How I plan on making my content game “strong af” — While gaining followers and reaching new heights sounds appealing (because it is), I learned that it is not the end-all-be-all metric for subscription newsletters like the Morning Brew — instead, according to Jenny Rothenburg’s “Engagement beats scale: Inside Morning Brew’s approach to subscriber growth,” their goal is to “build, grow…

Not only do I want to make a Substack newsletter, but I need to. — As Mauro Sacramento explained in “How To Start a Newsletter on Substack,” I never really thought I needed a Substack newsletter. Like Sacramento, I have realized since that I was wrong. Not only would Substack give me the option to share my voice and my story, but it would also…

Substack is not the only form of media that could aid me in my journey to becoming a media entrepreneur, but what path is the right one for me to take? — Mel Snyder, a healthcare marketing and communications pro who happens to be a Lehigh ’64 Alum (go Mountain Hawks!) explained that the two most popular types of paid subscriptions regularly used by millennials are those that access online movies and TV, at 77 percent, and cable television at 69 percent.

Is my writing worthy of being read? — I’d like to say that I take criticism well, but my astrological sign says the opposite… Instead, I tend to get very emotional and take things to heart. But, I cannot allow myself to get too emotionally attached to any one unfinished idea. …

What to expect when you’re expecting: Playing time — In club and high school, I started and played every minute of every game I had ever played. I traveled all over not only the country, but also the world, having played soccer in Rhode Island, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, Canada, Italy, Sweden, and even Denmark. I made first team…

Nobody’s perfect… or are they? — When creating my Substack titled “A Whole Different Ball Game,” I envision my ideal reader to be myself. Based on my current experience, I am looking to create a newsletter that talks about the life of a Division I student-athlete. Everything I expected to happen throughout my college career, hasn’t…

I think it’s about time I pitch and pursue my Substack idea; I’m ready to make some moolah, even if it’s just a side gig for the time being. — Andreessen Horowitz’s podcast “So You Want to Launch a Newsletter: Tips From Substack Writers” resonated with me on a multitude of levels. Lenny Rachitsky specifically inspired me in the podcast when he talked about the ways in which to provide value: I want to entertain my reader, make them smarter…

Material from numerous external sources, original work, and other forms all blended together make for not only a delicious, but also an informative smoothie! — Individuals fall along a pendulum of consumers, creators, aggregators, and curators. Gabby Goldberg in “Curators Are the New Creators” states that “consumers are now being consumed by a state of analysis paralysis,” because attention spans no longer come in a variety of shapes and lengths: they are all short, and…

It’s time to stop shouting after your audience in the distance for their attention; instead, bring the media directly to them. — I’m going to start off by being blunt: I think the news is boring. Its boring because it isn’t written for me. It doesn’t reach me where I am like service journalism does. I didn’t become a journalist because I wanted to report the news — I became a journalist…