Write a Substack Note a Day (Almost)… and Watch What Happens

Hint: It's not crickets :)

Kristina God

Sep 01, 2025

The only constant in life? Change.

Just ask Linda Lebrun from Substack’s Writer Partnerships team.

She left the Notes fam a few months back and now works for Koyfin as Head of Partnerships (😭 we miss you, Linda).

I even got to publish her last interview.

maybe not the best screenshot from my interview with Linda lol

In it, she spilled the insider tea:

Notes is the #1 growth engine right now. It’s where new readers find you before they ever hit “subscribe.”
It’s okay to not always be on. You don’t need to post 24/7. Post when you feel inspired.
Writing should be fun. Short + sweet = sticky.

Amen!

Don’t Snooze on Substack Notes

So here’s the truth I shared with you in my Mini Substack Notes series (this is #4):

If you’re snoozing on Notes, you’re leaving subscribers on the table!

I’ve seen it firsthand.

Bootcampers of mine are waking up to hundreds (sometimes 400–500!) new subscribers a month via Notes.

Imagine opening your dashboard and seeing those numbers.

Yesterday I shared

Patricia Ross

’s story. She got more than 800 subscribers with one post on Notes!

She wrote:

“I was a little scared by the tsunami of response to what I thought was a simple statement essentially that it ain’t over till it’s over.”

Now let’s talk BONUSES

This year’s Notes Kickstarter Bootcamp is more stacked (pun intended) than ever.

Total bonus value: $1,200

And today I’m revealing the first 3:

The (Almost) Daily Notes Writer with
David McIlroy

365 viral, funny, heartfelt, and inspiring Notes you can “copy” (in the best way). Stuck? Just flip through the guide and borrow inspiration.
Get Started on Substack Notes Guide
A step-by-step launchpad so you know exactly how to start posting and connecting on Notes without overwhelm.
The Ultimate 2025 Guide to Substack’s Top Categories - analyzed & ranked
We analyzed, ranked, and revealed the hottest categories on Substack this year. Find out where your niche stands—and how to stand out.

And this is just the start. More juicy bonuses are dropping later this week.

We’ve never had so many!

Spots are flying. 20 are already gone.

🚨30 are left. One could be yours.🚨

Psst! My co-hosts

Sara Redondo, MD

Gail K.

and I offer a Labor Day Deal!

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LABORDAY

Let me get the deal!

Copycats (in The Loveliest Way)

Today, I was chatting with founding member, Substack Notes bootcamper and soon-to-be-published author (The Cost of Quiet)

Colette Jane Fehr, LMFT, LMHC

about a Note she restacked.

I told her,

“She’s posting the same viral Note over and over again.”

August 21, 2025:

August 31, 2025:

Colette’s answer:

Why not?

Even my friend and fomer Bootcamp co-host

David McIlroy

does it:

2024:

2025:

Repurposing your best stories is king on any social media platform (Notes is social media!).

In fact, there are plenty of writers out there repeating their message over and over and over and over and over and over again… just dressed up in slightly different words.

Good thing? Bad thing?
You decide!

Here’s One of the Gazillions of Lessons I’ve Learned in 3.5 Years of Writing Online

When you’re stuck, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel.

Just borrow some of the juice from what’s already worked, for you or for someone else.

That’s exactly why David and I put together 365 Notes ideas for you inside The (Almost) Daily Notes Writer.

Here are a few examples of Notes you’ll often see on Notes that you can totally “copy” with your own twist:

Even American music critic and historian Ted Gioia shared in an interview with David Perell:

“I try to adapt my writing to what is right in that peticular setting.”

It is a particular setting.

Notes, especially, is its own subculture

(Alsmost)Copycat"? Sure.

But in the cutest, loveliest, “I’m new here and just trying to figure this out” way.

And it works.

It could be as simple as introducing yourself, or asking Substack’s algorithm to connect you with other gardeners and flower lovers.
It could be sharing your life story in three sentences. Or showing off your vegetable harvest and declaring, “I’m rich now!”

That’s Substack Notes.

Don’t Just Copy-and-Paste - Feel Inspired

Don’t just repeat like a robot (as many do!) over and over again
Add your own two cents.
Bring your own expertise, skills, wisdom, and perspective.

That’s what you’ll see with Notes challenges. Someone throws out a prompt, and suddenly dozens of writers are chiming in.

Same topic, totally different voices.

If you’re now rolling your eyes….

The (Almost) Daily Notes Writer is not a “copy this” playbook.

It’s 365 springboards. Prompts you can run with, twist, spin, or remix until they sound like you.

Because nobody wants a Notes robot.

We want you!

Why I Care So Much About Notes

1,5 years ago, I had:

3,000 free subs
0 paid subs
0 followers on Notes

Today?

15,000 subs
Hundreds of paid readers
An invite-only community of 340+ writers
Top #25 Education Substack
Top #50 in Germany

Do I credit Notes? Yup. 86% of my subscribers came via Substack’s network! At least 28% of my subscribers came through the app.

That’s why I built my Notes Bootcamp in summer 2024.

To shortcut you past the “what do I post?” and “why isn’t this working?” phase, and get you into the fun part faster — so you can actually dance in the Notes Club, as I always say. You then fly, be more creative and share your own art form.

And maybe your Note inspires someone else to open up.
- To share the days they’ve been sober.
- The miles they’ve walked.
- The kids they’ve raised.

Or even the things they still want to do before they die — so they won’t carry the same regrets so many do at the very end. (shoutout to

Karen Salmansohn

and her mortality movement!)

Because let’s be honest:

You’d rather be writing your (long form) newsletter, your book, your journal than spending hours scrolling through your short form Notes feed… am I right?

The truth? A lot of people never even jump on Notes. Or they’re just flailing around, scrolling and consuming, without posting a thing.

As online writers we are creators. We want to create something.

I hope this helps you unstuck yourself and feel inspired.