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Avg Comments
7.1
Avg Likes
35.2
Engagement Rate
0.60%· ~42 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Marketing
0.60% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| You Have Two Seconds to Hook Your Distracted Reader (Here's the Sentence That Does It)The killer opening that grabs attention instantlyMay 11, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| One Writing Move Got Me $150 an Hour. I Was Too Busy with Substack to Notice It.I built it on Substack. I didn't know anyone would pay for it.May 9, 2026 | Public |
| I've been keeping something from youNo one else is talking about this eitherMay 7, 2026 | Public |
| Five Fixes That Turn Your About Page Into a Subscriber Magnet (In Only 17 Minutes) What "Hi, I'm Sarah" is actually costing youMay 4, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| 7 Rookie Mistakes That Are Sabotaging Your Substack GrowthI fixed these 7 things and my Substack finally grewMay 2, 2026 | Public |
| The 4 Places Your Substack Is Losing Readers (Before They Even Decide to Leave) You're closer than you think. Here's what's in the way.Apr 30, 2026 | Public |
| 143 Likes on My Next Post. Here's the Simple Four-Step Framework I Used Substack stops feeling like a lottery when you use this.Apr 27, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| How I Built A $50k Writing Business From Scratch Aged 51 (With Zero Experience)3 dead simple steps anyone can use to find their dream lifeApr 25, 2026 | Public |
| 573 Subscribers from 3 Notes. The Only Types Worth Posting.A recording from Derek Hughes's live videoApr 24, 2026 | Public |
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Engagement Rate
0.60%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
2.5
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
70/100
median: 67/100
Subscribers
7K
median: 2K
350 paid
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Publishing Frequency
~2x per week
Last published May 16, 2026
Usually publishes Mon, Thu, Sat
2.5 posts/week avg
Marketing Pricing
$7/mo median
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7.0K subscribers with 0.60% engagement — 70% of the typical sponsor threshold for Marketing newsletters.