REAL PEOPLE. REAL EXPERIENCES.
What it’s like to learn, build, and grow with Carrie Loranger.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
This challenge has been incredible! I’ve witnessed more growth from the Notes we’re doing than I’ve seen in a long time! And met so many wonderful people n the challenge with me— like you! Thank you @Carrie Loranger 🙏💕.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
I took part in Carrie's 30 Day Make Your Substack Pay Challenge. It was a great experience; I learnt loads about how to improve my publication and overall visibility on Substack, and organise my tiers into clear offers. I also have a clear bio, description, and brand for my Substack, with a much firmer understanding of how to work with my content pillars and sections. I also have a workable 90 day plan to continue to build on everything we achieved in the challenge. Carrie is extremely knowledgeable and shares her wisdom in short and easily manageable lessons. I was grateful for her support throughout, and would recommend the program to anyone who wants a better understanding of how to grow your publication, regardless of your niche and overall goal. Carrie gives very specific and practical advice and guidance to help you achieve your aims.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
this has been a blast!! such a fun 21 days! From 180 to 279!! Thank you Carrie for hosting this!
Courses & community
★★★★★
Thank you again, Carrie. It's just been nice to be in community and have other people to "walk" with on this journey. So much of what I do is in a silo — it gets lonely in here. 💕
Notes & growth
★★★★★
45 new subscribers, I connected with over a dozen new people, and I had so much fun posting Notes nearly every day! Listening and learning here has been wonderful and I am excited to keep growing with everyone 🤍✨
Notes & growth
★★★★★
Thank you, Carrie, for all the work you put into this challenge, and thank you to everyone who showed me support. ❤️ I joined because I wanted to learn what to post and how to post here. Gaining subscribers and followers was a bonus. I learned a lot, tried different strategies, and found some really great people. I’ve been on other platforms, and I honestly have to say my nervous system likes it over here. It’s low-key, and I’ve loved chatting with you all. I’m glad I joined, and I’m sticking around.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
Carrrriiieeee, this was SO much fun. I almost didn't do the challenge, but once I posted the first note, I was completely hooked. I've loved every minute. The best part - all of you absolute badasses I now count as friends and potential collaborators. It's been a blast, loads of new subscribers, and the start of a real community on here. THANK YOU Carrie and all! Here’s to all of us, and everything that’s coming next! ❤️❤️
Notes & growth
★★★★★
I can't believe it's over. Sharing in this with all of you has become a daily practice. I'm so thrilled I joined it! Biggest shout out and thank you to Carrie for creating this space and for providing high quality prompts that turn Notes into engaging conversations and lots of times subscribers. Bravo to us all!!!
Notes & growth
★★★★★
Thank you Carrie! It was so amazing to write these notes in the company of other supportive writers. Learned so much about the type of notes that readers want and how to create them! ❤️ Added bonus of 43 subs in 21 days!
Notes & growth
★★★★★
The subscribers were just the start, really. I’ve been somewhat baffled about how notes work on this platform. Now I have a decent sense +21 prompts for high engagement notes. I use AI for a lot of ideation, but not a lot of writing. I have a ton of ideas in the chat for this project. They will probably take me through the end of the year if not beyond. And then, of course, meeting and connecting with a beautiful humans in this challenge was also a huge win. Can’t wait for the next one!🏆
Notes & growth
★★★★★
Thanks Carrie, these were a good three weeks. 118 subscribers on Day 1, 165 on Day 21, and a Note every day of the 21. The win I didn't expect came from my own numbers. The Notes that did best were the ones where I took a position and stood behind it. A small opinion about putting the agenda in the meeting invite drew more likes and replies than anything else I posted. I also found good writers in these threads I'd never have come across otherwise. Thanks for running it!
