Substack quietly changed its feed
Smarter Substack | Mar 11 , 2026
Substack moved Notes to the top of every writer’s profile — and most creators haven’t noticed yet. Here’s what it means, plus a paywall strategy for beginners and a guide to treating Substack like actual business infrastructure.
📈 Growth
Substack Quietly Changed Its Feed — Notes now appear above posts on every writer’s profile. This might be Substack’s way of signaling where discovery is happening right now.
💰 Monetization
4 Questions New Substack Writers Ask About the Paywall — When should you turn on paid? Will it create pressure? How does it work for fiction? Where exactly do you place the paywall in a post?
🧠 Strategy
How Substack Works and How to Turn It Into a Real Business — Most creators use about 20% of what Substack can do. This piece walks through the full platform — followers vs. subscribers, free vs. paid tiers, how Notes feeds the algorithm, and how to connect it all into a simple business model with subscriptions, services, and products.
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