I do still have two more days to go but so far all my notes have followed a similar pattern to the ones I posted before the experiment. I actually posted things outside of the experiment that did better 😂.
Haha, well yeah, poor note on display. I thought I had posted more but it's roughly the same. I normally re-stack things when I see them but now I had to go in and think about what to post based on what was on the list that day so at first I might have posted/re-stacked 2-3 things a day but towards the end looking at my profile often the listed note for the day was the only one I'd posted that day so at the start maybe one more a day and then towards the end just the one a day. I do think quite a few of those new people that followed me was from me chatting in other places rather than from my own Notes, as much as you can see where someone came from on Substack, at least.
Yes, it would be good to have more visibility from an analytics perspective on how many people clicked through to a Post from a Note, that number would be useful to know.
Your growth rate is great though, wherever it's come from! All visibility is a good thing. ✔️ 👏
You know, I don't mind not having all the stats, when you do it very quickly becomes a 'what does best' race rather than just sharing and chatting to others. I wanted to add that bit about the growth rate in case other people read that and thought it was just the experiment that meant I got more people who followed me and maybe they hadn't experienced the same. I think it's usually better to add a caveat if it applies so other people know the whole thing. Although I guess not mentioning it makes for a better ad for the experiment itself🤣.
I'm so honored to be mentioned here! I'm going to have to do this experiment this week, even though I'm late to the party.
I found your post eye-opening. I have this total fantasy story that people are getting hundreds of likes and double-digit restacks (+ followers) basically because they're better than I am at this notes thing and I'm lazy.
Turns out that's an old story on repeat in my head. 😂
Other people are just paying more attention than I am and repeating what works.
Now I am even more confused. Do I understand it that all the people who did the research shouldn’t report it here? My results weren’t especially interesting except that my urban fox note did better than most, rather like your sheep note. I did better with other notes about my feelings about Substack, at other times of day
Substack does like ‘pro SubStack’ notes, so I can see why that one did well. I would have thought the Sparkle one would have done better, maybe the Notes feed was a bit saturated with Sparkle Summit notes that day? 🤓
Awwww I didn't know there was an experiment. I must have missed the post! Too bad because I've had some stellar notes lately, current one is over 1400 likes and counting!
Thank you, Kate, for this experiment! It was a lot of fun. It was very difficult to stick to the time I set for myself, 20:00 🫣, but you kept me posting daily, which is an accomplishment in itself. I've never been much of a social media person.
That is ‘so Substack’ for your best performing Note to be the one that is basically a commentary of what you’re thinking whilst trying to write something. 👏🤓
WOW! I'm honoured! Never ever had I received a bronze medal.... well, until now. Thank you, Kate 😊 I will also add my findings; I am so disorganised and scattered. Apologies.
Such interesting findings Kate, I’m still in the middle of my experiment as a little late to the party, although nothing has set the world alight (as yet). What I will plan to do is review the Notes I’ve shared not only once I’ve completed my week but also over the month to see if there are any patterns of content which resonates with my audience.
1. OFF ON A TANGENT
2. Best Note: 24 Likes, 3 Replies, 2 Restacks
https://substack.com/@katedarracott/note/c-65100272
3. Sunday
4. Worst Note: 2 Likes
https://substack.com/@katedarracott/note/c-65198204
5. Monday
6. Followers: 3,298 up 148
Dahlias and positivity seem to be something everyone needs!!
You can't go wrong with those two! 👏
1. SARAH FRISON - I write under my own name on here
2. Probably this one since it got a comment, a like and a re-stack https://substack.com/@sarahfrison/note/c-65865207
3. SUNDAY
4. Probably this one https://substack.com/@sarahfrison/note/c-65211416 . I feel bad for the poor post, I have had a similar quote note do better.
5. MONDAY
6. Currently 52 followers, started with 32.
I do still have two more days to go but so far all my notes have followed a similar pattern to the ones I posted before the experiment. I actually posted things outside of the experiment that did better 😂.
Wow, that is a massive 63% uplift in followers! 👏
Did taking part in this experiment mean you posted more Notes that usual? If so, roughly what sort of percentage?
PS: Love that you feel sorry for the bad performing Notes, I thought that was just me. 😂
Haha, well yeah, poor note on display. I thought I had posted more but it's roughly the same. I normally re-stack things when I see them but now I had to go in and think about what to post based on what was on the list that day so at first I might have posted/re-stacked 2-3 things a day but towards the end looking at my profile often the listed note for the day was the only one I'd posted that day so at the start maybe one more a day and then towards the end just the one a day. I do think quite a few of those new people that followed me was from me chatting in other places rather than from my own Notes, as much as you can see where someone came from on Substack, at least.
Yes, it would be good to have more visibility from an analytics perspective on how many people clicked through to a Post from a Note, that number would be useful to know.
Your growth rate is great though, wherever it's come from! All visibility is a good thing. ✔️ 👏
You know, I don't mind not having all the stats, when you do it very quickly becomes a 'what does best' race rather than just sharing and chatting to others. I wanted to add that bit about the growth rate in case other people read that and thought it was just the experiment that meant I got more people who followed me and maybe they hadn't experienced the same. I think it's usually better to add a caveat if it applies so other people know the whole thing. Although I guess not mentioning it makes for a better ad for the experiment itself🤣.
Absolutely, all interaction with other Substackers is good and will make a difference! ✔️
I'm so honored to be mentioned here! I'm going to have to do this experiment this week, even though I'm late to the party.
