I Completed the Narration of From Zero to Substack Hero Advanced Levels 4, 5, and 6 on Udemy Long Ago, But failed to announce this special bundle for over a week after its announcement by Dr Yildiz, due to my hectic work schedule.
Dr Mehmet Yildiz made a generous offer of 85% discount to beta learners. You are welcome to join it via this code, which will expire by the end of this month.
Dear Subscribers,
I hope you are all well. It has been a while since I couldn’t write any story, as all my free time after work goes to reviewing, publishing, and curating stories. Today, I wanted to give you a quick update during my break from publishing after my full-time work.
I was so excited when Dr Mehmet Yildiz announced the publishing of From Zero to Substack Hero Advanced Levels 4, 5, and 6, but I couldn’t write anything about it.
If you missed his announcement last week, I linked the story below. He articulated it well, much better than I. He also made a generous offer of an 85% discount to beta learners. You are welcome to join it via this code, which will expire by the end of this month.
From Zero to Substack Hero: Advanced Levels 4, 5, & 6 Bundle Is Ready for Beta Learners
The Gift of Delay, the Promise of Growth: How my hectic schedule, our high standards, and a spirit of generosity shaped…medium.com
It took me around six months to complete this massive course. It involved me reading the advanced version of his Substack Mastery book, listening to the chapters multiple times to distill them to short summaries in PowerPoint format, narrating them in videos, and, most importantly, editing each video took me eight to ten hours.
So it was a lot of effort, but worth it. Today, I checked the student portal and noticed that already 12 advanced writers have joined it. Some of them completed the initial beta version and left five-star reviews. It made me very happy.
What you will learn in this course
Here is a high-level overview of the course:
- Position your expertise by writing a one-page Authority and Purpose statement with proof points and reader outcomes.
- Capture attention ethically by designing a repeatable hook framework for headlines, openings, and CTAs that improves first-minute engagement.
- Build visible trust by adding a credibility system to your publication: a transparency page, policies, a data-use note, and sponsorship rules.
- Strengthen your voice using humility, vulnerability, and authentic examples, then create an “edge and surprise” calendar for planned unpredictability.
- Upgrade your author platform with an About page, contact path, newsletter opt-in, and a 3-email welcome sequence that sets expectations and invites action.
- Plan a book-driven growth flywheel by drafting a Substack-centric launch map with reader councils, preorders, and review capture.
- Extend distribution with media by setting up a simple podcast workflow and a YouTube or webinar series that funnels to Substack sign-ups.
- Create a social growth loop that links LinkedIn, Medium, and Substack, with weekly collaboration rituals, guest features, and interview pipelines.
- Apply ethnographic research and design thinking to shape original series ideas, refine segments, and build reader-tested prototypes.
- Deploy Additional Tools like Sidestack, Skool by selecting for analytics, design, automation, and community, then integrating Skool as a paid-member classroom.
- Run referral and partnership programs with clear incentives, niche influencer collaborations, and community engagements that compound reach.
- Design offers and limited-time bonuses using a value ladder and seasonal calendar, then test one paid tier or cohort with defined success metrics.
- Develop a multi-publication strategy by mapping roles for each publication, setting a shared editorial calendar, and creating one multi-part series.
- Systematize production and support by implementing daily and scale routines, hiring and onboarding a virtual assistant, and documenting SOPs.
- Shift to a durable paid model with safety in mind by planning a 90% paid content mix, hardening email deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), enabling 2FA, etc
- Distinguish your publications and services by demonstrating leadership and influence in your field for sustainable growth.
- Prepare yourself for eminence, which is the next level for ultra-advanced writers like scholars and executives.
Requirements
- If you are a beginner on Substack, completing L1, 2, and 3 is necessary.
- If you have extensive writing experience and are familiar with Substack, previous levels are not needed; howeve,r readingthe PDF version of Substack Mastery provided in this course will be helpful
Here’s a Description of the Course by Dr Yildiz
Welcome to From Zero to Substack Hero Advanced Mega Bundle, Including Levels 4, 5, and 6
This course is for advanced Substack growth, newsletter marketing, audience engagement, and ethical monetization for professional creators, freelance writers, book authors, and content startups who want to scale their writing, content development, and newsletter marketing business using Substack integrated with other platforms like Patreon, Medium, Kit, Skool, Vocal Media, email marketing tools, and others.
