I hold you to do the work and we have some really exciting experts, too.
We get your content buckets set, your editing strategy clear, your design flowing and extend a beautiful invite to your readers.
By the end of the course you’ll have a design you LOVE and everything organised with pages, sections and tags. Your readers will flow through your Substack and your community will thrive.
We'll get you confident with your Substack themes, design and organisation so you can feel proud and confident. ✨
Curating our Beautiful Magazine like an excited magpie... 🐦⬛
"Claire is so generous and encouraging in what she shares. Highly recommend anything that Claire does, as she shares in a gentle and heart-felt way."
In just 4 weeks, you will feel proud and confident in your Substack setup.
Reflect the creative brilliance of your voice, root into your vision, honour your pace, and build a Substack space that feels like home - with my gentle guidance every step of the way.
A month to be held by lessons, and by me as a Mentor.
A Journey to craft a Substack that feels like you
Imagine logging into Substack each morning and feeling completely at ease proud of your space, confident in your voice, and surrounded by readers who deeply get you and ADORE your work.
✨ Your Beautiful Substack Magazine is more than a course, it's your permission slip to create an online publication that feels like home for you and your community. Over four gently guided weeks, you’ll design and shape your Substack into something beautiful, aligned, and magnetic.
Design and organisation matters. We can blend the personal and the professional on Substack but it needs to look good for us to feel proud and be taken seriously.
It takes you from being stuck or overthinking to crystal clear clarity on the purpose of your Substack.
It's a month long boost to the practise of showing up to your Substack regularly and bringing your most creative self to that space.
"It was so freeing to re-frame Substack as a digital magazine, rather than a writing platform as this unlocked so many ideas and new directions for me: that I could write in different content buckets, write in different formats and lengths, etc.
And also that a strong aesthetic appropriate to the publication could and should be encouraged to shine through.
I'm really pleased with how Claire's ever-generous teaching in Your Beautiful Substack Magazine has helped me to shape my Substack publication into something that really works for me and that I'm proud to share with others."
Alison, Designer and writer
Come play!
Do you have some time to dedicate to a course?
I am delighted to be running the course of our DREAMS.
Watch the pre-recorded zoom sessions, and learn how to...
Write your editor's letter (about page) creator/ writer bio and your repeat boiler plate for placing in new articles
Design your content buckets (groups), know your topics inside out and getting clear on your why for Substack
Make a plan and understand more about hosting content on Substack - video, audio, articles, images and decide on your posting consistency.
Zoom out and hone in on your design, make aesthetic decisions. Includes a set of canva design templates you can edit. (clickable image, wordmark and page break)
Spend time with me sorting out your canva designs
Lean in and map subscriber flow to make the most of your archive and get and keep your open rates high!
Systemise collecting and using testimonials and recommendations to encourage others into your Substack space.
By the end of the course, you will have learnt and implemented a colour pallets that works for you, have organised headings for your Substack and set a cadence that makes the most of your archive content.
You'll deeply understand how to work and create using Substack!
I will show you video, audio options and share my tips to make your online home on Substack work for you and your business (if you have one).
Includes;
A month's complimentary access to my membership 'Sparkle on Substack' for you or a friend.
A selection of short video lessons on the above topics dropped weekly on Mondays. (3/4 short videos dropped each Monday with simple lessons you can implement right away).
Canva templates for page breaks, wordmark, clickable image and testimonials for you to plug and play into your publication.
The ability to ask questions in response to the modules.
I'm an Engagement Consultant and Mentor and I LOVE the Substack platform. I started creating there in April 2022 and this year have brought attention to curating my publications to have more of an 'interactive magazine' feel.
I'm a Substack 'bestseller' and my publication Sparkle on Substack is in the TOP 6 publication on the platform.
I have over 16k subscribers on the platform and it brings over $90k into my business each year through my memberships.
I built Substack on top of a twenty year career in the Arts and Cultural sector. I still work with some of those commissioners for my project and engagement work including Action for Children, Andersen Press, Creative UK, National Trust, Tate Modern and Substack!
