a half new subscribers each day. Slow and Steady Substack Growth The numbers keep climbingadvocateandy.medium.com Admittedly, I’m pretty happy with slow and steady growth. Roughly 10% of all new subscribers become paying members. …

A search for Substack readers — For a long time, my Substack on education policy was attracting a steady stream of half people. My Substack is Attracting Hordes of Half People Begging the question: Which half wants my writing?advocateandy.medium.com I appreciated this steady growth and especially appreciated the 10% of new subscribers who also chose the paid option. With 45 people per month (1.5/day — 3 half people? 1 whole person and…