Want Me to Review Your Substack? The Substack Growth Audit is Open

Get personalized feedback, discover your biggest growth opportunities, and leave with a clear action plan.

I could have waited until I have 1,000 subscribers, or 2,000, or 3,000, to release this offer. And depending on when you discover this post, that might have already happened.

The number isn’t that important. The mindset, strategies, consistency and positioning are.

I study big and small Substack creators and their publications daily because I’m fascinated with the business model behind this platform. It’s a great one, that’s why I’ve almost left everything else behind in my business and am investing all my available time and energy to growing this newsletter.

But it’s more than a newsletter. It’s a community. It’s a business. It’s my most meaningful project right now. And it’s where I help people.

In the last months, many fellow writers have contacted me to ask for advice. Whether it’s about growing on Substack, optimizing content so it appears in search engines, monetizing through brand partnerships, deciding whether to turn on paid subscriptions or not, I always made sure to write them a long message.

I have a lot to say about these things and I’m experimenting with them daily.

In fact, I’m taking more action (and as a result, have more feedback to work with, so I can course-correct as soon as possible) than I ever have in the last 10 years of creating things online. And I’m moving fast.

Others here started noticing. And so, an idea for an offer started taking shape in my mind.

Something I know many of you can benefit from.

Something that will save you time as you grow on the platform.

My eyes on your publication, so you can uncover the opportunities for growth and monetization.

I’m taking about an audit.

A personalized review of your Substack with strategic recommendations to help you grow your audience, improve your content, and unlock monetization opportunities.

The Substack Growth Audit

I could have waited till I’m ‘ready’.

Or till I’m a ‘big enough’ creator around here.

Or until I learn yet another strategy.

Or until my publication exists yet another month on the platform.

But there’s no need to wait.

I’m all about taking action in your business, and I like to walk my talk.

This isn’t entirely new to me, though. I’ve looked at many publications and had immediate feedback to give, but it wasn’t my place.

Also, I’ve done this before in my blogging business. I’ve offered a blog audit, and I’ve reviewed other people’s blogs, helping them improve their positioning, content strategy, email marketing, and monetization paths.

The truth is that you don’t need another course or eBook. I believe in creating personalized offers that provide quick wins and get you to action as soon as possible.

The Substack Growth Audit is exactly that. But there might just be many wins from it that will pay off in direct and indirect ways.

Here’s what’s included:

1. Your Substack at a Glance

I’ll review how your Substack comes across to a new visitor, including:

• Profile photo

• Bio and tagline

• Publication name

• Branding

• Positioning

• Overall clarity

2. Your Publication Structure

The way your publication is organized affects whether visitors explore, subscribe, and return.

I’ll review:

Homepage

• Is your homepage welcoming?

• Is your best content easy to find?

• Does it guide new readers?

Positioning

• Is your niche clear?

• Does your publication communicate who it’s for?

• Is your value obvious?

Key Pages

• About page

• Start Here page

• Subscribe page

• Welcome page

Navigation Menu

• Are categories organized?

• Is browsing easy?

• Can readers quickly find your best content?

3. Content & SEO

Your content is the foundation of your growth.

I’ll review your articles, Notes, and discoverability opportunities.

Including:

Articles

• Content direction

• Topics and themes

• Headlines

• Reader engagement

• Formatting

• Calls to action

• Opportunities for improvement

SEO

• Search-friendly topics

• Article titles

• SEO descriptions

• URLs

• Internal linking opportunities

• Evergreen content potential

Notes

• Posting consistency

• Community engagement

• Conversation starters

• Ways to use Notes for growth

You’ll also receive personalized content next steps based on what I see.

4. Monetization

Current Monetization Paths

Reviewing your existing:

• Paid subscriptions

• Products

• Services

• Affiliate opportunities

• Other revenue streams

Income Opportunities

I’ll share ideas for potential ways to monetize based on your publication, audience, and content.

5. Growth Opportunities

This is where everything comes together.

You’ll receive:

What I’d Focus on First

The highest-impact changes I would prioritize if this were my own Substack.

Your Next Steps

Clear action items you can implement after receiving your audit.

I know many writers (even with big audiences) who haven’t even thought of some of the items included in this list. And I want to change that.

Also, I want to help you think big when it comes to monetization. There’s more than just paid tiers.

I’m truly passionate about making your Substack better, and growing on the platform faster.

I won’t do the work for you, but I can help you see the next steps.

I’ll take a look at what you’re currently doing, spot opportunities, and share ideas you can implement right away.

The audit is $47 right now.

It’s also available for free with the annual subscription (I recommend this as it’s the biggest ROI. Plus, you lock in the price forever, and so much bonus material + exclusive posts are about to be added this year).

Keep in mind that the audit is for you only if you’ve set up your Substack publication already and have some content. And if you’re a non-fiction writer, meaning that you teach something with your content and want to monetize it.

The price will increase in the future, depending on how much of my time this takes, how many requests I get and what else I start offering around here.

This is your chance to get my undivided attention, personalized feedback, and 1–3 hours of my time for a small investment.

If that sounds like your kind of thing, I’d love to review your profile, publication, content and strategy, and share how I think they might be optimized so you can grow and earn sooner rather than later.

Let me know if you have any questions.