New Here? This Is Your Map to Growing and Earning on Substack

Everything I learned going from 0 to a 34,000+ audience on Substack.

In May 2024, I had zero social media following and was completely new to online writing. Call me delusional, but I was determined to earn money online, just by myself, writing on here.

I did not have any audience or any email list and absolutely no clue how Substack worked. I just had the stubborn belief that I could figure this out.

Within six months I turned my publication into a Substack Bestseller. Five revenue streams. A community of writers who show up for each other.

I made every mistake along the way. Wrote horrible sales emails. Priced wrong. Overthought everything. But I tracked what worked, threw out what didn't, and wrote it all down.

This publication is everything I've learned, organized so you can skip the months I wasted guessing.

✨ The mission: Proven strategies to grow, monetize, and build community on Substack. Pick where you are and start reading.

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How to start and grow on Substack

I know how hard it is to start here, grow and make this your business. That’s why I structured my publication to guide you through every step of the journey

1. Getting started on Substack

2. Substack Tips to grow

3. Live workshops and Substack audits

Trust me when I tell you, you will succeed way quicker when you create human connections and connect with others on here. That’s what my free community is for. Join us here:

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Some of my best-performing posts here

Grow your newsletter

• From 0 to 14,000 Subscribers. Here's What Actually Worked at Every Stage.

• Unstuck Your Substack Growth and Fire Up Your Free-to-Paid Conversion

• I Analyzed My 50 Best Notes. Here's the Formula + 30 Fill-in Templates

Make money from your writing

• Substack Subscriptions Are 25% of My Income. Here's Where the Other 75% Comes From.

• The Simple Homepage Trick That Doubled My Paid Subscribers

• The Welcome Email Formula That Converts 30% of Free Subscribers

Build community

• My Substack Chat System + Templates to Make It Your Best Conversion Tool

• How I Went from 0 to a Life I Love in 6 Months with Writing and Creating

• 5 Things I'm Doing When Substack Growth Feels Impossible

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What my paid members get

The paid membership is built around three things you can actually hold:

• 💡 My complete Grow on Substack in 2026 Playbook (worth $149). Four systems (growth, publishing, engagement, money) plus ten fill-in templates, on your own member page.

• 🔍 Live workshops and monthly Substack Glow-Ups. One Substack gets a live audit each month.

• 🗓 My Notes Scheduler (worth $180). Batch-schedule your week of Notes in one sitting and grow on autopilot while you spend your time writing.

It’s $99 a year, and the Playbook alone is worth that. Your price stays locked as long as you stay.

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Claudia Faith went from zero social media following to Substack Bestseller in six months. She now helps a community of 34,000+ writers grow, monetize, and build community on Substack.