BOOM! Then nothing…

I've been writing on Substack for over three years now. I started with a French newsletter to share my life in Japan with friends and family in Canada. Back then, I didn’t care about subscribers at all—it was just a way to keep them updated on my life on the other side of the globe.

But eventually, I kind of got addicted to it and decided to start another newsletter, this time focused on my photography in Japan and everything related to it. This one isn’t for my aunt and uncle—it’s for people who are interested in Japan or in shooting film.

I know it takes a ton of time and effort to build an audience, and I’ve been working hard to do just that. But last week, I suddenly gained a bunch of new subscribers out of nowhere—a random BOOM! And then… nothing. Radio silence. I wonder what caused this sudden subscription bomb!

What the hell just happened? I wonder why it played out that way. Any ideas?

https://roninlensreport.substack.com/p/7-years-ago-i-quit-my-life