The Hype Department is a publication about building influence, visibility, and business opportunities via LinkedIn, written by ex-LinkedIn employee, Alicia Teltz.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 45 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Dear Diary, I Thought This Would Feel Better
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Somewhere between proud and absolutely fucking knackered
Dear Diary,
Today should be one of the happiest days of my life.
But I feel… I don’t know… confused?!
Numb maybe? Exhausted? Sad to some extent? And so...
START, GROW & MONETISE YOUR SUBSTACK
A 90-minute Deep Dive into how I went from 0 Subscribers to a $53k Substack in 8 months
(yep… I was muted for the first few minutes… whoopsie 😂)
How I Went From 0 Subscribers to a $53K Substack in 8 Months
The month-by-month strategy of how I turned my old LinkedIn posts into $$$
Lemme start with this:
WTF Is Happening On LinkedIn?! — August Edition
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LinkedIn launched yet another new feature
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Meta ended up in court and agreed to an $18 BILLION!! settlement a mere eight days later
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AI slop is officially p*ssing everyone off
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And one creator updated her LinkedIn Experience s...
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I left LinkedIn..... because of LinkedIn..... to build a business about LinkedIn..... on SUBSTACK!! \ud83d\udc40\ud83e\udde1 | Ex-LinkedIn insider helping you turn your expertise into eyeballs + $$$
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