It is the start of August, and you would be justified in expecting my usual Monthly Dispatch, but I am here with something a little different instead. A Nomadic Rose turns 1 on August 17th and I am thinking about the future. Over the last 6 weeks I have taken part in Substack Grow, an annual course designed to help writers grow their publications and their audience.
It has been an interesting journey and I am starting to form a plan. But I am also full of questions. Questions about who you are, why you are here, what value you get out of reading A Nomadic Rose, what else you might want?
In planning for the future, I am planning as much for you as for me. I want to make sure that my ideas are ones you would like. Mostly though I want to know more about you.
The very first thing we were asked during Substack Grow was Who is your Audience? Who is showing up to read what you have to say? I realised I don’t know. All I get when you subscribe is an email address.
The second major question we were asked is Why do your readers care about what you are writing? I couldn’t answer that question either. Without knowing who you are, I don’t know who I am writing for, and so I can’t begin to guess why you care, or what you might be getting from A Nomadic Rose.
I want to know these things in part because I am curious, and in part because I know it will make A Nomadic Rose a more fulfilling space for us all.
With that in mind I have created a short survey. Nine questions I hope will shed some light and provide answers to help me better plan the future. If you have time, I would be so grateful if you could jump on over to the survey and give me your thoughts.
CLICK HERE FOR THE NOMADIC ROSE SURVEY
I have also opened the comments up to everyone so that you can introduce yourself, and pop ideas, thoughts or even questions for me down below. I look forward to reading your answers, and to celebrating one year of A Nomadic Rose by sharing my new plans on August 17th.