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Substack School

Learn everything you need to design, write, publish, and grow a successful Substack newsletter with this step-by-step course!

❔ About the Course

Want to create a newsletter that stands out, builds a loyal audience, and grows your subscriber base? The Substack School is your complete guide to designing, writing, and promoting your Substack like a pro.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to enhance your existing newsletter, this course will teach you practical strategies and creative techniques to succeed. With hands-on examples and exercises, you'll learn how to craft compelling posts, optimize your design, and leverage Substack's tools to grow your audience.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a professional newsletter ready to publish and grow with confidence.

📘 What You'll Learn

In this course, you’ll master the key skills needed to build a successful Substack newsletter:

  • 💻 Create a stunning logo, wordmark, and layout that matches your style and appeals to your audience.
  • ✍️ Master the art of writing captivating posts with strong headlines, compelling content, and professional formatting.
  • 📈 Use Substack's recommendations, social sharing, and advanced features to attract and retain subscribers.
  • ⚙️ Learn to pin posts, schedule content, and organize your publication for maximum efficiency.
  • 🛠️ Dive into Substack’s new growth tools, international payment options, and advanced formatting options for professional-grade newsletters.
  • 💬 Learn from real-world examples and expert critiques to refine your content and design.

🛠️ What You'll Build

By the end of this course, you’ll have:

  • A fully designed Substack newsletter complete with a logo, wordmark, and layout that reflects your unique brand.
  • A portfolio of well-crafted posts with engaging content, stunning visuals, and professional formatting.
  • A clear growth strategy to attract more subscribers using Substack’s recommendations and social features.
  • A streamlined workflow for publishing posts, managing subscribers, and responding to reader feedback.
Whether you’re a writer, creator, or entrepreneur, this course will help you turn your Substack newsletter into a thriving platform for your ideas.

💗 Bonus Features

  • Learn how to leverage YouTube as a funnel to grow your subscribers.
  • Discover tips for creating a Google Knowledge Panel to boost your online presence.
  • Access LIVE session recordings with industry experts for insider strategies and inspiration.

📝 Course Content

🎒 Substack Kickstart Newsletter
📽️ Introduction
00h 2m
📽️ Before & After
00h 1m
📽️ Logo
00h 2m
📽️ Wordmark
00h 2m
📽️ Logo & Wordmark Examples
00h 0m
🎒 Design
📽️ Introduction
00h 0m
📽️ Theme
00h 1m
📽️ Layout
00h 1m
📽️ Posts
00h 1m
📽️ Which Design is Best?
00h 0m
📽️ About
00h 0m
📽️ UPDATE: Substack's Advanced Layout Options
00h 9m
🎒 Writing a (Hero) Post
📽️ Introduction
00h 7m
📽️ Features of the Post Editor
00h 0m
📽️ Headings
00h 0m
📽️ Basic Formatting
00h 0m
📽️ Links
00h 1m
📽️ Pictures
00h 4m
📽️ Additional Picture Options
00h 0m
📽️ Audio / Voiceover
00h 0m
📽️ Upload or Record Audio
00h 0m
📽️ Add Videos
00h 0m
📽️ Embed Videos
00h 0m
📽️ Quotes
00h 0m
📽️ Lists
00h 0m
📽️ Buttons
00h 6m
📽️ Divider
00h 0m
📽️ Footnote
00h 0m
📽️ Poetry Block
00h 0m
📽️ LaTeX
00h 0m
📽️ Paywall Break
00h 0m
📽️ Code Blocks
00h 0m
📽️ Polls
00h 1m
📽️ Summary
00h 0m
🎒 Publish a (Hero) Post
📽️ Introduction
00h 0m
📽️ Settings
00h 2m
📽️ Comments & Tags
00h 0m
📽️ Social Preview & Delivery
00h 0m
📽️ Scheduling
00h 0m
📽️ Social Sharing
00h 2m
📽️ Example of Corrected Post
00h 1m
📽️ Share Video Result
00h 0m
✍️ Exercise: Write a Hero Post, About, and Welcome Email
📽️ Introduction
00h 0m
📽️ Tips & Tricks
00h 1m
📽️ Example: The Recovering Academic
00h 2m
📽️ Example: Wildhood Wanted
00h 3m
📽️ Example: The Healthy Jew
00h 0m
📽️ Example: Samantha
00h 1m
📽️ Example: Lisa
00h 0m
📽️ Example: Jae-Ha
00h 0m
📽️ Take Action!
00h 2m
💗 Recommendations
📽️ From 0 to 1,000 Subscribers with FREE Recommendations
00h 10m
📽️ Substack Sees Already a 30% Increase in Subscriptions from Recommendations Since the Upgrade
00h 0m
📽️ How to Grow Your Newsletter with Substack's Recommendations Feature - Subscriber Hack from Scott Britton
00h 5m
🤑 New Growth Features 2024 - Payment Options and Local Language
📽️ New International Payment Options
00h 12m
👩‍💻 Google Knowledge Panel
📽️ Jason Barnard - How to Create a Google Knowledge Panel as a Writer
00h 42m
📽️ Jason Barnard - BONUS - The Duplicate Content Myth
00h 2m
📽️ Kristina God - BONUS - My 3-Step Process to Trigger Your Own Google Business Card
00h 8m
⁉️ Q&As
📽️ How to Pin a Post to Homepage/Publication
00h 1m
📽️ How to Add a Link to Homepage/Publication (Starting 4:12)
00h 5m
📽️ I Was Tagged on Notes. How Should I Reply?
00h 3m
📽️ Can I Publish a Post Without Sending It via Email/Publishing It to the Web?
00h 0m
📽️ What's the Difference Between Subscribers and Followers?
00h 3m
📽️ I Want to Bring Old Subscribers Over. Can I Bulk Email My Medium Subscribers?
00h 6m
📽️ Should We Stick to a Niche Topic on Substack?
00h 6m
📽️ How to Repurpose Your Content and Fit It into Your Writing Workflow
00h 11m
📽️ How to Send a DM & Contact a New Paid Subscriber
00h 0m
📽️ How Do I Use the Updated Subscriber Dashboard?
00h 0m
📽️ What Do I Need to Know About Substack's Updated Recommendations Network?
00h 0m
📽️ How to Send an Email to a Specific Person or Group of People via Substack?
00h 2m
📽️ What Do I Need to Know About the Embeddable Financial Chart Feature?
00h 0m
⏺️ YouTube
📽️ YouTube as Funnel - How to Encourage People to Subscribe via YouTube
00h 5m
📽️ Does YouTube Generate Transcripts/Captions?
00h 0m
🔥 LIVE Sessions
📽️ Headline/Subject Line Critique with Derek Hughes - From Boring to Powerful
00h 54m
📽️ Write Irresistible About Pages with Maya Sayvanova - Stand Out and Make Some Noise
00h 61m
📽️ From Beginner to Substack Expert with Sarah Fay - Q&A Session
00h 55m
📽️ Get Boosted on Medium with Walter Rhein
00h 87m
📽️ David Mcllroy: Get Notable with Substack Notes & Proven Templates
00h 72m
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