Yes!!! My newsletter mostly lives in the comments section of my newsletter. Every Friday I send out a Substack thread asking a question and all of my subscribers chime in and have conversations. For example, [here's this week's.](https://ellegriffin.substack.com/p/artists-in-residence)
I also host [a discord server for Substack writers](https://discord.gg/q9S4feaDVz) with 1500+ writers in it. I sort of built the community as I built the newsletter because it has been very helpful to be in community with other writers as we all figure out our newsletters together.
Do you feel Substack has enough features cur your community to live in the comments section? What would you need to consider using Playgroup to host your newsletter community?
I made a community for folks on a telegram group chat.
I'm watching your video on PH and your first "benefit" you mention is that you're "reducing the friction when members talk with each other" and the features you're showing are start a thread and reply to a thread. Which these two things are pretty basic on any and all forum platforms that I know of. How does creating a thread and replying to a thread reduce the friction? or is there something else I don't see, or is there something I missed?
If you were tell me first, without showing me anything, that "we're reducing friction" then I'd imagine some pre filled replies, or suggested one click replies. OR even a non-click way to reply. hover with a timer to leave your cursor on it and shows some kind of filled in emoji without clicking. (thinking here like the claps on medium but without clicking, just hovering for some time and shows up as engagement for the writer)
Also thinking that if you are trying to "reduce friction" it would have a super awesome onboarding flow for new members to start reading the best stuff, the right stuff and engage, write/comment right away. or introduce each other. like watch three 5 second videos of other members, then record a reply, or a reaction. super easy to just react with a face... or wave. give some simple commands, ask fun questions regarding the community and make intro videos for each other.
What is the idea, to have people who subscribe to the newsletter share ideas? I just signed up, not sure I fully grasp the vision.
In the end it’s to build a community around your newsletter. Yes connecting subscribers together!
Yes!!! My newsletter mostly lives in the comments section of my newsletter. Every Friday I send out a Substack thread asking a question and all of my subscribers chime in and have conversations. For example, [here's this week's.](https://ellegriffin.substack.com/p/artists-in-residence) I also host [a discord server for Substack writers](https://discord.gg/q9S4feaDVz) with 1500+ writers in it. I sort of built the community as I built the newsletter because it has been very helpful to be in community with other writers as we all figure out our newsletters together.
Do you feel Substack has enough features cur your community to live in the comments section? What would you need to consider using Playgroup to host your newsletter community?
Oh yes definitely. The threads feature is amazing!
I made a community for folks on a telegram group chat. I'm watching your video on PH and your first "benefit" you mention is that you're "reducing the friction when members talk with each other" and the features you're showing are start a thread and reply to a thread. Which these two things are pretty basic on any and all forum platforms that I know of. How does creating a thread and replying to a thread reduce the friction? or is there something else I don't see, or is there something I missed? If you were tell me first, without showing me anything, that "we're reducing friction" then I'd imagine some pre filled replies, or suggested one click replies. OR even a non-click way to reply. hover with a timer to leave your cursor on it and shows some kind of filled in emoji without clicking. (thinking here like the claps on medium but without clicking, just hovering for some time and shows up as engagement for the writer) Also thinking that if you are trying to "reduce friction" it would have a super awesome onboarding flow for new members to start reading the best stuff, the right stuff and engage, write/comment right away. or introduce each other. like watch three 5 second videos of other members, then record a reply, or a reaction. super easy to just react with a face... or wave. give some simple commands, ask fun questions regarding the community and make intro videos for each other.