Growth tactics for Substack writers and indie SaaS builders
I’m Kacoulib. I grew this publication in public by running real experiments on Notes, replies, and article reuse — then wrote down only what actually moved the needle.
What you’ll get here
- Concrete growth experiments with the numbers, not vague advice
- What works on Substack Notes (and what quietly wastes your time)
- The playbooks behind subshack, the tool I’m building for creators
Start here
1. I Hit 100 Subscribers in My First Week — Then Added 50 More
2. How I Grew From 25 to 67 Subscribers in Four Days
3. Why Subscribe-for-Subscribe Is Not Really Win-Win
The method behind these experiments, written up properly: Substack growth guides (Notes templates, growing without subscribe-for-subscribe, the best Chrome extensions).
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