The exact model I used to build a consistent $5k-$10k/month paid newsletter business with AI & Automations, on the side of my 9-5, working 2 hours a day. The strategies, the tactics, and the tools.
Hi Yana, I read your bio, and let's just say I'm impressed.
Not a lot of people impress me with their innovation and perseverance!
So, right now, I'm heavily in debt for the first time in my almost 70 year life, and my wife wants to retire soon!
So, i need to do something radical, quickly!
I have a lifetime of diverse knowledge, many skills I've learned, a positive attitude, and mainly a strong track record of overcoming obstacles in life to accomplish goals.
Not to mention, I have successfully molded my personality to be who I want to be!
( I strongly believe in neuroplasticity as an "everyday actioty.")
I want to give back, to help others meet the challenges of life, and to have a positive mindset no matter what's going on around them.
I don't think I'm accomplishing that right now though.
So, I'm wondering if you can help me to tweak my Substack (I have 3) so that they provide more value, and attract more subscribers?
It seems that most people really enjoy my writing, but that's not enough.
I need to offer more value.
I'm up for personal coaching, I've done it with colleagues successfully, but not "online."
Can you help me?
Would you be willing to help?
I think with the proper strategy, a few tweaks, I could be very successful.
One of the obstacles I face is daily pain for 45+ years. I've gotten past that mostly, to live a "larger than life," blessed and fulfilling life
But now I've developed neurogenic headaches for several years that keep getting worse & more frequent. They are severely disabling. They're the opposite of mental clarity!
The only help, so far, is anti-seizure meds that eat away at my gut, causing new problems. (This is in flux, I have high hopes that I'll find relief somehow. In the meantime, I'm hindered.)
So, i could sure use your help.
In your message, you said, "I want to know YOU! I read every reply. So just hit "Reply" and tell me your story." (Paraphrased)
Unfortunately, it was on a web page, so the only way to reply was here.
I have a lot of numbers on my Notes, you can check the Notes challenges. This GPT particularly is trained on hundreds of Notes with more than 100 likes, recently updated with more Notes went viral with more than 1000 likes each.
Hi Yana. Loved your back story by the way. I love Substack so far. I would like to improve visibility on my notes, get more subscribers, use your title generator and My own personalized GPT from you. I understand these things take time and work every day pays off!
I've been taking a moment to check what you offer and see if it resonates. Would what you are offering be suitable for any type of business/writing endeavour here on Substack?
Hi, Yana. I will follow you here too. I read your work on Medium since 3 months ago and I can confirm everything you said. I saw how you grew and what you can do for others. Believe me, she’s the best.
That's a difficult question to answer Yana. It would be more of the newer technologies, I really don't know until I get into them and see. I'm older so maybe its a generation gap of sorts, tech wise.....I have the ability to learn for sure, but learning is getting more difficult.
Thanks Yana. Plus, ways in reality that an average person can truly make money online, without spending a ton. Over the years I've done alot, ebooks (and had them translated to foreign languages), KPD books, stock photography, graphics selling on Creative Fabrica, print on demand on 4 major sites, tried Etsy for a year solid, but couldn't make that one viable (graphics and knitted items, separate stores), a blog that never went anywhere, so I closed it, now writing on Medium. So, I've learned alot of skills over many areas over the years, but nothing that could make anything real serious....
Alright! This is exactly what I plan to share here. I was trying to do the same for years, since 2010 to be precise. I also did stock photos, POD, KDP, also Amazon, Affiliates, NFTs, YouTube and Medium and failed few times there. And I even invested building some brands and e-commerce sites with blogs too. It took me a lot of time (and money) to understand that I was looking in the wrong direction. So I changed it this year, and now I started getting some meaningful results on Medium and two Affiliates. There are few things I realised which made the difference, which I’ll exclusively cover here.
Well, I guess we have alot in common on some of those fronts. I started in about 2005, but I was working full time at that time as well. Oh, I forgot I tried NFT's too, and just this year made a couple of YouTube videos, and realized I really didn't like that process at all. I had no patience for learning video or video editing, and just didn't like it. I look forward to your content.
Videos a tough I admit, but I have now two ways to make the process digestible for people like us (not liking the process). There is a huge potential I believe, will share that too!
Hi Yana, I read your bio, and let's just say I'm impressed.
Not a lot of people impress me with their innovation and perseverance!
So, right now, I'm heavily in debt for the first time in my almost 70 year life, and my wife wants to retire soon!
So, i need to do something radical, quickly!
I have a lifetime of diverse knowledge, many skills I've learned, a positive attitude, and mainly a strong track record of overcoming obstacles in life to accomplish goals.
Not to mention, I have successfully molded my personality to be who I want to be!
( I strongly believe in neuroplasticity as an "everyday actioty.")
I want to give back, to help others meet the challenges of life, and to have a positive mindset no matter what's going on around them.
I don't think I'm accomplishing that right now though.
So, I'm wondering if you can help me to tweak my Substack (I have 3) so that they provide more value, and attract more subscribers?
It seems that most people really enjoy my writing, but that's not enough.
I need to offer more value.
I'm up for personal coaching, I've done it with colleagues successfully, but not "online."
Can you help me?
Would you be willing to help?
I think with the proper strategy, a few tweaks, I could be very successful.
One of the obstacles I face is daily pain for 45+ years. I've gotten past that mostly, to live a "larger than life," blessed and fulfilling life
But now I've developed neurogenic headaches for several years that keep getting worse & more frequent. They are severely disabling. They're the opposite of mental clarity!
