I Became a Substack Best Seller in 4 Months! Here's How

I just hit Substack bestseller status, and I'm breaking down exactly how I did it in just four months. If you've been curious about Substack but don't know where to start — or you're already on it but not gaining traction — this is the video you need to watch. In this video, I'm sharing my real formula: how many notes to post per day, how often to publish articles, how to price your paid newsletter, and the growth strategies that actually moved the needle for me as a content creator over 50 building multiple income streams online. What You'll Learn: ✅ What Substack is and how it works (blog meets social) ✅ The note formula that builds followers fast ✅ How often to post articles without triggering unsubscribes ✅ How to structure free vs. paid content with a paywall ✅ How to price your newsletter (and why not to go too cheap) ✅ The restacking and commenting strategies that grow your audience ✅ How to turn Substack into real monthly income through Stripe --- **Mentioned in This Video:** 📘 Substack 101 eBook — Everything I learned in 4 months, all in one guide →https://ballenpublishing.com/products/substack 🎓 Ballen Academy — Where I teach Substack, Amazon, TikTok Shop, YouTube, and digital products →https://ballenacademy.com 📩 My Substack "The Real Time Creator" → loriballen.substack.com --- **Timestamps:** 0:00 — I just became a Substack bestseller 0:19 — What Substack actually is 1:44 — How the platform works 3:11 — My "soul meets strategy" content approach 5:15 — The note formula (one sentence per line, under 250 characters) 9:32 — My daily posting formula 12:28 — How often to publish articles 13:29 — Free vs. paid subscribers explained 15:48 — How to price your newsletter 18:10 — Restacking and commenting for growth 19:23 — The real secret to Substack success