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Smarter Substack | May 6, 2026

Wednesday. 3 resources. Here’s what Substackers need to know today:

🧠 Strategy

How to Get Your First 100 Subscribers on Substack — Karen Cherry’s no-fluff 8-step system: set up, write, schedule, reach out, and repeat until the momentum kicks in. Straightforward and beginner-proof.

👉 Read it here

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📈 Growth

LinkedIn Networking Sucks. Substack Is the Better Solution. — Timo Mason’s full playbook for building real relationships on Substack: reply frameworks, how to DM every new subscriber, using the Subscriber Chat, and two networking mistakes that quietly kill your reputation.

👉 Read it here

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💡 Idea Worth Stealing

5 Things I’m Doing When Substack Growth Feels Impossible — When the numbers flatline, most creators spiral. This creator doubles down instead: more Notes, Substack Lives, a lead magnet, workshops, and external traffic. The full playbook for pushing through the stall.

👉 Read it here

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See you tomorrow.