Yana G.Y.
@yana-g-y.bsky.social
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Easy retention hack nobody talks about.
Do not entertain your paid readers.
Transform them.
Every month, ship one tool that makes their next week simpler.
Templates, scripts, checklists, prompts.
Tools. They make them stay.
Do not entertain your paid readers.
Transform them.
Every month, ship one tool that makes their next week simpler.
Templates, scripts, checklists, prompts.
Tools. They make them stay.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Easy retention hack nobody talks about.
Do not entertain your paid readers.
Transform them.
Every month, ship one tool that makes their next week simpler.
Templates, scripts, checklists, prompts.
Tools. They make them stay.
Do not entertain your paid readers.
Transform them.
Every month, ship one tool that makes their next week simpler.
Templates, scripts, checklists, prompts.
Tools. They make them stay.
The reward of a completed task is much higher than the comfort of procrastination. Write that post. Answer that comment. You’ll feel amazing.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The reward of a completed task is much higher than the comfort of procrastination. Write that post. Answer that comment. You’ll feel amazing.
Stop describing content.
Start describing decisions.
Readers do not buy posts.
They buy fewer wrong moves.
Turn each paid post into one decision they can copy in less time.
Start describing decisions.
Readers do not buy posts.
They buy fewer wrong moves.
Turn each paid post into one decision they can copy in less time.
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Stop describing content.
Start describing decisions.
Readers do not buy posts.
They buy fewer wrong moves.
Turn each paid post into one decision they can copy in less time.
Start describing decisions.
Readers do not buy posts.
They buy fewer wrong moves.
Turn each paid post into one decision they can copy in less time.
Growth is not about posting more.
It's making each Note do one job.
Job options:
get clicks,
get follows,
get subscribes,
Most Notes try to do all three and do none.
Pick one job per Note and watch the money show up.
It's making each Note do one job.
Job options:
get clicks,
get follows,
get subscribes,
Most Notes try to do all three and do none.
Pick one job per Note and watch the money show up.
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Growth is not about posting more.
It's making each Note do one job.
Job options:
get clicks,
get follows,
get subscribes,
Most Notes try to do all three and do none.
Pick one job per Note and watch the money show up.
It's making each Note do one job.
Job options:
get clicks,
get follows,
get subscribes,
Most Notes try to do all three and do none.
Pick one job per Note and watch the money show up.
If your paid page cannot finish this sentence, it will not convert.
Pay to get ____ faster.
Write that. Publish that. Repeat that.
Your time stops leaking when your offer has edges.
Pay to get ____ faster.
Write that. Publish that. Repeat that.
Your time stops leaking when your offer has edges.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
If your paid page cannot finish this sentence, it will not convert.
Pay to get ____ faster.
Write that. Publish that. Repeat that.
Your time stops leaking when your offer has edges.
Pay to get ____ faster.
Write that. Publish that. Repeat that.
Your time stops leaking when your offer has edges.
When you put a price on your value you invite people to take it seriously.
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
When you put a price on your value you invite people to take it seriously.
Fear of selling doesn’t protect your audience.
It just hides the offer they’re looking for.
It just hides the offer they’re looking for.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Fear of selling doesn’t protect your audience.
It just hides the offer they’re looking for.
It just hides the offer they’re looking for.
If you think selling is self-centered remember this:
Someone’s looking for the exact thing you made.
And you’re hiding it from them.
Someone’s looking for the exact thing you made.
And you’re hiding it from them.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
If you think selling is self-centered remember this:
Someone’s looking for the exact thing you made.
And you’re hiding it from them.
Someone’s looking for the exact thing you made.
And you’re hiding it from them.
Selling doesn’t feel gross.
Not when you believe in what you offer.
It only feels gross when you’re still trying to convince yourself it’s worth charging for.
Not when you believe in what you offer.
It only feels gross when you’re still trying to convince yourself it’s worth charging for.
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Selling doesn’t feel gross.
Not when you believe in what you offer.
It only feels gross when you’re still trying to convince yourself it’s worth charging for.
Not when you believe in what you offer.
It only feels gross when you’re still trying to convince yourself it’s worth charging for.
I wasn’t afraid of selling.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I wasn’t afraid of selling.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
Simple question that decides your growth speed.
→ What does a reader get in 7 days if they pay today?
If you cannot answer in one sentence, your offer is fog.
