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Linda Jackson 🌏's avatar

Your crawl, walk, run practical approach could work for anyone Jo. Thanks coach!

Jim McKay's avatar

This is a great article, very motivational! I bought the travel cards and look forward to working with you on my ideas.

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Jim! Look forward to working with you! 😁

Alison Day's avatar

Thanks Jo! Unbelievable value right there, really constructive and helpful. Ali x

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Ali! 😁🙏

Uma Bode's avatar

Agree wholeheartedly!

SustainabilitybyAlex's avatar

Wow, just what I needed to read. Thank you for articulating it so well. I will definitely refer to it as I set up my sustainability and responsible leadership project.

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Alex! 😁

Joanne McClure's avatar

Love this and very clear strategy which I must follow

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Joanne! 😊

Anton Kemps's avatar

Great inspiration thank you, what you said here is so true everyone has interests, it’s just turning them into a stable income 💪

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Anton! 😁🙏

Michi Parker's avatar

Amazing, I got so much clarity from this article. It describes such a clear path to journey along. Much appreciated🌟🌟🌟

Jo Barnes's avatar

So glad it’s helped Michi! 😁

Scotty G's avatar

Great ideas and examples. I really like the month by month breakdown. It sure helps explain the process and the things you need to do.

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Scotty! Glad it’s helped 😊

Thirties in Transit's avatar

WOW. This is the best article I’ve read around how to use Substack to grow as a business. I’ve seen a lot of articles highlighting the strategy, but to see it explained through a real life example was so eye opening. Thank you so much for sharing, I will be saving this to go back to many many times I’m sure. 😊

Jo Barnes's avatar

So glad it’s helped! 😊🙏

Julie Sunrise's avatar

Thanks, this is very helpful! Got 700 subscribers already. I've been stuck at putting out offers and actually charging for my services. But this is the year!

My focus is helping women (especially those in midlife) through self-love, sisterhood, and psychedelics. Anyone reading this who is interested, please reach out. :-)

Jo Barnes's avatar

Go for it Julie! Make 2026 your year! 🥳

Dan Moriarity's avatar

Great practical advice! Thanks for posting!

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Dan! 😊

Wahida Varriale 🆕 user's avatar

Thank you, Jo! Very helpful advice 👍 I’ve saved the post for future reference

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Wahida! So glad it’s helped 😊

Rebecca Spitzer's avatar

I love all the visuals!! They really bring this to life. How did you make them??

Jo Barnes's avatar

Hey Rebecca, thank you. Yep good old ChatGPT! I literally said make me a book cover using this title, and then just continued prompting for each image. It created the theme and then kept it running through each ‘faux’ product. 😊

Free Dopamine's avatar

Awesome article. I’m Jane. I’m about 6 months into this journey. I’ve got just under 200 subscribers. My two big goals were to grow my Substack and monetize (somehow) in 2026. This gives me some great ideas beyond just growing my subscribers numbers so I can turn on the paid version of Substack. Thanks for giving such a great example!

Jo Barnes's avatar

So happy the article has resonated and given some inspiration. Good luck with your goals! I look forward to following your journey. 😊

Alicia Teltz's avatar

So impressive!!!!!!

Mark Wils's avatar

This is a good illustrative post that can be achieved by anyone with a little effort.

Jo Barnes's avatar

Thanks Mark :)