<![CDATA[Unplugged: 📍QUEST LIVEs: Hands-on Implementation]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/s/quest-lives-hands-on-implementationhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vMzQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e125d6f-0a13-4bc7-bf15-69223ce1721e_774x774.pngUnplugged: 📍QUEST LIVEs: Hands-on Implementationhttps://www.yana-g-y.com/s/quest-lives-hands-on-implementationSubstackSun, 25 Oct 2026 02:48:43 GMT<![CDATA[Substack Retention: How to Keep Paid Members Paying]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/substack-retention-how-to-keep-paidhttps://www.yana-g-y.com/p/substack-retention-how-to-keep-paidWed, 21 Oct 2026 21:05:46 GMTOk, we’re now at the end of this round of the LIVEs - retention.

Because I’ll never stop repeating this: RETENTION is the name of this game. And most people realize this too late - when churn starts piling up so fast that it’s impossible to grow to the next bestseller tier.

Truth is you can avoid it from the very start.

So today’s one-pager has all you need about how to keep paid subscribers paying for longer:

  • How to build your offers for retention

  • How to run your promotions for retention

  • What to do to keep your paid subscribers longer

  • What are the early signals of bad retention you have to watch for

  • What KPIs to track, how to measure them, and when to act upon them

And so much more.

Get your one-pager worksheet with your assignment, and the QUEST Sparring Partner & Coach Custom GPT in the Unplugged Toolbox (VIP version).

And if you haven’t already, join the VIP to watch all recordings:

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I see you in the next and final LIVE (we decided to do one more) - recap & Q&A!

Yana

P.S. The QUEST LIVEs are focused on optimizing Substack for a high conversion rate. If you need help optimizing your entire funnel on the back-end, your AI workflows and automations, check this page.

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]]><![CDATA[How to Monetize Substack: Content, Tactics & Automations]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/substack-monetization-content-tacticshttps://www.yana-g-y.com/p/substack-monetization-content-tacticsThu, 15 Oct 2026 07:30:44 GMTWe’ve come to the most important part of the QUEST LIVEs - monetization.

So now we've connected everything we’ve built in the LIVES 1-4 into not just a “funnel” but a conversion engine that delivers revenue. Consistently.

So today’s one-pager has all you need about paywalls, paid posts, free posts that convert, launches, promotions, sales, and everything you need to monetize:

  • What to paywall

  • How to convert readers into buyers

  • What to do when conversion is low or none

  • How to launch or relaunch your Substack and when

  • How to automate - on and off Substack, what to avoid and why

  • What are the numbers you need to track and how to act on them

  • What promo emails to write to new subscribers and what to existing ones

And so much more.

Get your one-pager worksheet with your assignment, and the QUEST Sparring Partner & Coach Custom GPT in the Unplugged Toolbox (VIP version).

And if you haven’t already, here’s the link to join the QUEST LIVEs:

Join QUEST LIVEs Here

I see you in the next and final LIVE - retention!

Yana

P.S. The QUEST LIVEs are focused on optimizing Substack for a high conversion rate. If you need help optimizing your entire funnel on the back-end, your AI workflows and automations, check this page.

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]]><![CDATA[How to Grow Free Subscribers on Substack]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/grow-free-subscribershttps://www.yana-g-y.com/p/grow-free-subscribersThu, 08 Oct 2026 05:51:55 GMTNow we’re ready to push the growth button and bring in some fresh new subscribers into the funnel we built in the last 3 LIVEs.

So today’s one-pager has all you need about Notes, free posts, engagement, collaboration and how to make them work to grow your audience:

  • What to write about

  • How to grow your audience

  • What to do when growth is slow

  • What’s the growth rate you need to have

  • How to find potential buyers and bring them in

Get your one-pager worksheet with your assignment, and the QUEST Sparring Partner & Coach Custom GPT in the Unplugged Toolbox (VIP version).

And if you haven’t already, here’s the link to join the QUEST LIVEs:

Join QUEST LIVEs Here

I see you in the next LIVE!

Yana

P.S. The QUEST LIVEs are focused on optimizing Substack for a high conversion rate. If you need help optimizing your entire funnel on the back-end, your AI workflows and automations, check this page.