Notes & growth
★★★★★
During Carrie’s note challenge, I went from 216 → 307 subscribers in 21 days. But the number isn’t even my favorite part. I discovered a wonderful community along the way. I met some lovely people, followed each other, and found new writers whose work I now enjoy. ❤️ Substack really can be a place where honesty creates connection instead of comparison. Thank you, Carrie, for 21 days of ideas, encouragement and community. I’d absolutely recommend this challenge to anyone who wants to grow their Substack and find their people along the way. 🙌
Courses & community
★★★★★
Hi, I'm Neil Winward and I just finished Carrie's 30-day How to Make Your Substack Pay Challenge and I wanted to give a quick review of that because she deserves it. It's a very effective course. It's very reasonably priced. The attention given to all the participants I think was remarkably good. The substance of the course and the daily lessons are very granular. It's very practical. It's no drama marketing. It gives you a great sense of all of the subtleties and nuances of Substack that you need to grapple with to get some of the basic things set up so that you can be prepared to launch your Substack and monetize your Substack. I was a little farther along that journey than I think some parts of the course anticipated because I already have a paid product out there, reasonably well set up. But it definitely benefited from some of the tips that Carrie gave me and I appreciated the candid hands-on approach to this. I'd recommend this course for anybody who is interested in putting together a Substack newsletter and figuring out how to navigate the landscape of connecting with subscribers, with the cohort that you want to connect with to build your product. So, great product. Well done. Thank you, Carrie. Do subscribe and please feel free to use this. Thank you.
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Courses & community
★★★★★
Carrie's 30 Day Make Your Substack Pay You was well worth it. The content was well organized and supported with practical worksheets and video. She was generous with her guidance, and the group was helpful in learning from others. I was able to optimize my newsletter and have a clear plan moving forward.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
💡 My “Unique Visitor” count on Substack count has tripled over the last 2 weeks I’ve been part of a Note Challenge lead by Carrie Loranger and it’s amazing how much of a difference it makes when someone is teaching you how to write notes that capture readers attention AND cause them to engage! I plan to keep using the tools I’m leaning here to keep inspiring others with words! 📣 #MSGwrites
Private coaching
★★★★★
I did the Substack Setup Sprint with Carrie and it was amazing! I loved that I was able to get her direct 1:1 attention and that she tailored every session to my unique situation and needs. 10/10 recommend.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Studying with Carrie has been nothing short of an amazing experience of learning new skills that can be applied to my business, especially the publishing of my new book. Her lessons taught me how to create the complete cover for my book as well as several variations of images for my branding. If you're looking for someone who walks the talk and can show you the way, Carrie Loranger is the perfect person for you!
Private coaching
★★★★★
I received a referral for Carrie when I was looking for help getting my Substack business called "Speaking Engagement" to the starting line. I knew what I wanted to build conceptually, but I didn't have the knowledge of the intricacies of Substack to get me where I needed to go. I purchased Carrie's four-session starter package, and I am so happy I did. She did a great job walking me through how to build what I was envisioning. I would highly recommend Carrie!
Courses & community
★★★★★
I just watched the Day 2 video and 'WOW!!', I realized my content has been a complete mismatch for my offers.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Okay so this post just got the most engagement for me in a while. . . Really impressed so far by how well this is working.
Courses & community
★★★★★
OMG. This was incredibly helpful. I've been going back and forth with this and I have a few new descriptions.
Courses & community
★★★★★
$400 that buys you clarity is worth more than $4000 that buys you chaos. Love this.
Courses & community
★★★★★
I just subscribed and I can't wait to dive in.
Courses & community
★★★★★
I supported your work because of how clearly you break down systems without hype. The way you separate thinking, setup, and execution helped me understand Substack as a platform - not just a place to publish. It’s thoughtful, practical, and respectful of the reader’s time.
Courses & community
★★★★★
"You've managed to do what I couldn't in twenty+ years of writing, lists, and finally Substack. I'm listening. ~Brian"
Courses & community
★★★★★
Carrie is extremely knowledgeable about what she does, and generous in sharing it. Her advice and support definitely helped me to achieve the bestseller status on Substack. She is one of the few creators and writers I know who genuinely lives by her own words.
