💡 Grow Faster on Substack in 2026 — Without Doing More

6 counterintuitive ways to grow faster — with less content, more conversions, and way fewer headaches.

If you’re still brute-forcing your Substack growth — throwing content at the wall and praying something sticks — we need to talk.

I’ve grown my Substack to over $180,000+ in annual recurring revenue, and not because I’m the fastest writer alive or have a content team of twenty. I just built systems. I made smart bets. I stopped doing things that didn’t move the needle.

And now? My Substack runs like a well-oiled machine.

This post is a peek inside the strategy. It’s also a taste of what I’m teaching in my 6-week Substack Sprint — a deep dive workshop series for creators who are done winging it and ready to turn their newsletter into a business.

Let’s get into it.

1. Your Welcome Email Is a Sales Funnel. Treat It Like One.

The first email every new subscriber gets is the most important one you’ll ever write. Most people? Phone it in.

That welcome email isn’t just a “hi.” It’s your conversion pitch. Your vibe check. Your value proposition, served up on a digital platter.

Here’s what your free subscriber welcome email needs: