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One Brilliant Arc (OBA)'s avatar

This explanation was super, super helpful to understand how Notes work. I really appreciate how you highlighted the difference between being inspired and learning from others, then developing on your own and trusting your own unique voice. Well said!

Our small team’s venture on Substack is still pretty early in the “experiment, fail, learn, grow” phase, but I have a similar Notes routine to yours. I usually post one from my collective brainstorm document before I start work in the morning, then when my little charge I babysit goes down for nap I post another one and try to squeeze in reading what other talented writers have been posting across Substack.

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

That's great to hear! And, that sounds like a great schedule as well. I've been working on reading more writing on Substack as well. There's tons of valuable information out there. 🙌

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Raphael Schagerl's avatar

Thanks for sharing, Hudson.

Recognising Justin Welsh (saving notes that work) and Alex Hormozi (recreate the top 10%, avoid the bottom 10%) in your advice put a smile on my face. Thanks for that!

BTW: You've been missing in my feed for far too long. Great to read from you again.

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

Nice! It’s nice to be seen again. 🙌

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Jeff Herring's avatar

Thanks for taking us on this journey with you :-)

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

You’re very welcome! 🙌

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Stephen Davenport's avatar

Notes do work, I noticed an uptick of follows and likes once I consistently wrote notes most days.

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

That's great. I've had the exact same experience. 👏

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Kam's avatar

This is print worthy. Great article Hudson. Thanks for sharing man. That part about reading vertically instead of left to right. That did not occur to me at all. Appreciate the share.

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

Awesome! I'm glad to hear it. 🙌

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Recep Taylanhan's avatar

Thanks Hudson for the important tips about Notes

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

You're welcome! 🙌

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Finn Tropy's avatar

Great post. I'm wondering if I should add Notion interface to my Substack Notes Scheduler Chrome extension?

I built a Google Sheets interface to automate fetching Notes metrics and schedule best performing notes.

I know many people are using Notion so wondering if it's worth the effort?

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

Woah, that's really cool. Personally, I'd love to see your Notes data -- either on Notion or Google Sheets. And, you mentioned scheduling Notes with a Google Chrome extension. What's the name of it?

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Finn Tropy's avatar

Hi Hudson, the product is called Substack Scheduled Notes, and you can find it on Gumroad - the link is here https://finntropy.gumroad.com/l/substack_notes_scheduler

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Finn Tropy's avatar

User Guide is over here https://finntropy.substack.com/p/substack-notes-scheduler-user-guide and the integration with Google Sheets is explained in here https://finntropy.substack.com/p/substack-scheduled-notes-with-google

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Hudson Rennie's avatar

Nice! This is valuable information. Thank you. 🙏

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Salvador Lorca 📚 ⭕️'s avatar

What about related notes?

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Norden Prime's avatar

Hi Hudson, I found an article about substack notes on another publication. Please confirm that you do not need to add hashtags to your Substack notes in order for notes to be discovered.

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Karim Cherry's avatar

Thank you so much for your insight, Hudson! :) I just got here a couple of days ago, and I'm planning on staying! I immediately felt the immense power of Notes, so now I have a better idea on how to tackle them. Have a great one!✨

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Pastor Rich Bitterman's avatar

Thank you for this article…really helpful as I try to figure Substack out.

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Claudio Autiero's avatar

Newsletter posts are your product

Notes are your main marketing tool

Paid subscriptions are how you convert sales

Great example! Well done. 👏

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