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My AuDHD brain 🧠 gets so overwhelmed with LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Substack and that’s without all the other ‘stuff’ floating around in my brain 🧠🙄😩

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Writing might help?

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Thank you, I think writing and purging would be cathartic and helpful. I could then theoretically go back and edit and share 🥴😬🤷‍♀️

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Yes you could :) Thanks, Bianca!

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The What and Why for free, and the How for paid. I really must remember that. I think I need to reword my articles with that in mind.

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It works for me very well :)

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I've been dabbling in it, giving every second post for free. But I may do as you recommend and paywall everything.

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More paywalled posts = more money :) It’s not about free vs. paid posts, but more about free vs paid content, meaning how much and what you leave for free in your paid posts :)

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Thanks for this advice. I've seen others say differently, but leaving the HOW behind a paywall makes a lot of sense--pay for the solution.

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Exactly :) That’s what works for me best

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Love to hear your thoughts on the no of free posts vs paid. I see a lot of people doing one free per month now and the rest paywalled / partial paywall, which is what I've been doing.

On a long trip to York today so will enjoy dipping into your archive :) Look forward to having a chat

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Hi Nika, I’d say that really depends on the niche and format of the newsletter. As a general rule what I’ve come to conclusion is that more emails = more money. Not necessarily paid emails ;)

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Love that quote: Paywall the HOW.

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Works every time 🤗

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Thank you for breaking this down. I haven't put a paywall yet, but I will soon once I start creating the bottom of the funnel content.

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Great! I’m curious how this goes :) we keep in touch

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Yes. I'll be messaging you soon about the thing we're working on.

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Looking forward to it

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feeling this vibe. we launched our paid less than two weeks ago and have 83 epic members to our network so far. Best decision we've made. Was hesistant, due to the "lie" you mentioned, as we were experiencing fast growth and I didnt want to curb it - but the good news is, exactly as you've stated- the vibes remain strong, growth is on a continued solid streak, and we are connecting with the RIGHT people who want to be a part of the movement we are creating. Thanks for continuing to share epic ideas. You are definitely on my virtual substack "board of advisors" #keepspittingthefire

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Aww what an honour 🥰 Thank you so much, Phil!

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