Design Your Substack
Structure Workshop
Sections, Tags, and Homepage Layout
If your Substack is starting to feel a little scattered…
you’re not alone.
At a certain point, most writers begin to wonder:
- Do I need sections?
- What should I use tags for?
- Why does my homepage feel disorganized?
- How do I structure things without creating a mess later?
Nothing is broken —
but it doesn’t feel intentional either.
What this workshop is
This is a guided session you can work through at your own pace to help you design a clear, sustainable structure for your Substack.
This is not a technical tutorial.
It’s a strategy and planning session that helps you step back and make the key decisions behind how your publication is organized — so it feels clear, navigable, and manageable as you continue writing.
What you’ll get
- Full workshop session (~90 minutes)
- PDF worksheet to guide your planning
- A simple framework for structuring your Substack
What you’ll leave with
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have:
- A written structure map for your Substack
- A clear tag framework
- A decision on whether sections make sense for you
- A homepage layout concept
- Confidence about how to organize your future posts
What we cover
During the session, we walk through the key decisions that shape how your Substack is organized:
- Why organization on Substack feels confusing
- The difference between inbox readers and homepage visitors
- The roles of sections vs tags
- How to decide if you actually need sections
- How to build a clean, sustainable tag system
- How your homepage layout is shaped by these decisions
Who this is for
This workshop is for writers who:
- Have already started a Substack
- Have published several posts
- Are starting to think about long-term structure
- Want their publication to feel organized and intentional
This is not for total beginners.
If you’re brand new, it’s best to get comfortable with publishing first.
How to access
Option 1 — Join the Substack Coach Community as a paid subscriber
Access this workshop along with all current and future workshops inside the Substack Coach Community.
Option 2 — One-time purchase ($29)
Get access to this workshop as a standalone session.
After you purchase
You’ll be taken directly to the workshop page where you can:
- Work through the material at your own pace
- Watch the full session
- Download the worksheet
A quick note
This workshop is designed to be worked through alongside the worksheet.
You don’t need to figure everything out at once —
just start with your core structure and refine as you go.
If your Substack has been feeling unclear or a bit disorganized,
this is the point where things can start to feel much more intentional.
