What a phenomenal post. Every time I scroll through notes I go, "Well I clearly don't have anything interesting to say..." but your article has given me such hope knowing that it's something that's more scientific than it seems on the surface.
The pattern you're seeing - that authenticity and emotional resonance drive engagement more than optimization - mirrors what I've found across systems. The most viral moments aren't engineered. They're when someone captures a truth others feel but haven't articulated.
Your data suggests we're hungry for genuine connection, not just content. Makes me wonder: if you stripped away all metrics tomorrow, which of your notes would you still feel compelled to write?
I appreciate how you broke this down, Yana. I have been running a four Notes per day strategy for a few months now and the patterns you surfaced here match what I have seen in my own data. Emotional clarity, sharp hooks, concise delivery, and timing all matter more than most people realize.
Your breakdown on high engagement emotion work is especially useful. I shifted toward more intentional framing around my audience’s real struggles and the results have been noticeable. Higher reach. More meaningful engagement. A steady rise in free and paid subscribers.
I also like how you called out the value of community presence. That aligns with what has helped me the most lately. Notes are not just output. They are a social ecosystem.
I’m continuing to refine my own note playbook on Collaborate With Mark and your analysis gives me a few ideas to test next. Thanks for putting real data behind what many of us feel intuitively.
Thank you so much, Mark, I'm so happy it worked for you too. That's exactly how we need to use data and analyses like this one - adapt to our own needs, and it delivers.
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Yes, you can check that page and book me for a free call to discuss: https://www.yana-g-y.com/p/coaching-for-substack-growoth
What a phenomenal post. Every time I scroll through notes I go, "Well I clearly don't have anything interesting to say..." but your article has given me such hope knowing that it's something that's more scientific than it seems on the surface.
yes, definitely there is. Thank you, Kelly!
How, how did you do that? Copy/Paste?
What? the analysis? I described it in the post - somewhere at the end of it. Just extracted data in a csv and uploaded to the AI.
Great! Doing you think restacking own old notes adds value too?
Yes, I do that all the time - mostly those which have traction. I also repost them after some time, maybe few months.
Hmm gotcha!
Thanks for sharing, looking forward to reading what you figured out!
Thank you so much!
I love this I’m gonna have to try it out although I’m a newbie but still information is bliss👍🏼 thanks for sharing
Thank you Diane!
So revealing, Yana! Not many put this much passion into the process like you do!
Thanks so much, Chris!
Thank you. Here's my post Yana!!!
https://open.substack.com/pub/the0dove0state/p/man-verses-machine-series-1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7gir87
The pattern you're seeing - that authenticity and emotional resonance drive engagement more than optimization - mirrors what I've found across systems. The most viral moments aren't engineered. They're when someone captures a truth others feel but haven't articulated.
Your data suggests we're hungry for genuine connection, not just content. Makes me wonder: if you stripped away all metrics tomorrow, which of your notes would you still feel compelled to write?
Detailed and informative, thanks a bunch! Hope you don't mind also. https://substack.com/@qolde?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=6vtn9u
Thanks for sharing this info,,
Thank you so much, Hana
Great post witch such detailed, helpful info. Always looking to craft notes a little more effectively.
Thank you so much!
It was very enlightening ! Thank you for all the tips.
Thank you so much
Very impressive, thank you.
Thank you Alicia!
It was a very good post, as a new joiner I have learned lots from that; thank you!
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I appreciate how you broke this down, Yana. I have been running a four Notes per day strategy for a few months now and the patterns you surfaced here match what I have seen in my own data. Emotional clarity, sharp hooks, concise delivery, and timing all matter more than most people realize.
Your breakdown on high engagement emotion work is especially useful. I shifted toward more intentional framing around my audience’s real struggles and the results have been noticeable. Higher reach. More meaningful engagement. A steady rise in free and paid subscribers.
I also like how you called out the value of community presence. That aligns with what has helped me the most lately. Notes are not just output. They are a social ecosystem.
I’m continuing to refine my own note playbook on Collaborate With Mark and your analysis gives me a few ideas to test next. Thanks for putting real data behind what many of us feel intuitively.
Thank you so much, Mark, I'm so happy it worked for you too. That's exactly how we need to use data and analyses like this one - adapt to our own needs, and it delivers.