I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with Notes. Followers see the Notes that you post and your comments on other's notes, while subscribers see what you post. At least I think that's right.
I myself have stagnated in terms of subscriber growth over the past few months, and yet I have 500 followers. Which is great news...until you realize that Notes seems to work on the basis of SUBSCRIBER COUNT when ranking who gets boosted in "The Almighty Algorithm," so I have 500 people who can't see my Notes unless I tag everyone in Christendom. I think I've reached the point where the extra features of the service qualify as mission creep. It is starting to make the platform a worse place to grow, which is kind of damning seeing as it is still deboosted on Twitter/X, meaning a sizeable number of newsletter writers like myself can't promote their work on what is more likely than not their principle social media platform.
I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with Notes. Followers see the Notes that you post and your comments on other's notes, while subscribers see what you post. At least I think that's right.
I myself have stagnated in terms of subscriber growth over the past few months, and yet I have 500 followers. Which is great news...until you realize that Notes seems to work on the basis of SUBSCRIBER COUNT when ranking who gets boosted in "The Almighty Algorithm," so I have 500 people who can't see my Notes unless I tag everyone in Christendom. I think I've reached the point where the extra features of the service qualify as mission creep. It is starting to make the platform a worse place to grow, which is kind of damning seeing as it is still deboosted on Twitter/X, meaning a sizeable number of newsletter writers like myself can't promote their work on what is more likely than not their principle social media platform.