QUICK START your Substack Guide - 3 Things to do before you're READY to write your heart out here on Substack ✍️ ✨
🌟Welcome to the Sparkle on Substack Community🌟
I’m so happy you’ve found your way here.
This is a space where creativity meets connection, and your unique voice and journey is always celebrated. Welcome home. We can’t wait to get to know you and your unique wrierly gifts.
We consciously turn away from hacks, toward creativity and we build in embodied ways. We heal generational lines as we write walking the path of joyful, sustainable growth together and embody the magic and the momentum this online life has to offer!!
1,2,3 - Quick Start Guide
When you start on Substack there’s a lot to learn, you don’t want to be overwhelmed so here’s the video you need to get started and set up your profile and publication. It’s only 20 minutes long.
If you’re all set up… move to step 2 below.
After you’ve watched it, I suggest writing;
your Substack about page. (add /about at the end of your url to find it)
then your Substack welcome emails (located in your dashboard settings)
then check your welcome page. (add /welcome to find that.)
Here are the 3 tutorials you need to help you;
Welcome emails
A welcome email is confirmation of what your reader has signed up for. You can set different welcome emails for;
Then congratulate yourself and come and tell us how you got on in our members chat - you’re ready to WRITE your heart out.
Sparkle on Substack is more than just a membership; it’s a community - a gathering of creatives who love to write, explore, and grow together. A set of over 300 individuals who support and cheerlead each other week in week out.
Whether you’re just dipping your toe into Substack or have been publishing regularly, you’ll find a space to be right at home here.
We’re here to support you, wherever you are on your creative path. Maybe you’re just starting out, needing simple guidance my Simple Substack Advice portal is filled with free resources to help you on your way.
Oh hi, if we’ve not me - how are you? I’m Claire. I’m an Engagement Consultant and Mentor and I started my journey with Substack in 2022. I live on the Northumberland Coast with my family and puppy Stella. Here at Sparkle on Substack, I hold space for your BIG dreams, your business and your creative voice. I’m so glad you’re here. ✨
Perhaps you’re ready to dive deeper into your creative practice, nurturing your publication, building your email list. Perhaps you’re serious about Substack as an income stream or want to add it to your Business ecosystem? You want my 💎Diamond Portal for that.
If you’ve been here a while, you’ll know growth here is possible and I’m here to support with the strategy you need to get to the next level.
This space is for everyone:
✨ For those who crave accountability, togetherness and thrive with feedback.
✨ For those who light candles, make the strong coffee and write in solitude.
✨ For those who seek out kindred spirits and deep, human connections.
“Claire is most definitely a beacon of light in a noisy, crowded social media space. Her practical, doable guidance and unrelenting support has helped me no end, and she is consistently lovely with it. Claire is the one person I listen to for Substack advice which actually works, having tripled my subscriptions in six months of using her services.”
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Here are a 3 beautiful ways to engage with our ever-growing circle of over 11,500 soulful business owners, creatives, wellbeing practioners and writers:
1. ✨ Chat Threads
Our chat threads are renowned here - they have sparked rich conversations, and many have found collaborators and dear friends here. Come as you are and join us. (closed over Christmas and in August)
2. ✨ (Paid) Member Meet-ups
We gather weekly (sometimes daily) in chat and monthly on Zoom to connect, support each other, and share ideas. I share my expertise and strategy in workshops and tutorials and archive classes are are all in the A-Z library. Plus, we host weekly writing sessions on Tuesdays too. More here.
3. 12 Chapters Club is here - want to write a book with us come on down!
https://www.creativelyconscious.co.uk/12-chapters-club
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Want more?
Remember to check your welcome email for free gifts, course access and you’ll find all other resources on my Substack home page.
People like to start with designing their homepage and bedding in so that’s a great option or you can spend some time crafting your about page.
I have videos and posts on all of that in the a-z library.
Thank you for being here and celebrating your creativity with us. I’m hear for you so don’t be a stranger, give me a shout in the dms.
Claire
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