I must have misread something because I can no longer find the online reference that had said it's possible to embed code (like for a quiz) in your Substack post. How can I embed quizzes without that knowledge? That said, there are alternatives, including quiz-making sites that help you create your quizzes, then provide an "embed code" that can be inserted into a Substack post. The problem with quiz sites, though, is that they all start off with free promos but slot you into a paid-subscription format. If I had 10,000 Substack subscribers, all paying, that wouldn't be an issue. But I have fewer than a handful of subscribers for the moment, and subscribing to a quiz-making site would be a bit of a financial burden. I did discover one video that described a far simpler solution, however: build your quiz on your own site, wherever that might be, then post a link to it on Substack.
This may turn out to be the more liberating option for me because the quizzes and tests aren't meant to be formal or somehow "official," anyway, so people who truly are motivated to take the exams will click over and take them. The exams will all be interactive and self-scoring. I haven't worked out the particulars yet, but I will soon. Most likely, I'll create the quizzes and tests here (with coding help from ChatGPT), then on Substack, I'll link to this blog where the quiz/test resides. You might say, "Hey, wait a minute—this blog is free to look at, but these people coming from Substack are all paid subscribers! How is that fair when your regular blog readers can see and do the quizzes and tests for free?" True, but quizzes and tests appearing here will cover material covered only at Tasty Grammar, so the exam won't have much meaning for people not following my Substack. The practical point is that the paid content is the lesson material, which never appears on this blog, and if learners want to click over and take quizzes and tests, they certainly can. So can random, curious people, but how many random language nerds are out there, itching to test their grammar knowledge?
So with that logistical problem out of the way, I think the first new quiz will be appearing on this blog (or maybe a testing-specific blog) later this week. Stay tuned. I'm still excited.
A benefit of this approach is that readers who see the quizzes here and want to learn more will be enticed to visit and subscribe to your Substack. Free advertising and promotion are a good thing.
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