I found your post eye-opening. I have this total fantasy story that people are getting hundreds of likes and double-digit restacks (+ followers) basically because they're better than I am at this notes thing and I'm lazy.
Turns out that's an old story on repeat in my head. 😂
Other people are just paying more attention than I am and repeating what works.
A/B testing I can do... stay tuned.
Go Jen go! 👏📣
1: THE STYLISH HOME
2: Best Note: 4 Likes, 1 Reply, 0 Restacks
https://substack.com/@sonyathehomestylist/note/c-65849735
3: Sunday
4: Worst Not: 0 Likes
https://substack.com/@sonyathehomestylist/note/c-65946390
5: Monday
6: Followers: 303 up 24!
Thanks so much for sharing your results, glad you enjoyed playing along. 👏
There does seem to be a pattern re Monday being the worse performing!
So if you have a great idea for a post... hang on to it until at least Tuesday! 🤓
Now I am even more confused. Do I understand it that all the people who did the research shouldn’t report it here? My results weren’t especially interesting except that my urban fox note did better than most, rather like your sheep note. I did better with other notes about my feelings about Substack, at other times of day
Yes, please share your results with everyone (as numbered) here if you'd like.
The Chat is just for anyone who wants an in-depth analysis. 😊
Cute wins every time!
1. WORDS WORTH SHARING
2.BEST https://substack.com/@jeanettemartin/note/c-66404131.
30 Likes 7 replies 1 Restack
3. FRIDAY
4. WORST https://substack.com/@jeanettemartin/note/c-65785114
0 likes 0 replies 0 restacks
SUNDAY
290 now (250 17 days. ago)
Thanks for sharing your results! 👏
Substack does like ‘pro SubStack’ notes, so I can see why that one did well. I would have thought the Sparkle one would have done better, maybe the Notes feed was a bit saturated with Sparkle Summit notes that day? 🤓
Yes, possibly!
Awwww I didn't know there was an experiment. I must have missed the post! Too bad because I've had some stellar notes lately, current one is over 1400 likes and counting!
I love that Note, it’s 100% relatable for me! 😂😂😂
Anyone reading this would do well to check out your Notes Kristi, we can all learn from the Master! 👏👏😘
I'm so super late with this, but I really wanted to share and in doing so gain some insight into my notes. Here goes...
1. LETTERS FROM NNEKA
2. Best note: 34 likes and 6 replies It so happened to be about me crossing 100 subscribers
https://substack.com/@nnekakelly/note/c-65386040
3. TUESDAY
4. Worst Note: 0 likes, 0 replies It was a haiku on boredom
https://substack.com/@nnekakelly/note/c-65544769
5. THURSDAY
6. Followers: 178, up 7
I think my followers came from my engagement, not my own notes.
Thanks for sharing your results! I agree, everyone loves the 100 milestone, it’s the sweetest. 🥰
COFFEE BREAK NEWSLETTER
https://substack.com/@coffeebreaknewsletter/note/c-65961993
MONDAY
Best Note: 23 Likes, 9 Replies, 3 Restacks
https://substack.com/@coffeebreaknewsletter/note/c-65379055
TUESDAY
Worst Note: 1 Likes, 0 Replies, 0 Restacks
Followers: 988/ Current followers: 1083 Up 95
Thank you, Kate, for this experiment! It was a lot of fun. It was very difficult to stick to the time I set for myself, 20:00 🫣, but you kept me posting daily, which is an accomplishment in itself. I've never been much of a social media person.
That is ‘so Substack’ for your best performing Note to be the one that is basically a commentary of what you’re thinking whilst trying to write something. 👏🤓
I guess people can relate 😂
That’s exactly it! 👏
I think this one should count. It’s clearly the winner lol.
I think to assess the success of our notes we should take into account comments, too. Why did you focus mainly on likes instead?
I couldn't agree more, Comments are great... I just didn't get enough on the Notes that were in my test for me to factor them in. 👏 😉
Valid point!
WOW! I'm honoured! Never ever had I received a bronze medal.... well, until now. Thank you, Kate 😊 I will also add my findings; I am so disorganised and scattered. Apologies.
No rush, I'm sure everyone's results will drift in over the next week or so. 👏
Such interesting findings Kate, I’m still in the middle of my experiment as a little late to the party, although nothing has set the world alight (as yet). What I will plan to do is review the Notes I’ve shared not only once I’ve completed my week but also over the month to see if there are any patterns of content which resonates with my audience.
No worries about timing, this post will still be here when you're done. Am looking forward to hearing your results. 🤓
1. BRAIN HEALTH AND CAPITALISM
2. Best Note: 6 Likes, 0 Replies, 1 Restack
https://substack.com/@susannahmary/note/c-65536241
3. Thursday
4. Worst Note: tumbleweed
https://substack.com/@susannahmary/note/c-65875909
5. Sunday
6. Followers: was 48, now 63
The best one was a fantastic quote from The Oldster Magazine (100% recommend subscribing, it's an AMAZING newsletter) so no surprises there.
I *was* surprised that 4 did so badly because it felt super genuine to write and was also a very substacky topic, but apparently nobody cared haha!
I must admit I was a bit confused by 4, are you writing a book too? Not sure what the 1,000 words relate to?
Yes haha in my head everyone here is so I thought the context was clear! 😂
Oh wow, am I literally the only one here not writing a book. sigh. 😂
I'm not writing a book either!
Good to know there’s at least two of us. 😂
Definitely 😅🤣