Substack audit
★★★★★
Special thank you to @Carrie Loranger for an amazing experience with my Substack Audit! I loved how detailed the review was and she helped me see things from the perspective of those I write for.
Notes & growth
One of my Notes went viral. Definitely wouldn’t have happened without your course and letting me know about WriteStack! Being able to schedule those ahead of time has been huge for me.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Hi, my name is Al Kietzmann. I'm the president and founder of an expense reduction company and I took Carrie Loranger's Substack 360 Masterclass. I'm going to rate that a 5 out of 5. That was a fantastic class. My experience with the program was that Carrie is very knowledgeable, very forthcoming with a lot of information. She shared a lot, more than I expected. She created video content that I can use way beyond the six-week program and my confidence is through the roof. I had no knowledge of Substack when I started six weeks ago or roughly the late summer of 2025. And now that we're in the early autumn of 2025, my profile and publication is much, much further than I would have ever imagined. And quite frankly, those that I chat with and I talk with on Substack certainly should and could use her class because there's a lot of self-described newbies out there and they just don't have access to all the tools. and the experience that Carrie shares in this class. Well worth it, highly recommended. Absolutely, no question. And you know, the thing that I learned about my, changed my approach to monetizing my expertise is to create a different model, an additional model, an additional model that I didn't have before in a fixed fee so that my clients can access that. So to me, Substack is really a blend of a website, an app, social media, podcast, posting, video content, voiceover content, all in one. And it's nothing. I've never seen anything like it. I love it. Thanks again, Carrie, for all you did. I highly recommend Carrie's class, Substack 360. Highly recommended. Thanks so much. Have a great rest of your day.
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Thank you so much Carrie Loranger, your community chat is one of my favorites!
Courses & community
I’m so glad I’m part of the Substack 360 cohort! I’ve learned a ton from you Carrie Loranger and finally have clarity on next steps for my publication and business. Looking forward to our live Chris B. Writes!
Notes & growth
★★★★★
You helped me! I learned so much during Substack 360, including the benefits of regular Notes. On September 1, I had 62 free subscribers and 174 followers. Today I have 184 subscribers and 654 followers. I also was struggling with how to develop a paid tier for my Substack and other ways to monetize. Your course and guidance provided a great amount of clarity in that area and I’m looking forward to finalizing my ideas and putting them into action next week!
Courses & community
★★★★★
Carrie takes much of the guesswork out of Substack. If your new to Substack or thinking of getting started, Carrie’s insights and help make it so much easier.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Highly recommend joining this masterclass if you want to scale on Substack. Carrie not only gives gold insight - she takes time to answer questions and interact with those who attend! This is time well spent!
Courses & community
★★★★★
Carrie's masterclass provided clear actionable strategies to start my growth plan. Thanks Carrie.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Carrie's knowledge is super-helpful BUT it was the implementation, the strategies, and examples that made it actionable. I highly recommend her for expertise, great teaching methods and accessibility.
Courses & community
★★★★★
When I first stumbled across Carrie’s newsletter on Substack, I wasn’t looking for a strategy or a monetization plan. I was simply trying to find my footing as a writer in a world that felt overwhelming and noisy. Among the many voices offering guidance, Carrie’s stood out, not because the others lacked insight, but because her words felt like they were written specifically for me. Through her posts, exercises, and personal engagement, Carrie helped me define my value proposition, shape a thoughtful strategy, and—most importantly—become intentional with my writing. She doesn’t just dispense advice from a pedestal; she embodies everything she teaches. Her work proves she walks the walk, and that level of authenticity made me trust her not only as a mentor but as a fellow creator. Carrie’s ability to speak directly to the chaos of early-stage newsletter writers is uncanny. Her writings made me feel seen, and her genuine care—something you can’t fake—kept me coming back. I chose to follow her exclusively, not due to a lack of alternatives, but because her guidance consistently resonated in a way no one else’s did.
