Newsletter & Substack Writers

Case studies from independent writers building an audience and paid subscribers on Substack and other newsletter platforms.

Collabs & Shoutouts

Aug 10, 2026

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5 min read

I deleted 60% of my subscribers on purpose

Jakob grew From Europe with Love to 2,500 subscribers fast with a Refind push – then deleted most of them back out over eight months to keep a list that actually opens. Today it sits around 1,100 engaged readers, growing through classified ads in other newsletters and a self-built map fed by a few euros a day of ads.

Communities & Forums

398 Substack subscribers in 14 weeks – and why that’s not the part that matters to me

Jul 20, 2026

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8 min read

398 Substack subscribers in 14 weeks – and why that’s not the part that matters to me

Rebecca Lindell spent three decades writing for other people. On what the Substack algorithm gave her and took back, the push for growth that backfired, and what she’s really building.