I’m typically a pretty late adopter, and most of the new features Substack is rolling out seemingly every week are all going into the “I don’t have time or energy to learn a new thing” bucket. But in true fashion, I finally decided to take a look at this whole Substack chat thing, and it turns out it’s kindof what I’ve been trying to do with my weekly discussion threads, but easier. So…I’ll concede that this feature might be something to utilize.
My Thursday threads are prompts that I set up and that paid subscribers can comment on, but they leave something to be desired. Subscribers can’t ask questions at times other than when those posts are published, and you can’t share your own photos (something I tried to do with this thread, but it wasn’t very elegant logistically).
Here’s what I’m thinking: chat will be a place where you can share your wins (someone’s already commented about buying pants in their actual size instead of the size they wished they still were) and your challenges with dressing your body, your OOTDs (outfit of the day), your requests for recommendations and also cool things you think others should know about, thrifting finds, and mindful shopping wins. I’ll ask questions here and there, but this is for y’all.
Let the chatting commence!!
How to get started
Get the Substack app by clicking this link or the button below. New chat threads won’t be sent sent via email, so turn on push notifications so you don’t miss conversation as it happens. You can also access chat on the web.
Open the app and tap the Chat icon. It looks like two bubbles in the bottom bar, and you’ll see a row for my chat inside.
That’s it! Jump into my thread to say hi, and if you have any issues, check out Substack’s FAQ.