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Sport Stackers: Substack Notes & Social Media for Sports Creators & Journalists

Robbin Marx
Substack
Youtube
Sport Stackers
Substack Notes
Writestack
Notes (substack)
Sports Journalism
Burnout
Community Building
Content Creation
ESPN
Around the Horn
Instagram
Newsletter
Social Proof
Youtube Shorts
Return On Humanity
Artificial Intelligence
Authenticity
Video Content

We help sports creators & journalists stack wins, subscribers, and income! sportstackers.substack.com

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Artwork for Sport Stackers: Substack Notes & Social Media for Sports Creators & Journalists

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I almost stopped.

The YouTube channel for Sport Stackers has been pretty flat. No real growth to speak of. And I kept looking at the numbers thinking, I don’t know if I can keep doing this.

But here’s what kept me going. The Substack community is c... more

I spend a lot of time on social media. Comes with the territory. And I keep seeing the same pieces of advice recycled over and over again on every platform, from every creator, dressed up in different thumbnails.

Some of it isn’t just unhelpful. It’... more

I spent a long time tinkering.

Tweaking my format. Rethinking my schedule. Watching other writers pop off on Substack and wondering what they were doing that I wasn’t. I told myself I was being strategic. Honestly, I was just overthinking it.

What ... more

I’ve been deep in social media for over 20 years. And one word still gets under my skin every time I see it thrown around: engagement.

Most advice you’ll find online treats engagement like a metric. Likes, opens, replies, shares. Hit the numbers, gr... more

I’ve been watching sports writers on Substack grind themselves out trying to produce everything at once. Long-form articles every week. Notes every day. Newsletters on a schedule they set when they were feeling ambitious.

Most of them burn out befor... more

I was sitting in my kitchen one afternoon thinking about how I explain Substack to people who are just starting out. Every time I try to break it down, it sounds like a lot. And it is a lot. But I realized it’s not that different from learning to coo... more

Something changed on Substack and I want to make sure you see it.

When someone visits a publication on mobile, they’re not landing on an article archive. They’re landing on a notes feed. It looks like an X profile. That’s not an accident. Substack i... more

I’ve talked to a lot of writers who scroll past Substack every time someone brings it up. They’re already managing Instagram, TikTok, maybe YouTube. Another platform feels like more weight.

I get it. But I want to share what changed my mind, and why... more

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Tony Reali
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Episode: LIVE Q&A For Sports Creators with Tony Reali & Robbin Marx

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Robin Marks
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How to Use Substack Notes to Grow Your Sports Community [Live Replay]
Q: How should a new writer approach growth and set goals for turning Substack into a full-time career?
Set a roadmap with concrete monthly targets, measure engagement and subscriber growth, and be prepared to pivot. The emphasis should be on building trust and community around your content rather than chasing a high vanity metric; long-term consistency and value will lead to monetization through paid subscriptions and potential grants.
How to Use Substack Notes to Grow Your Sports Community [Live Replay]
Q: Do you think it's more valuable to focus all attention on Substack or market on other platforms and formats, and how should a creator balance ROI?
If Substack is your base, use other platforms to extend reach but avoid spreading yourself too thin. Start with one or two platforms (e.g., Substack and Twitter/X) and develop a sustainable workflow before adding more, to maximize ROI and keep the core audience engaged.
How to Use Substack Notes to Grow Your Sports Community [Live Replay]
Q: What is the difference between the algorithm on Substack versus other social media platforms?
The Substack algorithm currently prioritizes discovery without ads, focusing on showing content to readers who are likely to enjoy it and potentially become paid subscribers, rather than optimizing for ad revenue like other platforms.
LIVE Q&A For Sports Creators with Tony Reali & Robbin Marx
Q: Tony, what's good?
Robbin kicks off the conversation and Tony responds by highlighting his surprise at how complex Substack can be, while expressing enthusiasm for exploring how traditional sports media can adapt to digital platforms.
Why everyone should be on Substack & How to grow fast
Q: What about mobile usage and scheduling; how will scheduling work on mobile and with multiple devices?
Currently, scheduling is available, but some performance features may not be on mobile; the plan is to enable safe, per-user scheduling in background with a future mobile app, ensuring data security and avoiding platform-imposed bans.

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This show centers on sports creators and journalists building sustainable audiences, revenue, and influence using Substack Notes, newsletters, and social-media strategies. Across recent episodes, the host(s) dissect practical frameworks for content cadence, audience engagement, and growth—ranging from burnout-safe creative routines and evergreen subscriber-building tactics to evaluating growth myths and real-world applications for Substack in sports media. A recurring emphasis is on owning the audience, leveraging Notes and Write Stack, and deploying community-driven approaches over vanity metrics. Notably, the program often blends hands-on templates with personal storytelling, featuring a clear tilt toward actionable tactics for independen... more

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