Look folks I gave it the ol’College TRY, and I looked at alternatives like Beehiiv (which is becoming more of an all in one creator hub). Not to mention of course Beamly (which has been an all in one creator tool). Although the experiences on there, and not to mention Beehiiv’s insane pricing just do not justify using them for me right now. I think for some people they’re great.
Substack has been an off and on again thing for me for FIVE plus years at this point. From my Fireside Codex personal journal, how to swim newsletter, PIOS Framework newsletter idea, and even my most recent travel blog! They were all valiant attempts at trying to make use of this interesting platform, and reach some awesome people on the Substack Notes social network.
Which I think this Content Polymath one was one of my most successful ventures yet here. Although it is simply diluting my attention, and the constant technical problems Substack Team fails to address or allow us to give feedback on. Are leaving me no choice. The fact that I have to put on my calendar “check to see if the video goes out” every week is just ridiculous.
Not to mention adding in thumbnails, playlist, descriptions, language, AI or kid friendly checkboxes, tags, etc. Most of which are set already in my upload defaults that Substack choose to ignore.
Despite coming back half a dozen different times, which indicates just how much Substack has the potential to offer us creatives. I’ve left disappointed each time.
Now for some people this platform will be perfect! If you are in a region where having a medium or other centralized platforms will block you. Then Substack is way more friendly I would say to people around the world.
Alternatively, if you want a free podcast host, or a way to do livestream journalism. Then I think this is an interesting use case for you.
The Content Polymath is FAR from being done, for I quite literally have at least 64 strong ideas I want to make over the next year. AT MINIMUM, not to mention live updates when new tools/features/platforms come out, as I think the news style of content is still helpful.
I get 100-300k impressions on my site each month, and 7,456 Unique Visitors. Which considering how inconsistent I’ve been on my site that is actually pretty low.
My point is that the traffic is coming because I have a ton of SEO, and more importantly For You… valuable content.
Ever since I started this Substack, it was like a double helix of content streams. The PolyTools Digest on Ghost, and the Content Polymath on Substack. However they’re both the same brand, and they’re both named the Content Polymath now anyways too.
If you would like to check it out and sign up for the newsletters there:
https://polyinnovator.space/tag/the-polytools-digest-omnichannel-content/
I’m even willing to give you FREE Access to my paid posts for a limited time if you decide to move on over! Just shoot me a message.
Here is the post I put out there:
https://polyinnovator.space/im-leaving-substack-again/
