My first six months on Substack

OK, it's seven. Either way, here's how I'm doing, and what I've learnt.

I promised myself that every three months I’d set goals for this Substack experiment of mine, and report back accordingly.

Well since my last post, those months have flown by, illustrated best by the fact it’s now seven months, not six, since I started writing weekly under the name ‘Scrambled Eggs’.

So how am I faring, seven months on? I’ve hit a few milestones, and had some proud moments - mostly thanks to those articles that have sprung up suddenly from some hidden well within me.

At the same time I’ve not fared so well with other goals I set for my writing - more on that below. What I’m most surprised by, still, is how I’ve managed to keep going, and set some boundaries around my writing so I don’t risk too much self-flagellation along the way!

I’ve made this post paid as I’d like to share my progress first-and-foremost with the small group of paying subscribers who continue to champion my work - thank you! 

And if you’re not yet a paid subscriber but would like to support my writing by upgrading, now’s the time to do it! I’m offering 40% off paid subscriptions for the whole of October, just follow the link below and get a whole year for less than thirty quid *AND* make me do a little happy dance at my desk.

Scrambled Eggs: the headline numbers 👀

So, seven months in, here’s where my subscriber numbers are at along with the other key metrics I track: