UPDATE: Why I Built the 5-Minute Muse Substack Notes Challenge (and why it works).

It's not about the money...well mostly not.

I didn’t create the 5-Minute Muse Substack Notes Challenge because I wanted one more thing to sell.

I built it because creator after creator told me the same thing:

I want to build a meaningful newsletter community on Substack…but I feel overwhelmed, stuck, or invisible.

Their words echoed mine from months ago.

I knew what it felt like to pour my energy into long essays, only to wonder if anyone was out there… in the void?

I knew the frustration of thinking I needed more time, better ideas, or a ‘perfect’ strategy to grow.

I asked myself:

What if Newsletter growth didn’t have to feel so hard?

That’s how the 5-Minute Muse Substack Notes Challenge was born.

Not as a quick fix, but as a daily rhythm to help newsletter owners show up consistently, build trust and grow their newsletter audience from a place of ease.

Here’s why it works:

✅ Short-form Notes are Substack GOLD. They keep you visible, spark conversation and build momentum without pressure.

✅ Five minutes is enough. You don’t need hours to work on your Notes, you need consistency. With my simple, repeatable process your tiny actions will compound, building your newsletter into your income powerhouse.

✅ Start anytime. No set dates. When you’re ready, you can take action!

✅ You’re not doing this alone. Our growing creative community shows up beside you, with prompts, encouragement, and shared wins.

✅ After you join you can link daily to my dedicated Life UNLIMITED chat thread gives each challenger an opportunity to share their new Notes and get EXTRA COMMUNITY LOVE in return.

This is a “start anytime” and stay for as long as you need to challenge, up to 365 days, using a personalized app and designed to grow your daily notes output to 10 per day easily, which is what the most successful Substack writers are doing right now.

Q&A

QUESTION 1: Do we just share our note in your chat thread?

ANSWER 1: Hi XXXXX, you need to join the 5-Minute Muse challenge and then you can post your daily notes here.

QUESTION 2: Helen can you explain to me what your notes group is? Is it notes writing prompts? I was a bit confused by the offering?

ANSWER 2: I’m sorry that you’re feeling confused. This is a brand new product which hasn’t been offered before, anywhere.

Here’s a bit more of an explanation about how it works: It’s like a traditional challenge, but ongoing. Each day you do the daily challenge, which is designed to get you into the rhythm of writing a note a day, building up to 10 per day.

In addition to this, you get to load your note link in my Substack chat and myself as well as other community members are encouraged to like/mention/restack your note, to give it some momentum. The price is a set $15 for the entire time you stay up to 365 days. It’s been reduced because this a new offering. I’m open to suggestions on how to improve it, which will be welcomed when you start using it.

QUESTION 3: It’s a great idea, however I’ve been invited to several “notes” challenges recently, same idea, but people are running it for free in their chats to build community engagement. I love love the idea but not sure I want to pay for it? I also like the prompt idea in general, but my topic is very specific “XXXXXX” that I’m not sure if a general prompt would help me much.

ANSWER 3: It’s great to hear that others are running notes challenges. Fantastic! Building on the Substack Notes capability is the best growth building strategy for Substack. The “prompts” I’m using will focus on self-belief, resilience, how to best structure Notes for best engagement and how to generate lots of them quickly, without losing your voice.

By all means, try out the free challenges out there.

My 5-Minute Muse Substack Notes Challenge will be growing more mature as time evolves, so you’re welcome to join whenever you like. 🚀

P.S. This is a “start anytime” and stay for as long as you need to challenge, up to 365 days, run through a personalized app and designed to grow your daily notes output to 10 per day, which is what the most successful Substack writers are doing.

Join the 5-Minute Muse Substack Notes Challenge.

Every day, you’ll get a prompt that’s intentional but light, designed to stir your muse and nudge you forward.

And the result?

A newsletter that’s not just a platform, but a thriving ecosystem.

Here’s what you get when you join:

✅ Instant access to start your Note rhythm today, no pressure, just gentle guidance.

✅ Daily creative prompts to spark clarity and consistency.

✅ Encouragement and strategy support in a warm, aligned creator community.

✅ A powerful momentum building tool at a reasonable price. Normally $147, NOW just $15. That’s the cost of 3 lattes for your ENTIRE CHALLENGE, which can be for 365 days! Awesome value!

I didn’t build this to give you “more content.”

I built it to give you confidence, clarity, connection and REAL RESULTS, in just five minutes a day.

If your Muse has been whispering “it’s time”, I invite you to listen.

Your words are waiting.

Let’s help them reach who they were always meant to find.

Join the 5-Minute Muse Substack Notes Challenge today.