Get Started on Substack Notes in 2025

If you want to find your tribe and grow joyfully on Substack, Notes is where you start.

But if you’re new, I get it—it can feel overwhelming. 🤯

• Where do you even start?
• What’s a restack?
• What should you post?
• How does the algorithm work?
• Are Boost Challenges legit and worthwhile?
• Can you share links outside of Substack, or will you get penalized like on other platforms?
• And seriously—how do you actually find your people?

Here’s why you should get started: 25% of my 11,000 subscribers found me through Notes.

And I want the same for you.

Substack’s network effects are powerful—they help you grow and connect you with people who share your passions.

Your tribe is out there, waiting to discover you.

I created this guide so you can skip the guesswork and start using Notes.

A year ago, I had:

✅ 3,000 free subscribers

❌ Zero paid subscribers

❌ No community

❌ Zero earnings

❌ No clue how Substack Notes worked

Fast forward to today, I have 11,000 subscribers. The Online Writing Club is a Substack bestseller with hundreds of paid subscribers.

Also, it belongs to the Top #25 Education publications on Substack.

More than 330 members are inside my invite-only community. I host weekly chats, workshops with writers, mini courses, Q&As and networking events.

I wish I had a guide like this back then. Now you do. Let’s get started!

💌 Click here to join The Online Writing Club community for MORE.

🚀 Take action and join The Notes Kickstarter Bootcamp in March HERE.