Practical: Let's get your first post live
The moment you press publish for the first time
What we’re doing here. Publishing your first post and adding your footer template. Understanding the post editor, getting your first post formatted and live, and adding your standardised footer that lives at the bottom of every post you publish.
✓ Already published your first post? Move on to what to do after you post.
✗ Not done this yet? Watch the screen share. This is the big one. Do it with me.
Just landed here and ready to shape your brand and Substack world? Get your bearings on here. Subscribe to Press Publish and let’s make it real.
You’ve already written it.
You did that work. The honest arrival post, the line in the sand, the words that say I’m here and this is why. If you haven’t shaped that into its final form yet, head back to that exercise and do that first. Then come straight back here.
Because in this screen share, we’re taking it live.
Here’s what we’re covering:
We’re going into the Substack post editor together. I’ll show you how it works, where everything lives, and how to move through it without getting lost or distracted by things that don’t matter yet.