Clarity closes faster.
Fog makes you post more and earn less.
→ What does a reader get in 7 days if they pay today?
If you cannot answer in one sentence, your offer is fog.
Clarity closes faster.
Fog makes you post more and earn less.
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Simple question that decides your growth speed.
→ What does a reader get in 7 days if they pay today?
If you cannot answer in one sentence, your offer is fog.
Clarity closes faster.
Fog makes you post more and earn less.
→ What does a reader get in 7 days if they pay today?
If you cannot answer in one sentence, your offer is fog.
Clarity closes faster.
Fog makes you post more and earn less.
I wasn’t afraid of selling.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I wasn’t afraid of selling.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
I was afraid of selling and being ignored.
Then I remembered it's part of the game.
So I started expecting it. And prepare for it.
Then built a framework to deal with it.
Do this and you'll be unstoppable.
Simple truth most creators hate.
Substack is a subscription business.
Retention matters more than a spike.
If your paid readers do not get a clear win each month, they leave.
Build that win into the product, not into your willpower.
Substack is a subscription business.
Retention matters more than a spike.
If your paid readers do not get a clear win each month, they leave.
Build that win into the product, not into your willpower.
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Simple truth most creators hate.
Substack is a subscription business.
Retention matters more than a spike.
If your paid readers do not get a clear win each month, they leave.
Build that win into the product, not into your willpower.
Substack is a subscription business.
Retention matters more than a spike.
If your paid readers do not get a clear win each month, they leave.
Build that win into the product, not into your willpower.
Simple system I used to grow with limited time.
Notes bring discovery.
Recommendations compound trust.
Paid posts build conversion.
Automation keeps the money running while you sleep.
It is a machine, not a mood.
Notes bring discovery.
Recommendations compound trust.
Paid posts build conversion.
Automation keeps the money running while you sleep.
It is a machine, not a mood.
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Simple system I used to grow with limited time.
Notes bring discovery.
Recommendations compound trust.
Paid posts build conversion.
Automation keeps the money running while you sleep.
It is a machine, not a mood.
Notes bring discovery.
Recommendations compound trust.
Paid posts build conversion.
Automation keeps the money running while you sleep.
It is a machine, not a mood.
Proof creates curiosity and curiosity creates clicks.
Use numbers, dates, and outcomes.
“11 percent conversion” beats “doing well.”
Always.
Use numbers, dates, and outcomes.
“11 percent conversion” beats “doing well.”
Always.
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Proof creates curiosity and curiosity creates clicks.
Use numbers, dates, and outcomes.
“11 percent conversion” beats “doing well.”
Always.
Use numbers, dates, and outcomes.
“11 percent conversion” beats “doing well.”
Always.
If your paid offer feels hard to sell, it's probably not tangible.
People do not pay for ideas.
They pay for relief, speed, and fewer mistakes.
Turn your paid tier into tools, templates, and decisions made easy.
People do not pay for ideas.
They pay for relief, speed, and fewer mistakes.
Turn your paid tier into tools, templates, and decisions made easy.
February 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
If your paid offer feels hard to sell, it's probably not tangible.
People do not pay for ideas.
They pay for relief, speed, and fewer mistakes.
Turn your paid tier into tools, templates, and decisions made easy.
People do not pay for ideas.
They pay for relief, speed, and fewer mistakes.
Turn your paid tier into tools, templates, and decisions made easy.
Fast growth feels random until you track one number.
Conversion rate.
10K followers with 1 percent conversion is a hobby.
500 true readers with 10 percent conversion is a business.
Pick the metric that buys you more time.
To build. To rest. To live.
Conversion rate.
10K followers with 1 percent conversion is a hobby.
500 true readers with 10 percent conversion is a business.
Pick the metric that buys you more time.
To build. To rest. To live.
February 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Fast growth feels random until you track one number.
Conversion rate.
10K followers with 1 percent conversion is a hobby.
500 true readers with 10 percent conversion is a business.
Pick the metric that buys you more time.
To build. To rest. To live.
Conversion rate.
10K followers with 1 percent conversion is a hobby.
500 true readers with 10 percent conversion is a business.
Pick the metric that buys you more time.
To build. To rest. To live.
Simple math beats motivation every time.
$5K month is $167 a day.
Stop chasing hollow growth.
Build one clear paid outcome and ask for the upgrade.
You get predictable money with predictable actions.
