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MM's avatar

I vehemently agree! Like I always say, “imitation is not the highest form of flattery-FLATTERY is!” Fantastic piece and I cannot wait to read more.

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Chris's avatar

Honestly, that was my fear with both YouTube and Substack. I felt that because I didn’t want to make “useful” or “helpful” content, no one would care

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Taonixy's avatar

If it’s useful to you, then it’s defo useful to someone else. Peoole really aren’t so different from eachother

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Alexa's avatar

I just randomly came across this article and it was exactly what I needed right now. Amazing work, just subscribed!

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sabina's avatar

Thank you so much Alexa this makes me so so happy 🩵

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Alexa's avatar

You’re welcome! I look forward to reading more of your stuff 😊

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Josie's avatar

Wonderful post! As a newbie, I do have a question though: does viewing your own Substack posts contribute to the view #? Cause I’m pretty sure I’m screwing up my own analytics by obsessively rereading my own posts 😂😭 I guess it’s a good sign I at least enjoy what I’ve written

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sabina's avatar

I don’t know if it does, but I certainly do the same thing sometimes 🤣

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Amanda Marie's avatar

And that's something to be proud of no matter what. Write for yourself! Those that are like-minded will follow.

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lise's avatar

nana live action mention PURRR😫

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sabina's avatar

🤭

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Paulina's avatar

Embracing unapologetic multi-faceted authenticity in 2025 👏🏻

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sabina's avatar

that’s the spirit hehe 🤭

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dew's avatar

Love this!

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sabina's avatar

🩵

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Godparticle's avatar

This advice confirms my own attitude toward my writing ambitions.

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Shelby's avatar

This was so good! Thank you for sharing what’s working for you. I’m happy to hear that because the whole concept of my page is a public diary 🤣 “ girl fighting the void inside of her on the daily, a girl who’s far too familiar with all her demons to the point she has no problem writing about them in great detail.” This part was my favorite- I resonated so much!!

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𓇢𓆸 julia 𓃠⁷⁷⁷'s avatar

Amazing piece and found me in the most perfect time of my life. I’ve been so nervous to publicise my passion of writing and this piece has deeply resonated within me. I’ve recently written around the same subject (more of an intro to my page and my insecurity of my lack of talent) but it’s no where near as incredible as yours. Thank you so much for this❤️

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sabina's avatar

No please don’t fall into the comparison trap! Just post it :))

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Maja Niekrasz's avatar

That was a relieving read, thank you! I am creating a really unusual niche, combining law, environmental protection, yoga, spirituality… But it’s coming straight from my heart, and that is all that matters. <3

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sabina's avatar

Ohh good luck ! If there’s one person who is interested in that niche (you) there MUST be others too !

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Maryam's avatar

Ahh thank you!! Makes me feel so much better for take forever on my drafts 🤭😽😽

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sabina's avatar

better that than repackaging other people’s ideas just to “stay relevant” or post more often !!

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Victoria Nathalie's avatar

i love this so so so much this was amazing!!!

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sabina's avatar

tysm for reading and for commenting 🥺🫶🏻

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anaika kakoty's avatar

I agree, authenticity is the key to do many things!! also, I love your writing,, I can see why people love your authenticity as well <3

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anaika kakoty's avatar

and I love nana as well!! your substack name is so cutee

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Aliena's avatar

I think similar to your growth on YouTube, consistency is key with growth on here too. I haven't encountered plagiarized articles yet (at least not that I'm aware of), but I have noticed a lot of people using other users' platform to self-promote. It's interesting how you say the rawer, messier articles perform better than your more niche ones. I've also noticed the same thing with other Substack users and have been debating on doing "random" posts mixed in versus sticking to my niche.

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sabina's avatar

For sure consistency is very important that’s why I’m trying to write any free moment I have! And tbh I never get interested when people self promo or cross promo each other, I only ever sub if I read something and it sticks with me so I can’t say how effective those tactics are

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

I have an inkling that this post is going to break the record for you. And it is truly worth reminding everyone to aspire for authenticity and not copy others for the sake of engagement and being seen. So thank you for the post, Sab.

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sabina's avatar

hasn’t so far but my fingers are crossed 🤞🏻tysm for reading

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