This advanced bundle provides creators with a comprehensive system to scale their Substack publications with guidance, clarity, and confidence.
You learn high-level newsletter marketing, audience engagement, ethical monetization, and community leadership that fit real-life business, marketing, and sales workflows. Although the course was developed within the Substack context, the knowledge gained from it can be applied to any platform for the target audience.
We included 7+ hours of video instructions, featuring the unabridged audio version of the book A Powerful Toolkit for Substack Newsletter Mastery: How to Scale Your Newsletters and Reach Thousands for a Successful Writing Business.
You will receive a PDF copy of Substack & Beyond Combo for 5 Books in One: A Complete, Affordable System for Freelancers, Startups, & Lifelong Learners, around 1,000 pages of step-by-step guidance for newsletters, email integration, affiliate marketing, and publishing.
In addition, you can download a PDF copy of the Substack Eminence as a Neurostrategic Blueprint: For Ultra-Advanced Writers Who Want to Scale with Clarity, Authority, and Integrity. This book is written for executives and scholars who aim to distinguish themselves in their fields and achieve eminence in the online writing world, utilizing multiple frameworks and cognitive models.
Instructions come from Aiden MC (narrator) and Dr. Mehmet Yildiz (curriculum writer), who is a cognitive scientist, technologist, educator, futurist, and content marketing strategist.
Both instructors are best-selling Substack authors with thousands of subscribers, serving as leaders of the Substack Mastery community and ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium, Substack, Patreon, and the Digitalmehmet Content Ecosystem.
The teaching utilizes the SMART MIND Loop™ and the PILLARS™ frameworks to enhance cognition, focus, attention, memory, task-switching, timing, decision-making, review, and output, enabling advanced writers to make steady progress toward lifelong learning abilities.
The course will guide you in building durable Substack publications by improving trust signals, refining your voice, running bold experiments, integrating multiple tools, and utilizing the powerful audience-building features of Substack and Patreon to support paid members.
You will learn how to create a simple value ladder, design high-retention series, and use referral programs, partnerships, and analytics to guide decisions. The course also covers cyber-safe practices, email deliverability, and privacy practices to comply with industry requirements.
What you will learn at a high level:
- Substack growth strategies for freelance writers, book authors, and content startups
- Newsletter marketing that improves open rates, click-throughs, retention, and paid upgrades
- Audience research, reader segmentation, and clear personalization without complexity
- Editorial planning for series and multi-part content that encourages sharing and replies
- Ethical monetization: paid tiers, memberships, workshops, sponsorships, and products
- Cross-platform growth that connects Substack with Medium, website, and community tools
- Book marketing on Substack: reader councils, preorders, launch sequences, and reviews
- Analytics for content decisions: headline testing, cohort patterns, and subscriber health
- Referral programs, collaborations, and interview pipelines for steady audience growth
- Workflow systems: daily and scale routines, simple automation, and virtual assistant onboarding
- Email deliverability and security: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, 2FA, phishing awareness
- SMART MIND Loop™ in practice: Attention, Timing, Reflection, Outcome Tracking, Distraction Blocking
- How to distinguish yourself in your field and aim for eminence.
Who this course is for
- Advanced freelance writers who want reliable growth and clear paths to paid tiers
- Book authors who launch and market titles through Substack with reader trust
- Creators and content startups building a media product with simple systems and strong community practices
- Marketing and communications teams that need an integrated plan across Substack, email, social, and community
- Alumni of Levels 1–3 who are ready for advanced tactics and scale-up routines
This course includes
- 7+ hours of video, including a full audiobook of the Substack Mastery toolkit
- 1,000-page PDF: Substack & Beyond Combo for 5 Books in One
- A PDF copy of the Substack Eminence as a Neurostrategic Blueprint: For Ultra-Advanced Writers Who Want to Scale with Clarity, Authority, and Integrity.
