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Hey Linda, can I get a follow to help my notes visibility with other authors? If I understand the system right, which I might not, authors notes are visible to their followers and their follower's followers. If so, I may have an easier time connecting with other authors that way.

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Followed & subscribed! 👍

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Is there a way to easily set up a subscription page on substack to drive traffic from social ads too? I've been experimenting with ads and found it's easy to get people to the site - but subscriptions is low. I'd like to drive them to a designated subscribe page with some sort of reward or benefit from subscribing.

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Go to your Settings > Website > Pages, and create a "New page." Once you've done that and inserted your subscription buttons, you can add it to your Navigation by making it a "New link." Otherwise, you can just post the URL that leads directly to that page on whatever media you want.

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Got it so there is no way to specifically source links etc?

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Could you clarify what you mean?

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Sure - so I want to know I got this subscriber from a specific version of an ad so say the source is ad1

Could I do SITE?source=ad1 and have that attach as where the subscriber came from so we can optimize content?

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Oh, jeepers! I am not that knowledgeable. That might be possible, but your guess is better than mine.

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Oh so I've been copying pasting a customized "upgrade to paid" button from an old post to all my new posts for nothing. Good to know, TY for the useful info! prob saved me some time

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How did you add that subscribe button at the top of your newsletter?

Thanks in advance,

- Substack Writer

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I figured it out I think you have to be a non subscriber to see that button in. The way I’m talking about.

Someone plz confirm? Thanks 🙏🏼

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I need to start adding my subscribe button to my articles as well. Have been slacking off on that

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ThanksL Linda for this - discovering this a year later but never too late! Would you have some insights on growing paid subscribers as well?

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Good features

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I have absolutely no idea of what a subscriber is; but, none-the-less, each daily experience is, usually, better than the last. Especially today, when I found only the second useful “white on black” placard. Also 12/18 must be a philosopher holiday.

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Feel free to follow and subscribe as well Linda! I really enjoyed reading this and will make sure that I put in more subscribe buttons moving forwards 😀

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When I follow here that doesn’t mean I want the newsletter. Because that’s double up.

Advise

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Thank you for a very valuable post 👍

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Thanks, Linda, for the post. I’ve used those buttons and haven’t really seen that growth. Any other ideas? Is it a notes thing? I post my writing on other socials too.

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Super helpful, Linda.

Where is it most appropriate to place the subscribe buttons?

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I’ll check out your Substack.

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Didn’t know this, thank you for sharing this information!

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Wait…what is that “book a meeting” option in your drop-down? Have we always had that? Do I have it? I've never noticed?!

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