3 Things Top 1% Substack Creators Don’t Do

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   25 Sep 2026 · 40 min

   Stop Waiting to Get Paid on Substack: The 1 Sales Habit Most Creators Skip

   If you’re ready to turn your Substack into real income and not just a growing list, that’s the work we do inside the Substack Accelerator . It’s direct coaching from the Write • Build • Scale team, built around one outcome: Becoming a Substack Bestseller and building a real business on top of your publication. ----- You’re a business owner or a creator with something real to sell, and your Substack is growing but the income isn’t following, this episodes is for you. Most people publish on Substack and quietly wait to get paid. They show up, they post, they pile more behind the paywall, and…

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   9 Jun 2026 · 21 min

   I Analyzed 1,000+ Substacks: Here’s What Top Newsletters Do Differently

   Between being on Substack almost every single day for the past two years and working with 100s of coaching clients and course students, I’ve had the chance to look closely at a lot of Substack publications. More than a thousand by now. And the patterns are clear… The newsletters that grow, that build loyal audiences, that actually make money, they do certain things differently than the average Substack publication, in particular in three key areas. Let’s dive straight in. ---- 💰 Want to Become a Substack Bestseller? You’re invited to our brand-new masterclass, How to Become a Substack…

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   E38 · 1 Jun 2026 · 16 min

   5 Substack Features That Will Dramatically Boost Your Visibility

   Most Substack creators are sitting on a goldmine of growth tools they’re barely using. They publish their newsletter, maybe post a Note here and there, and then wonder why growth feels so slow. Substack has built some genuinely powerful features specifically designed to get your work in front of new people. The problem is that most creators either don’t know about them or don’t use them consistently enough to see results. At Write • Build • Scale, we’ve used these features to grow our publication to over 48,000 subscribers, so everything I’m sharing here is backed by real experience, not…

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   E37 · 11 May 2026 · 21 min

   3 Lessons I Learned From Publishing Substack Notes for 365 Days Straight

   For the past 365 days straight, I’ve done one thing without exception: I published a Substack Note. On most days, I’d publish three. But always at least one. After publishing so many Notes, I learned a lot about what actually works when it comes to publishing Notes that get good engagement and bring in new subscribers to your publication. In today’s episode, I want to share the three biggest lessons I've taken away from a full year of posting Notes - and how you can apply them to your own Substack right now. 🧰 Grab your FREE Substack Starter Kit: ⁠https://mwa.kit.com/podstarterkit⁠ 📙…

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   E36 · 27 Apr 2026 · 23 min

   From 30 Years in Fortune 500 Companies to Building a Coaching Business on Substack

   In this episode, I’m joined by Mandeep Kaur , who spent 30 years in Fortune 500 companies before reinventing herself as a transformational coach and founder of Awaken • Align • Ascend on Substack. In this value-packed episode, we cover: The hidden blocks (fear, trauma, self-sabotage) that quietly hold people back from their next chapter (04:39) Why Mandeep decided to go all-in on Substack - and get coaching from us (06:16) How overthinking keeps creators stuck - and how to start taking fast action (09:09) The simple Substack growth strategy: consistency, notes, and daily engagement (13:48)…

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   E35 · 20 Apr 2026 · 19 min

   From 0 To 45,000+ Subscribers: Here’s What ACTUALLY Leads To Growth

   Together with my two co-founders, Sinem and Philip, we’ve grown our Substack publication, Write • Build • Scale, to over 45,000 subscribers and 1,500+ paid subscribers in about two years. In this episode, I’ll break down exactly which strategies and Substack features made the biggest difference in our growth, so you can focus on them and speed up your own growth. 🧰 Grab your FREE Substack Starter Kit: https://mwa.kit.com/podstarterkit 📙 Subscribe to Write • Build • Scale: https://writebuildscale.substack.com/

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   E34 · 5 Apr 2026 · 23 min

   Listen To This Before You Go All-In On Substack

   For the past two years, I’ve been going all-in on Substack. Together with my two co-founders, we’ve grown our publication to 44,000+ subscribers and 1,400+ paid subscribers - and leveraged Substack to build a $50k per month digital business. So, it’s safe to say I believe Substack is one of the best platforms out there right now for creators, professionals, and founders who want to build a real audience and a real business. But here’s the thing: I see a lot of people flocking to Substack right now with expectations that don’t match the reality of the platform. And when reality doesn’t match…

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   E33 · 30 Mar 2026 · 21 min

   10 Habits of Highly Successful Substack Creators

   What separates the Substack creators who build real audiences from those who struggle, stall, or quietly give up? Having worked with hundreds of successful creators, I can tell you it’s rarely just tactics. The biggest differences almost always start with mindset and belief — and only then show up in tactics and results. So whether you’re brand new to Substack, you’ve been at it for a while, but growth feels slow, or you’re already doing well and want to reach the next level, here are the 10 habits I see consistently in the Substack creators who succeed.