- Downloadable essays and book chapters
- Links to valuable and free community resources
- Case studies, assignments, quizzes, and Q&A support to maintain the motivation and learning progress
Here’s my introduction to Level 4 if you haven’t seen it before:
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I also share the scripts of the course for free on my author platform, on Medium, and on Substack, so you may check out these summaries to benefit from them:
Section 1: What is Substack and Why It Matters — Course Scripts
Section 5: The Importance of Editorial Excellence and Self-Editing for Growing Our Audience
Section 6: Maintaining Privacy on Substack to Prevent Undesirable Situations
Section 7: Using LinkedIn to Grow Your Substack Publications
Section 11: Integrating Blogging with Your Substack Publications for Audience Growth and More Income
Section 12: The Ultimate Guide to Substack Discounts and Founding Memberships
Section 13: Essential Principles for Freelance Writers Beyond Substack
Section 14: Adding Interactive Educational Programs to Your Substack Newsletters
Section 15: Integrating Substack with Patreon for Growth and Engagement
Section 18: How Substack Writers Can Leverage Reedsy to Become Published Authors
Section 19: 14 Powerful Tools and Strategies to Elevate Your Substack
Section 22: Why Advanced Substack Writers Must Be Leaders in Their Fields
Section 23: Establishing Your Author Platform for Lasting Success
Section 24: How to Capture Attention to Lead, Engage, & Inspire Your Audience on Substack & Beyond
I have already provided over 40% discounts on the three levels for September. I linked the vouchers below:
From Zero to Substack Hero — Level 1
From Zero to Substack Hero — Level 2
From Zero to Substack Hero — Level 3
For the Level 4–6 curriculum, we are offering an 85% launch discount for one month to beta students at the following link. From Zero to Substack Hero — Level 4, 5, & 6 Bundle [NEW]
Every enrollment comes with Udemy’s 30-day money-back guarantee, which means the risk is entirely on us.
We intend to make this a low-cost yet meaningful investment in your learning and professional growth.
Substack is one of the most creator-friendly platforms available today, and the skills you gain here will also serve you across other platforms like Medium, Patreon, Kit, Vocal Media, and future platforms we cannot yet foresee. Get your 85% discount via this beta learner’s voucher.
Members of the Substack Mastery Boost Pilot already have unlimited access to the videos of From Zero to Substack Hero via the Content Marketing Strategy Insights or my Technology, Gaming, Movies, and Social Media publications. We will add every update from Udemy to Substack as well.
It is so inspiring that our good editor/curator Dr Mike Broadly, DHSc completed the course as the first student and got his certificate. He also wrote a story about it. I linked it for you:
My Weekend Achievement: I Got My Certificate for the Advanced Version of From Zero to Substack…
Why the Risk-Free Advanced Course “From Zero to Substack Hero” Matters from the Experience of the First Graduate to…medium.com
Thanks to Dr Albert Jones and Dr Ashish Juneja, PhD for living positive five- star reviews on it. I am very grateful for their support.
My next project is to narrate the Patreon Mastery for a Udemy course. Stay tuned! It will be a lot of fun as I gained some experience while preparing this massive course with 50+ videos.
If you are a new reader, check out some of my most loved stories from different topics in my writing collection on this platform.
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You can find many stories like this on ILLUMINATION-Gaming. If you are a writer, you are welcome to join us by sending your Medium Id via our writer registration portal here. I will soon share gaming stories in the external site of ILLUMINATION Gaming.
I created the Illumination Gaming network to support game developers, designers, and players. I joined the Substack Mastery Program as a founding member and turned the Substack Mastery Book into a Udemy Course called From Zero to Substack Hero. Recently, I have started curating stories at our new external site Illumination-curated.com, which will be the curation hub for our ILLUMINATION publications and Digitalmehmet Content Ecosystem subscribers. You can apply via our writer registration portal. You are also welcome to join our Patreon network, the Medium support portal, the sponsorship portal, and the ILLUMINATION Scholar network.
Here are some books written by Dr Mehmet Yildiz, my mentor, I read which you might find helpful too: Substack Mastery Version 2, A Powerful Toolkit for Substack Newsletter Mastery, Smart and Ethical SEO, Train Your Brain for a Healthier and Happier Life, Modern Affiliate Marketing for Writers, Smart Email Marketing Content Integration, 4 Pillars of Enterprise Architecture, The Mysterious Leadership Mind of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Agile Business Architecture for Digital Transformation (Audiobook), Monetize Your Passion with WooCommerce, Agile Business Architecture for Digital Transformation V2 and , Cortisol Clarity.
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