Psychology and strategy for building paid communities that people genuinely want to belong to.
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Apparently Plagiarism is Just Part of the Game Now
I’ve had my words copied and passed off more than once. This month, a fast-growing creator told a group of fellow writers that copying is just part of the game, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.
A few days ago, someone...
The Paid Perk Hiding in Your Substack Archive
I turned my articles about paid offers into a 32-page workbook for The Flow's annual and VIP members. Here’s what’s inside, how to find the pieces in your own archive that could become a paid perk, and, below the paywall, the step-by-step b...
Moonlighted as a Writer for Years. Now I’m Daylighting.
I helped build girl boss culture, went full girl moss during the pandemic, and discovered a centered kind of ambition by writing for fun. Now I’m daylighting my side hustle, and I think a lot of us are ready to.
My Girl Boss Origi...
Paid Tier Announcement People Can’t Scroll Past
For the past eleven weeks, I’ve been building paid tiers alongside creators in The Flow Room, my coaching circle for Substackers ready to launch or elevate theirs. As Round One wraps, we’re writing our launch letters, the posts that announc...
Your Welcome Email Is Telling on You
I’ve spent the last few weeks with creators in The Flow Room, my paid-tier coaching circle, working on their offer, bio, and About page one at a time. This week we’re reading them together like a new reader, including the welcome emails mos...
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Half psychology, half cosmic wink. Supporting thoughtful creators in building paid communities people genuinely want to belong to. Together.
Fractional COO for growing B2B SaaS companies. I write about founder bottlenecks, startup chaos, and building companies that don’t need you in every Slack thread.
Devoted student of how the world organizes itself. Mischievous insurgent where it gets us wrong. Fractional CMO by trade, rabbit hole seeker on the fly.
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