Welcome to another amazing spotlight session!
It’s the place where I share the extraordinary stories of ordinary people (like you and me).
Today I’m talking to who is our winner from the February Notes Challenge and who is in one of the fastest growing niches (but also one of the most controversial): politics, the conservative MAGA angle. And I can’t wait to see how her Substack will grow in the near future.
She was a ghostwriter for 17 years and a successful writer on Medium, who (like me) decided to move to Substack when Medium changed.
You have to watch this spotlight session till the end: you’ll see what Colleen does to grow on Substack and a lot more insights from her journey.
Watch the video to hear her story and learn more about:
How much time it takes to create and publish a newsletter in her niche
How she makes sure her content is genuine and not propaganda
How she deals with negative feedback (which is so common in her niche)
And also:
what she does to get more engagement from her subscribers,
why you should enable paywalls immediately (and not wait for 1000 subscribers),
and especially what’s coming next in the near future on her Substack.
"Every writer deserves to be paid", she says and I firmly believe that. We’re here to do business.
Colleen also shares some great productivity and efficiency techniques and some inspiring books.
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’s Substack here:And remember to post your questions to Colleen in the comments :)
Wanna have your own Spotlight Session?
You can take the place under the spotlight in one of the next sessions and talk about your personal story and your Substack!
All you need to do is:
Complete the either of the Notes or the Writing Challenges for one month
Аdd yourself to the Accountability Tracker so that I can choose you
Be a paid member of my Unplugged newsletter
Every month I choose two winners - one for the Notes and one for the Writing Challenge.
If you’re still a free subscriber, become a member and get your spotlight session with me!
I see you inside!
Yana
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