The only help, so far, is anti-seizure meds that eat away at my gut, causing new problems. (This is in flux, I have high hopes that I'll find relief somehow. In the meantime, I'm hindered.)
So, i could sure use your help.
In your message, you said, "I want to know YOU! I read every reply. So just hit "Reply" and tell me your story." (Paraphrased)
Unfortunately, it was on a web page, so the only way to reply was here.
I hope you see this!
(Thanks in advance.)👍
I DM-ed you :)
Wow Yana ! The value you provide is tremendous, and as far as Substack is concerned, second to none. Sincere thanks and see you around xo
Thank you Kai! Means a lot!
THAT VIDEO YESTERDAY WAS INCREDIBLE
Aww thank you so much :)) I loved it too, the energy is amazing
"A custom GPT trained on viral Notes data to write Notes that go viral."
What exactly constitutes "viral?" More than 10 likes and a comment? I don't see you pulling numbers on your notes
I have a lot of numbers on my Notes, you can check the Notes challenges. This GPT particularly is trained on hundreds of Notes with more than 100 likes, recently updated with more Notes went viral with more than 1000 likes each.
Hi Yana. Loved your back story by the way. I love Substack so far. I would like to improve visibility on my notes, get more subscribers, use your title generator and My own personalized GPT from you. I understand these things take time and work every day pays off!
Yes, it does. Thank you so much, Keanisha.
Yana,
Can you provide the link to your kickstarter course?
Yes, it's here :) https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/free-10-day-substack-crash-course-gain-1000-subscribers-in-1-3-months-working-15-minutes-day
This appears to only talk about the course and is not a link to the course.
When you subscribe to my newsletter, you'll get it automatically. It's an email course. You should have it in your inbox :)
Thanks!
Hello Yana, I just discovered or rediscovered you. You provide helpful information. Will take more time with your information and services.
Thank you, Jon
Thank you, John!
I've been taking a moment to check what you offer and see if it resonates. Would what you are offering be suitable for any type of business/writing endeavour here on Substack?
I believe so yes, anything non-fiction, although I do have also some fiction writers in the community :)
Aha I see. I will be doing some research here on Substack and see where my niche is hiding and what they are up to. Thanks Yana.
Thank you, I will do.
My pleasure, Alexandra :) Let me know if you need to chat about it :)
I just found this, Yana! So nice to read more about you. You’re the best! 💕💕💕
Thank you so much, Deni!🤗🥰
Yes!!! Hein, so cool to see you here! Let’s rock!!
Hey Yana, you're the bomb! And yes, AI will rule! Go with the flow, or drown, right? Down right! 😃
I'm excited to be part of this Journey with you Yana!
Luca, it’s so nice to have you here! Thank you so much! It’s exciting for me too, lot’s of great new things to come!
Hi, Yana. I will follow you here too. I read your work on Medium since 3 months ago and I can confirm everything you said. I saw how you grew and what you can do for others. Believe me, she’s the best.
Thank you so much!! I'm trying :):)
Hi Yana,
Looking forward to this. I think my biggest obstacle on writing is how to monetize it properly to make a semi-liveable, modest income.
Plus while I have some tech skills, I have large gaps too.
Valerie
By the way, what kind of technical skills are you struggling most with?
That's a difficult question to answer Yana. It would be more of the newer technologies, I really don't know until I get into them and see. I'm older so maybe its a generation gap of sorts, tech wise.....I have the ability to learn for sure, but learning is getting more difficult.
Got it, maybe I can create some guides, like step by step guides for the tools I use? Would that help?
Thanks, Val!! For sure I'll be covering this part! Stay tuned :) I look forward to discussing it further with you :)
Thanks Yana. Plus, ways in reality that an average person can truly make money online, without spending a ton. Over the years I've done alot, ebooks (and had them translated to foreign languages), KPD books, stock photography, graphics selling on Creative Fabrica, print on demand on 4 major sites, tried Etsy for a year solid, but couldn't make that one viable (graphics and knitted items, separate stores), a blog that never went anywhere, so I closed it, now writing on Medium. So, I've learned alot of skills over many areas over the years, but nothing that could make anything real serious....
Alright! This is exactly what I plan to share here. I was trying to do the same for years, since 2010 to be precise. I also did stock photos, POD, KDP, also Amazon, Affiliates, NFTs, YouTube and Medium and failed few times there. And I even invested building some brands and e-commerce sites with blogs too. It took me a lot of time (and money) to understand that I was looking in the wrong direction. So I changed it this year, and now I started getting some meaningful results on Medium and two Affiliates. There are few things I realised which made the difference, which I’ll exclusively cover here.
We share the exact same interests, it is as if we are writing soul mates.
Yes!! Let’s keep in touch here too!
Well, I guess we have alot in common on some of those fronts. I started in about 2005, but I was working full time at that time as well. Oh, I forgot I tried NFT's too, and just this year made a couple of YouTube videos, and realized I really didn't like that process at all. I had no patience for learning video or video editing, and just didn't like it. I look forward to your content.
Videos a tough I admit, but I have now two ways to make the process digestible for people like us (not liking the process). There is a huge potential I believe, will share that too!
Looks intriguing! Looking forward!
Thank you so much!
Welcome! I've followed and recommended you!
Great, thank you so much! I also followed you and will recommend!
You are absolutely 💯 amazing. As a matter of fact I'm reading your articles as well speak.
Thank you so much! Let me know what you think :)
You're welcome! I often contribute to CREATIVETECH on Medium. We're all friends there!
Yes! The community we created there is doing great! Thank you so much, means a lot!