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Platform Portability
Uses Substack subdomain (derekhughes.substack.com). Migrating would require subscribers to re-subscribe at a new address.
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Start tracking — freeAvg Comments
6.4
Avg Likes
32.3
Engagement Rate
0.48%· ~39 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Marketing
0.48% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
vs 33 newsletters in Marketing
8K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.48%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
2.3
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
70/100
median: 68/100
Subscribers
8K
median: 2K
| Subscriber-only |
| 3 Substack Stages Took Me From Nobody to 8,000 Subscribers (The Real Way To Grow)Which of these 3 stages are you stuck In? A simple test for invisible creatorsJul 11, 2026 | Public |
| I Told My Readers They Could Stop. That Permission Brought In 169 New SubscribersThe Exhale Note (44,000 impressions and 3,200 likes)Jul 6, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Here's Exactly What Belongs Behind Your Paywall (And You Already Have It)How I turned a reader's question into a paid tool (and why I nearly ignored it)Jul 4, 2026 | Public |
| Where your posts lose peopleIt happens in the same three places, every time.Jul 2, 2026 | Public |
| Four Reasons Your Substack Isn't Growing (And Every One Is Fixable This Month)44,000 impressions and 169 subscribers from one moveJun 29, 2026 | Public |
| I Built a Full-Time Income on Substack. Here's the 9-Part Blueprint I'd Follow Again From ScratchFor writers still in the slow part, wondering if it's worth stayingJun 27, 2026 | Public |
| Substack Business Lab with David McIloryA recording from Derek Hughes's live videoJun 24, 2026 | Public |
| The person who buys from you next month is already reading your workThey’re just not ready yetJun 23, 2026 | Public |
| Half My Subscribers Came From Other People’s SubstacksThe 5-step system I used to gain an extra 4,000 subscribers in 18 monthsJun 22, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
Publishing Frequency
~2x per week
Last published Jul 13, 2026
Usually publishes Mon, Sat, Thu
2.3 posts/week avg
Marketing Pricing
$7/mo median
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