Hi Kristi, in all the publications you've seen and for best email deliverability, do you recommend treating the Substack publication predominantly like an email list (content is relatively short) or a blog (where content's longer & more detailed)?
I would say more like a blog but also, there are no rules here. Many writers go long-form here. There are plenty of authors, journalists, etc on Substack.
Oh wow, that's awesome to hear! I always wonder what goes on behind the scenes here because I've had a surge of traffic lately for no apparent reason. Thanks for letting me know!
I think a lot of people with for that but that was never Substack's intent. That's what Convertkit is for I suppose. Their only downfall is there's no "blogging" option like here.
Can one schedule a direct email to select subscribers or no?
Unfortunately, no. We can't schedule these. I wish we could!
That's a bummer! Sending direct emails is going to be a pain given my email list is significantly different to the blog/publication.
Yup. I guess you could draft it ahead of time and then send it on the day you want it to go. Kind of a crappy alternative lol.
I'm already looking for plugins and whether someone was able to innovate and design a scheduling tool.
Hi Kristi, in all the publications you've seen and for best email deliverability, do you recommend treating the Substack publication predominantly like an email list (content is relatively short) or a blog (where content's longer & more detailed)?
I would say more like a blog but also, there are no rules here. Many writers go long-form here. There are plenty of authors, journalists, etc on Substack.
Thank you for these fabulous tips.
It's always my pleasure, Charisse 😊
This is 👌
Question: does that email get archived somewhere in substack?
Yes it stays where all your posts are in the dashboard. 😊
Thanks so much for this super helpful feature. I was wondering if this was possible. Excellent!
Yaay!! Happy emailing!
What a handy tip! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
Very useful, thank you 🙌
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewjonathanfine/p/im-writing-for-posthumous-income?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=nynou
I didn't know this. Thank you so much for the information.
Great point. I’ve done it a couple of times but I never realized it until you mentioned it 😅
Thanks. I had no idea!
When I first joined Substack a couple years ago this wasn’t possible and I haven’t thought to check if that changed, so thank you!
You're welcome! It's nice to see these little improvements as Substack evolves, isn't it!
Helpful info! Thank you @Kristi Keller
This is such great advice I wish I knew it much sooner. Thanks for your help!
My pleasure!
Kristi, May 25th you posted this. Today is December 2nd. Substack still serving it up in the feed. Impressive! ~ Shelby
Oh wow, that's awesome to hear! I always wonder what goes on behind the scenes here because I've had a surge of traffic lately for no apparent reason. Thanks for letting me know!
I didn't know that. Very helpful, thanks
Sequencessssssss I need automated sequencessssssss
I think a lot of people with for that but that was never Substack's intent. That's what Convertkit is for I suppose. Their only downfall is there's no "blogging" option like here.
That’s why I automated the new substack subs to my CK. Just give us a normal sequence like the rest of the world 😂