$5K month is $167 a day.
Stop chasing hollow growth.
Build one clear paid outcome and ask for the upgrade.
You get predictable money with predictable actions.
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Simple math beats motivation every time.
$5K month is $167 a day.
Stop chasing hollow growth.
Build one clear paid outcome and ask for the upgrade.
You get predictable money with predictable actions.
$5K month is $167 a day.
Stop chasing hollow growth.
Build one clear paid outcome and ask for the upgrade.
You get predictable money with predictable actions.
What’s something you did behind-the-scenes that quietly helped your Substack grow?
I’ll go first:
Automated welcome sequence designed to convert.
Made me 100+ paid subs.
Your turn.
I’ll go first:
Automated welcome sequence designed to convert.
Made me 100+ paid subs.
Your turn.
February 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
What’s something you did behind-the-scenes that quietly helped your Substack grow?
I’ll go first:
Automated welcome sequence designed to convert.
Made me 100+ paid subs.
Your turn.
I’ll go first:
Automated welcome sequence designed to convert.
Made me 100+ paid subs.
Your turn.
I changed a single word in my CTA:
“Upgrade” → “Get the entire framework”
Just… language.
But conversions jumped.
Small words move big numbers.
“Upgrade” → “Get the entire framework”
Just… language.
But conversions jumped.
Small words move big numbers.
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I changed a single word in my CTA:
“Upgrade” → “Get the entire framework”
Just… language.
But conversions jumped.
Small words move big numbers.
“Upgrade” → “Get the entire framework”
Just… language.
But conversions jumped.
Small words move big numbers.
You don’t need a new “launch.”
You need a boring system that runs on repeat.
One offer.
One welcome email.
One line that converts.
That’s how real growth works.
You need a boring system that runs on repeat.
One offer.
One welcome email.
One line that converts.
That’s how real growth works.
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
You don’t need a new “launch.”
You need a boring system that runs on repeat.
One offer.
One welcome email.
One line that converts.
That’s how real growth works.
You need a boring system that runs on repeat.
One offer.
One welcome email.
One line that converts.
That’s how real growth works.
The best paid newsletters do not add more information.
They remove confusion.
Turn chaos into a simple sequence.
That is a product people buy.
They remove confusion.
Turn chaos into a simple sequence.
That is a product people buy.
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The best paid newsletters do not add more information.
They remove confusion.
Turn chaos into a simple sequence.
That is a product people buy.
They remove confusion.
Turn chaos into a simple sequence.
That is a product people buy.
The writers who win long term do not wait for a viral hit.
They ship small proof daily.
Proof is a screenshot, a number, a result, a lesson.
Collect proof. That's how you sell.
They ship small proof daily.
Proof is a screenshot, a number, a result, a lesson.
Collect proof. That's how you sell.
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The writers who win long term do not wait for a viral hit.
They ship small proof daily.
Proof is a screenshot, a number, a result, a lesson.
Collect proof. That's how you sell.
They ship small proof daily.
Proof is a screenshot, a number, a result, a lesson.
Collect proof. That's how you sell.
My Substack welcome email used to say:
“Thanks for subscribing.”
Now it says:
“Here’s how I’ll help you grow your newsletter fast.”
Conversions jumped.
“Thanks for subscribing.”
Now it says:
“Here’s how I’ll help you grow your newsletter fast.”
Conversions jumped.
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
My Substack welcome email used to say:
“Thanks for subscribing.”
Now it says:
“Here’s how I’ll help you grow your newsletter fast.”
Conversions jumped.
“Thanks for subscribing.”
Now it says:
“Here’s how I’ll help you grow your newsletter fast.”
Conversions jumped.
I used to pitch with this line:
“Upgrade to support my work.”
Nobody clicked.
Then I changed it to:
“Want the full playbook? It’s for paid readers only.”
Upgrades tripled.
“Upgrade to support my work.”
Nobody clicked.
Then I changed it to:
“Want the full playbook? It’s for paid readers only.”
Upgrades tripled.
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I used to pitch with this line:
“Upgrade to support my work.”
Nobody clicked.
Then I changed it to:
“Want the full playbook? It’s for paid readers only.”
Upgrades tripled.
“Upgrade to support my work.”
Nobody clicked.
Then I changed it to:
“Want the full playbook? It’s for paid readers only.”
Upgrades tripled.