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Am getting so sick of winning. But I’d just like to congratulate President Stable Genius for the terrific job he’s doing crashing the stock market, so that we don’t get too big for our britches with a false sense of financial security. Like I’ve always said, “Who needs a retirement fund?” Wouldn’t you rather own the libs than a roof over your head when you’re in your eighties?
Still not a word either for or against the detention and deportation of Mahmoud Khalil at the FP, which champions free speech. One news story; one early, ill-informed video by a staffer in favor of it. Nothing else.
Dude, you didn't wear a Thawb?
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Here’s a Lunch Break Substack Tip
So recently released an update to your dashboard, called Subscriber Reports.
I’ve been playing around with the reports and there’s one really powerful feature you may not know about.
On the right hand side, look at the “Audience Overlap” and do the following:
1. Check what categories these Substacks are in.
You may be in the wrong category.
For example, I write memoirs (sort of) and had myself in History. But after looking at my overlap, I realized I need to be in Literature.
2. Engage in their comment sections.
This overlap means their readers are more likely to enjoy your content. So get to know them!
3. Follow your Overlap Writers.
Study how these writers do everything. From Notes to Chats and other Substack features, you can learn a lot about how to grow your audience, because it worked for them.
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The girl with the interesting ears may be reading my writing at this very minute. If so she stumbled across it in FdB’s long-running compilation - I made the cut!
Wisdom shared in this article from Carrie Newcomer…there is more to discover in the whole piece, as well