Courses & community
★★★★★
On a scale of 1 to 5, this Bootcamp was a 5! I really enjoyed the detailed information that Carrie provided, as well as access to all the follow-up materials, which allowed me to implement the lessons each day. I feel much more confident about monetizing my Substack and have a deeper understanding about where to start, and how to scale. I highly recommend this program to others if you are seeking tactical information on monetizing from an expert in the field.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Great tool! I used it and it immediately pointed me in the right direction. I was stuck debating where to start—this helped me slow down, focus, and map out a clear path forward.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
Carrie provided an excellent overview of notes and actionable tips. Highly recommend checking out her masterclass!
Notes & growth
★★★★★
I’ve been on Substack for four years doing my own thing. I actually had zero understanding of how Notes work, so this was incredibly helpful information laid out with practical strategy to implement. Looking forward to testing this out!
Notes & growth
★★★★★
Carrie’s Substack class on posting Notes was exactly what I needed. It was clear, actionable, and packed with insight. I came away not only understanding what I’d been doing wrong, but with a roadmap for how to improve - from driving more subscribers to engaging more meaningfully with others on the platform. I learned strategies I can implement immediately, and for the first time, I feel confident in how to grow my Substack through Notes. Highly recommend this class to any Substack writer who wants to grow faster and connect more authentically.
Marketing
★★★★★
Carrie is a class act.
Courses & community
★★★★★
Thank you for putting this together Carrie! I had set a goal of 100 subscribers by the end of the year, and it feels totally doable now.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
When I join a group challenge like Carrie Loranger 9-to-Thrive, the numbers move. No contest.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
You may know that I'm part of a 21-day Substack Notes Challenge, hosted by Carrie Loranger on 9-to-Thrive. The challenge is to post once daily, with suggested templates - I was already posting 2-4 times daily. What's new for me is that I'm using the suggested templates, proven to provide value and drive connection and engagement; and I'm writing these, not using AI to draw on previous work - I'm just writing my own thoughts without AI at all. In the first week of doing this, here's what's happened: More people are seeing my notes - it's more than triple this week than the prior week I've gained 8 new free subscribers and hit 100 total free subscribers Engagement of all types is increasing - see screen shot below After being on Substack for 6 months, I've seen more success in this past week than I thought possible. Thank you to all who are reading and engaging!
Courses & community
★★★★★
My subscribers went up 126% in the last 30-days. I believe this is tied to being more consistent with my content.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
My followers jumped from about 130 to 164 in the first 11 days of this challenge.
Notes & growth
★★★★★
I made some great connections and feel that I understand the notes much better now. I am truly grateful for the challenge. 🙏🏽 Carrie Loranger
Newsletter recommendation
A fantastic newsletter packed with actionable strategies and powerful creator tools to help you build, scale, and thrive in the digital economy.
Newsletter recommendation
Hands down, one of the best trainers on Substack today!
Newsletter recommendation
An expert on how to make your audience and income grow.
Newsletter recommendation
Great tips and tool on how to grow your newsletter
Newsletter recommendation
Step-by-Step playbooks to turn a single newsletter into multiple come streams
Newsletter recommendation
Helping turn your newsletter into a portfolio of paychecks.
Newsletter recommendation
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Newsletter recommendation
This publication offers free tips, resources, strategies and inspiration for anyone who is launching or growing a business.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie makes you want to do better, be better, and think bigger. And she shows you the way.
Newsletter recommendation
If you are looking for real and detailed ways to grow your Substack, business & passion, Carrie is THE one to subscribe to! Everything she shares teaches me something new.
Newsletter recommendation
If you’re a creator trying to figure out what to sell (and not burn out doing it), Carrie’s newsletter is one of the few that actually shows the real numbers and systems behind it. It feels more like learning from a smart friend who’s a few steps ahead than from another online business guru.
