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Neela 🌶️'s avatar

The ownership point is huge.

Social builds awareness, but newsletters build memory.

And memory is what drives decisions later.

I did overthink formats, and I am probably still not doing susbstack the right way, but at this point, IDGAF lol

TGIF Bryant.

I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a good weekend.

Bryant Duhon's avatar

I get so frustrated when folks build on rented land and don't even realize it!

Awareness and memory is a great way to frame it. My mental frame on this was set in early 2000s as you have a home (generally a website of some sort) and then you use social as gasoline on the fire (blanking on which social dude used that phrasing). Live here/shout there sorta thing.

And if you're doing Substack wrong . . . there's no hope for any of us.

Have a wonderful, squirrels-in-the-house-free Friday :)

Neela 🌶️'s avatar

LOL

okay then I am doing some things right.

The internet stuff is all new-ish to me, but it can all go away in 2 seconds.

We are at the mercy of platforms.

Thank you so much, Bryant.

Bryant Duhon's avatar

At least one, maybe two things ;)

And, no lie, understanding that the platforms are your frenemies, not your friend, puts you ahead of a buncha folks.

Neela 🌶️'s avatar

LOL

okay then I am doing some things right.

The internet stuff is all new-ish to me, but it can all go away in 2 seconds.

We are at the mercy of platforms.

Thank you so much, Bryant.