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]]><![CDATA[Optimize Substack for a High Conversion Rate]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/optimize-substack-for-a-high-conversionhttps://www.yana-g-y.com/p/optimize-substack-for-a-high-conversionThu, 01 Oct 2026 17:50:22 GMTToday we’re bringing everything together from the QUEST LIVEs #1 and #2

I’m walking you through all the touchpoints of your buyer journey - the way your potential buyer sees them.

Again, I wrapped it all up into just one pager with everything you need to do to optimize your Substack so that it builds trust and converts:

  • Before they subscribe

  • After they subscribe, and

  • The always-on conversion engines

Get your one-pager worksheet with your assignment, and the QUEST Sparring Partner & Coach Custom GPT in the Unplugged Toolbox (VIP version).

And if you haven’t already, here’s the link to join the QUEST LIVEs:

Join QUEST LIVEs Here

I see you in the next LIVE!

Yana

P.S. The QUEST LIVEs are focused on optimizing Substack for a high conversion rate. If you need help optimizing your entire funnel on the back-end, your AI workflows and automations, check this page.

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]]><![CDATA[Build a Visually Aesthetic Substack That Makes People Want to Buy]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/design-a-substack-that-convertshttps://www.yana-g-y.com/p/design-a-substack-that-convertsThu, 24 Sep 2026 18:48:40 GMTThe way you design our Substack matters for conversion. Period.

Why?

Because of how humans make decisions. In NLP there’s something called “Convincer Strategy” - simply said, most people need a certain number of examples to be convinced that buying is a good decision for them.

In the QUEST I call these “confirmation moments” - it’s when you move your buyer closer to the decision to buy on every step of the subscription journey. It’s how you build trust.

One wrong word, and you create a “hesitation moment” - it’s how you destroy trust and move people away from the decision to buy.

That is what we do in the QUEST LIVEs - we optimize Substack for more confirmation moments and less hesitation moments.

That is how we optimize for a high conversion rate.

And since almost 2/3 of the human population are visuals, you need your Substack to be visually consistent all though the buyer journey.

So we’re talking design in today’s QUEST LIVE.

Again, I wrapped it all up into just one pager with everything you need to do to design a visually appealing Substack, one that builds trust and converts:

  • Your profile image

  • Your welcome page image

  • Your email headers and footers

  • Your home page design, organization, and structure

Get your one-pager worksheet with your assignment, and the QUEST Sparring Partner & Coach Custom GPT in the Unplugged Toolbox (VIP version).

And if you haven’t already, here’s the link to join the QUEST LIVEs:

Join QUEST LIVEs Here

I see you in the next LIVE!

Yana

P.S. The QUEST LIVEs are focused on optimizing Substack for a high conversion rate. If you need help optimizing your entire funnel on the back-end, your AI workflows and automations, check this page.

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]]><![CDATA[How to build a high-converting paid membership on Substack]]>https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/how-to-build-a-high-converting-paidhttps://www.yana-g-y.com/p/how-to-build-a-high-converting-paidThu, 17 Sep 2026 06:23:03 GMTYana, what do I write about? What should I post in Notes? How to grow my audience?

These are the questions I keep getting from people who are new to Substack.

But they are the wrong questions.

The right one is: “What do I sell?”

Because if you don’t start there, you risk to build an audience that never buys.

As if you’re advertising a shop without products inside of it.

Waste of money. And effort. And time.

Yesterday we had a powerful first QUEST LIVEs call where I showed you how to build a powerful paid membership on Substack.

The same way I did 2 years ago. And I never changed it, I only added to it, so now it brought me more than 20,000 subscribers in total with more than 1,300 paid members and an orange badge.

I wrapped it all up into just one pager with everything you need to cover to make sure it converts:

  • What people pay for and why

  • What are the three main elements of a high-converting paid membership

  • How to build a freebie that brings new subscribers regularly

  • How to turn it into a paid product that turns them into loyal buyers

  • How to design the membership so you keep buyers buying - because retention is the name of this game

Get your one-pager worksheet with your assignment, and the QUEST Sparring Partner & Coach Custom GPT in the Unplugged Toolbox (VIP version).

And if you haven’t already, here’s the link to join the QUEST LIVEs:

Join QUEST LIVEs Here

I see you in the next LIVE!

Yana

P.S. The QUEST LIVEs are focused on optimizing Substack for a high conversion rate. If you need help optimizing your entire funnel on the back-end, your AI workflows and automations, check this page.

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