The fact that Claude's original draft needed a personality pass from another AI is actually the most interesting data point in this whole piece. It validates what a lot of us have noticed: synthesis and personality are two very different skills, even for AI.
Curious whether you've tried training Claude itself on your voice patterns rather than outsourcing personality to a separate model, or if you've found the relay approach consistently produces better results?
I have read many guides on Substack growth. This one is the most actionable and result-oriented guide. It not only provides a checklist but also explains the reasoning behind it. The upside of doing what is recommended is highly clear, and the downside is also super transparent. I love the creative line breaks used to show conversations between you and LLMs so much. I took multiple screenshots. You have given me a lot to work with here. Subscribed!
Holy macarooney! This is so jam packed with awesome advice. I bow down before all the work and time it took to pull this together. May your karma be 100% positive for at least the next two decades. Have already been digging in and will be bumping up your article views with repeated checks on more things to do.
this is great and i definitely wish i would have read this first. By tagline do you mean the website description? is there a best word count? And man I am struggling with the right category for my life essays.... THANKS!
Great guide, but quite challenging; I got lost halfway and need to revisit it with more focus. Any tips? I look forward to applying these ideas and beginning to grow. I'll also check the related articles and videos.
Jurgen, thanks for this guide, it will be very helpful to us beginners on Substack.
this is a seriously great beginner substack primer - thank you so much!
You're welcome
What an amazing awesome guide! Thanks for creating and sharing.
The fact that Claude's original draft needed a personality pass from another AI is actually the most interesting data point in this whole piece. It validates what a lot of us have noticed: synthesis and personality are two very different skills, even for AI.
Curious whether you've tried training Claude itself on your voice patterns rather than outsourcing personality to a separate model, or if you've found the relay approach consistently produces better results?
Indeed, synthesis and personality are different use cases. I train Claude to write in my voice. And I let the AIs debate each other. Different cases.
Love.
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This was such an engaging read-- thanks for the tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this really helpful post. It’s a clear guide to getting started.
Thank you for this. Really useful as well as very amusing too. Appreciated X
I have read many guides on Substack growth. This one is the most actionable and result-oriented guide. It not only provides a checklist but also explains the reasoning behind it. The upside of doing what is recommended is highly clear, and the downside is also super transparent. I love the creative line breaks used to show conversations between you and LLMs so much. I took multiple screenshots. You have given me a lot to work with here. Subscribed!
Glad to hear!
Thank you ⚘
Holy macarooney! This is so jam packed with awesome advice. I bow down before all the work and time it took to pull this together. May your karma be 100% positive for at least the next two decades. Have already been digging in and will be bumping up your article views with repeated checks on more things to do.
this is great and i definitely wish i would have read this first. By tagline do you mean the website description? is there a best word count? And man I am struggling with the right category for my life essays.... THANKS!
Yes, tagline is short description.
Great guide, but quite challenging; I got lost halfway and need to revisit it with more focus. Any tips? I look forward to applying these ideas and beginning to grow. I'll also check the related articles and videos.
Save it and do it section by section. Only continue with the next after you implemented the previous one.
Thank you Jurgen - I’ve been on the fence between self hosted (Kit) newsletter and Substack for a while.
What are your thoughts on repurposing “greatest hits” content from an existing blog as part of a substack launch ?
I’d say go for it.
Better than starting from scratch.