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The course is self paced.
You can implement the lessons in just 20 minutes a week and if you want mentoring support, you can bolt that on with a 1-2-1 or by joining my diamond membership.
Want to go from confused and overwhelmed to world class digital magazine owner on Substack? Course you do!
I cannot wait to see what you CREATE! Quiet the imposter syndrome, learn in bite size chunks - one month to a world class Substack - let's go!!
Ready to buy? You can check out right here...
"I love Claire's open hearted, enthusiastic and generous sharing and support around Substack. It has made me feel it is possible to achieve my goals, it has extended my goals, I've managed to get Bestseller status within months of working with her, all whilst working intuitively, from the heart, with flexibility and always keeping my writing at the heart."
"Claire has created such a cosy space for us so we can bring our whole selves to our Substacks. Highly recommend if you want to grow with soul here!" Susannah Conway at Creative Joy Club
With creative expression, congruence and strategic planning on Substack
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I created this offer so you could jump straight into making your Substack look as organised and beautiful as a glossy magazine you poured over when you were younger.
Thinking of those endless shelves of well written articles, dreamy photography and a coffee table aesthetic...
Would you be more likely to go for 'Country Living?', 'Psychologies' or House and Garden?
Substack can be a considered blend of the personal and the professional - I'll walk you through everything I know....
Perhaps you're more into annuals or it's more of a scrappy zine or a delicately put together scrap book of thought brings you happiness and joy?
Perhaps it's a curated collection of feelings and things you love?
Perhaps you love hosting guest posts, podcasts or you're keen to explore these things for your Substack - a bumper issue!
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This programme will give you;
the foundations and the strategy to get super clear on how you want your Substack to land with your audience
tools to create reader connection so both you and your readers are completely enchanted by spending time on the platform.
the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the Substack platform.
the opportunity to learn from me in simple bitesize tutorials where you can implement and action the lessons RIGHT away.
If you're being called to do this work I am ALREADY welcoming you. I know this is the right time for you and for your creative energy.
Let's set our intention and send the invite to readers across the globe to subscribe and sign up to our magazines.
Settle in, get comfy pour a tea or a glass of wine and spend time within the portal of your beautiful Substack magazine.
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90% creative plans and journalling out the answers, 10% considered action.
Let me support your journey - I can't wait to get started! ✨
And evoke clarity for those stopping by so they become your most connected readers and community.
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It's easier than you might think... (especially with my support).
Let me help you get clear on your 'why' and your truest connection with your readers.
Who are they? What makes them tick? What do they want from your words and your visuals?
Can you invite them to deepen their connection with you.
Our readers become our biggest fans and the people who share our work the most.
"Claire is so generous with her knowledge of Substack, which is vast! She is supportive, kind and encouraging. The Digital Magazine course allowed me to create a Substack I love and continue to enjoy working on - it's fun rather than overwhelming. Having Claire's eyes on my Substack gave me the confidence to try new things. Plus, the community she has created is second to none! It's great to be a part of it." Caroline
"On the very first day, I recouped the entire cost of the course simply by implementing the changes Claire recommended in the first lesson and sending 1 email to my list."
Jack at The Daily Moat
Give yourself the gift of space and time, accountability and support to make YOUR Substack the digital magazine you are proud of. ✨
"Claire offers amazing insight into how Substack works and demystified what was essentially a blank page when I opened my account. She is very responsive, and her advice is clear and no-nonsense, but at the same time applicable to different styles of writing." Julie
Let me know if there's anything else you want to know...
Yes, once a year if there is enough demand.
Forever and a day...
Yes you can bring over old blogs, import mailing list content or transfer over IG content... it's a blank page of possibility.
Head here to see all my other Substack inspired offers or join my Sparkle on Substack membership.
On Substack you own and can grow your mailing list and mailing lists are super great. With community building resources, the opportunity to host podcast (for free), add video, share photos and your written work.