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3 Things Keeping You Broke on Substack

3 Things Keeping You Broke on Substack

Hint: you're guessing too much and working even more

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Ana Calin
Jul 01, 2025
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Let me guess…

You're working hard on your newsletter, but the money isn't following.

Why?

Could it be because:

You’re learning, not implementing
You’re posting, but not positioning
You’re guessing, not systemizing

Because you're caught in these three profit-killing traps:

1. You're learning, not implementing

(That 17th newsletter course isn't the answer)

2. You're publishing, but not positioning

(Content without strategy is just words in inboxes)

3. You're guessing, not systemizing

(Hope isn't a newsletter business model)

It feels like Substack doesn't favor you or your niche. Trust me, I get it.

I had literally tried everything...

Email sequences, lead magnets, cross-promotions, content calendars – and none of it worked.

Until I realized that it wasn't about the tactics.

The secret was monetizing my newsletter the unconventional way.

It wasn't about complex funnels or perfectly crafted CTAs buried at the bottom of posts.

It was simpler than that.

Money Map Bootcamp is where I'll show you exactly how I went from Substack frustration to consistent 5-figure months – without gimmicks, without annoying your readers, and without becoming a content creation machine.

Recent bootcamp graduates are seeing results like:

  • $11K clients

  • 17 paid subscribers from a single strategically positioned post

  • $1,500 in additional revenue with a less than 400 subscribers base

If you're ready to get off the hamster wheel I was on and build a newsletter that actually pays you...

Apply here before July 5th to save your seat at $497 $147.

Your Substack is either a hobby or a revenue engine.

Let's build the latter.

Ana

P.S. Paid members of How We Grow get access to the Money Map Bootcamp & its 250+ private community at $400 less. Claim your access here.

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