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Belated thanks for the feature. šŸ„°

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Iā€™m all for collaboration and run a guest blog series on my website called This Creative Life. Your post has got me thinking about how I can bring a series into Brand Seasons šŸ’­

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Jul 14, 2023Ā·edited Jul 14, 2023Liked by Claire Venus

Great post, Claire! Numbers? But what's this about numbers? I've obviously missed something!

LOVED this: "...the most authentic, interesting and hard won and special way to grow was to just shine your light." I'm absolutely up for that!

Yay for collaborations! I LOVE collaborating with my fabulous Substack penpal - Terry Freedman and I really enjoy our exchange of letters!

EDITED to say - I've just spotted that it says 'see subscribers'. Thankfully when I clicked on it it said 'this list is private'. Heck, if I wanted a proof-of-popularity contest I wouldn't've left Twitter/Facebook/Instagram!!!! šŸ¤£

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I don't think there's a better place for collaboration than Substack. It's such a win/win if you can find a common interest with another writer you respect. Not to mention, Claire, stuff like this is valuable to folks learning how to network, taking their first forays into the wild world of writing.

I'm lucky I write every day. I have so many opportunities to collaborate and I want to try out all of them.

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I love that you always lead through collaborations-- I really think that is such a gift of yours, bringing people together in this space! Another wonderful post, thank you!!

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I didn't know Substack had made that change regarding the numbers. The thing I like (or I suppose liked!) about Substack is that you chose to share that if you wish. Now I fear the comparison/competition will start to creep in and I'm not here for that ....

Another good post Claire, thank you as always!

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Perfect timing for this post, Claire. Iā€™ve had more responses to my call for collaborators than expected, which is a lovely thing, but also overwhelming. I appreciate the thoughtful advice here!

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Not a fan of the numbers by our profile name, not sure why Substack thought that was a good idea.

I appreciate the time and effort that you take to do these Friday emails! šŸ¤— I look forward to seeing them each week šŸ’—

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Thank you for the mention Claire. šŸ’«

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Morning, Claire! Thanks so much for the mention, and for articulating many of the thoughts I've been having recently. Definitely agreeing with you on the Substack numbers thing. I love that we haven't been presented this info about others and don't like that it's creeping in...

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Jul 14, 2023Liked by Claire Venus

Thank you for recommending. ā­ļø

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Jul 14, 2023Liked by Claire Venus

Love this post! Just subscribed to hippy highland living.

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Another fab post, Claire! I put a call out for collaborators to my new Simple & Calm a interview Series and Iā€™ve had a great response. Im in the middle of editing the responses and putting them into the final post. Iā€™m SO excited to get it out there for everyone to read. Your post has made me question how many Iā€™ll realistically be able to do, and I think one a month is achievable for me. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Have a lovely Friday! šŸ„°

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Thank you for the mention lovely! I so enjoy reading these posts on a Friday morning :)

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