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Jack Fitzgerald's avatar

Simon these post are really informative! Please continue to demystify. Looking forward to the next.

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Ashley South's avatar

Many thanks Simon - as a Substack newbie, these intro are very helpful

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Simon K Jones's avatar

Hi Ashley! Happy to help.

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Victoria's avatar

Hi Simon - Thanks for the great videos, I've recommended them on my page since right now, most of my subscribers are direct, non-substackers and are looking for info on the platform.

I'm 3 months into being on Substack (4th website) still navigating & optimising esp. best uses for Notes, Threads and Chat. - like CK Steefel's comment

I've avoided starting a Chat myself because I see it as a moderated discussion that you need to be present for - like a whatsapp group chat with your own invited group (free or paid subscribers - depending on how you've set it up)...I think I read somewhere on the 'support' page that you need to 'be present & responding for at least 30mins to optimise its use' ...not poss for me BUT I have participated in chats. So Reactive vs proactive use.

Thanks for the Thread example that helps - so is it always used as a Q-discussion, I've a few ideas for a thread a day to serialise or link or build on an idea...

Notes is where I've been most active - I like how we can share our comments on an article-post as a note, so the author and responder are 'seen' I'm still figuring out how to optimise its use...

I've just realised how different the desktop and mobile app experiences are. E.g. sections. Everything morphs into one long scroll of posts on the app! Can you share tips on how to ensure 'Sections' are distinct in the mobile app..I thought the 'Section title' would be in the headers.

Could you, in a future video or article, decipher best uses of Notes, Threads, Chats with examples? I can't find a simple table.

For now I'm focused on Notes before experimenting with Threads

Hope you don't mind the long asks and questions! I've done a few laps of the support pages without much clarity.

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Gregory Ryman's avatar

Hey Simon. Well, I have finally sent out my very first post on SubStack. Any backlash, and I will be holding you and your helpful videos responsible. Just a heads up. Seriously though. Much appreciated. Cheers. G.

https://open.substack.com/pub/gregbennett/p/gollum-and-one-internet-to-rule-them?r=2a357b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Simon K Jones's avatar

Hope it goes well!!

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Jayne Higgins's avatar

Very informative videos for a newcomer. Many thanks.

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Keva Epale's avatar

Thank you Simon! It was super useful 🌱

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The ThriveWell Hub's avatar

I’m so grateful I can across your video! This is a godsend and I didn’t even know it existed. As a completely newbie to Substack this feels like a game changer and I am following you so that I can learn and do things right from here on in.

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Mystery City's avatar

Great video, Simon. Thank you so much for this information. I'm binging you! Lmao. This is just such important information that explains this amazing, amazing free platform. We're at the right place at the right time. You just became my favorite author,, Simon!

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Ella Read's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to produce this video. I'm very new here and going through a steep learning curve on how to use Substack. I will watch more of your videos with much appreciation.

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Simon K Jones's avatar

Happy to help!

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James Mathison's avatar

This is a solid explanation of Substack's feature set. I thought they had fallen for the temptation of bloat, but now I can see the reason for it all, and how each thing would benefit a budding writer, or even content creator in general.

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The History Of The Future's avatar

Thank you I am brand new trying to make my first post

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Simon K Jones's avatar

Hope it goes well!

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The History Of The Future's avatar

Thx you

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Dig Woods's avatar

Really appreciate your clear and thoughtful and very thorough information.

Now I need to find episode one.

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Stryker's avatar

Thanks for this!

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Brian Hendricks's avatar

Thank you for your articles and videos! They have been helpful with trying to figure out how to best use these tools!

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Alvaro Quiroz's avatar

I needed this.

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📿Mrs. Naomi J Smith's avatar

Very helpful video!

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