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About Casey Botticello

Hey everyone! My name is Casey Botticello, and I am the creator or Blogging Guide, an award winning Substack newsletter that explores the digital publishing landscape.

I created Substack Course as both a blog full of free resources and a course for Substack writers. In addition to publishing my own top selling newsletter on Substack, I was awarded the Substack writer grant and have worked as a paid consultant for Substack and several other leading digital publishing platforms.

If you have any questions about Substack or want to contact me please use my contact page.

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