Newsletter recommendation
I really appreciate all the great information shared. Carrie proves valuable tools in a clear, easily digestible way. It's become one of my go to stacks.
Newsletter recommendation
Great insights on building your Newsletter/Digital business.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie really understands the whole Substack ecosystem, and how you can succeed in it by understanding all the parts. Learn from her.
Newsletter recommendation
After growing from 0 to 3K subscribers in 90 days, Carrie Loranger shares the tips and strategies that have turned her newsletter into multiple income streams.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie knows her stuff, having built profitable businesses. She'll help you monetize your online presence.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie is an experienced marketer and will help those with 9-5 looking to start a newsletter and create additional income streams (never a bad idea)!
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie does a great job helping business owners learn how to sell and build revenue. Something we all need to learn more about.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie Loranger provides a wealth of information in her notes, posts, and YouTube presentations. She is an excellent source that will help you grow your Substack. Check her site out and be blessed!
Newsletter recommendation
When I started figuring out Substack Notes and began seeing results, I knew I had to study more. I wanted to understand how Notes actually works, so I started researching. That was how I came across Carrie’s article on Substack Notes strategy. Believe me, it’s one article I’d recommend to anyone trying to understand Notes. Go read it. You’ll understand what I mean. 👇 https://thrivewithcarrie.substack.com/p/substack-notes-strategy-2026
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie is a well rounded writer with helpful hints for the Substack community. However, she is a tru engager, which is bonus for those of us just starting out.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie is a true cheerleader, the accent is on the "leader" in the ways to make your first dollar from substack.
Newsletter recommendation
Ongoing foundational training in creating, maintaining, and maximizing your Substack presence.
Newsletter recommendation
I met Carrie off of Substack and she was right. This is a cool place. And she has clearly built out all the best resources you need to learn Substack. You can't go wrong following her pub!
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie Loranger's work in helping people understand Substack is outstanding. Check out 9-to-Thrive.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie's 9-to-Thrive has been extremely helpful with getting me started on my Substack journey of creating a business from my newsletter. Her marketing expertise shines through her content, digital products, and bootcamps unlike other creators I've seen on Substack. I highly recommend 9-to-Thrive if you want to turn your newsletter into multiple income streams. You will not be disappointed!
Newsletter recommendation
Honest Substack growth systems grounded in Notes.
Newsletter recommendation
I genuinely enjoy this publication because it shares thoughtful insights, fresh perspectives and meaningful ideas that inspire learning and personal growth. There's always something valuable to take away. A wonderful publication worth reading, following and supporting!
Newsletter recommendation
Thoughtful, engaging, and enjoyable to read. I’m happy to recommend this publication to my readers.
Newsletter recommendation
For the professional quietly building something of their own. Grounded, doable moves for turning your expertise into income and a network on your own terms, no quit-your-job theatrics.
Newsletter recommendation
I love her tips for Substack growth and she also has tips if you want to start a digital product business
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie builds Substacks the way I build safety systems, methodically, with receipts, and without the fluff that makes most growth advice useless.
Newsletter recommendation
Summit speaker Carrie Loranger shares practical guidance on setting up, growing, and earning from a Substack publication, including clearer offers and a stronger reader journey.
Newsletter recommendation
Carrie is the real thing -- generous, caring, steady in how she leads. Knowledgeable about building on Substack.
Marketing
★★★★★
Carrie has been great! She takes care of managing our direct mail lists and campaigns.
Marketing
★★★★★
Carrie has been outstanding in helping us upgrade our digital marketing and outreach efforts. We really appreciate all she does for our organization!
Marketing
★★★★★
Carrie does an amazing job ensuring our marketing efforts are hitting the intended audiences. Additionally she shares her expertise as she helps deliver competitive advantage.
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