As usual, I get this great idea and then when I look around I see that lots of other people have already had the same idea. I’m either a trendsetter or oblivious. In this case, my great idea was based on someone else’s great idea—or at least their way of presenting their Substack newsletters, which was to make everything available to everyone—no special content for paid subscribers. Of course, this writer still offered the paid subscription options, but as far as the work she put out there—it’s free. Her subscription caption said something like, free and paid subscribers get the same exact content but there’s still an option to be a paid subscriber to support her work.
I have teken the same free subscription approach to my new Substack newsletter/blog. I view any kind of subscription or following as supporting my work. I should add that I feel very blessed that after a long career as a physician I do not have to rely on paid subscriptiosn to support my work. Very blessed indeed and feel very fortunate to be writing in an age of scoial media. As frustrating as it might be it does offer a great work around to the bottleneck of traditional publishing. Long term goal is to establish a "platform" on Substack that might translate someday into a published work. (However I am not getting any younger and time's a'wasting!
I'm so honored to be included in this list. I love your words and your heart, Cindy, and I can't wait to check out the other Stacks you've recommended! XO
Cindy, thank you for mentioning my Substack, Place Writing (https://yasminchopin.substack.com). I really enjoy the community here and love reading your posts and, besides yours, I subscribe to as many other writers I can. When my inbox gets too heavy I thin it out and 'Follow' instead. I follow lots of interesting people via Notes and find this a good way to explore different Substacks. And I pay for some subscriptions too, aiming to fund the 'smaller' guys whose writing deserves encouragement.
I decided not to put barriers up with a paywall because I really want people to have access to my writing and, hopefully, to read some of my posts. After all, that's why I'm here... to spread the word and facilitate discussion on place writing. I think we have to be conscious of Substack's own agenda, which of course wants us all to make money so they can make money. And, quite honestly, while I may put some of my creative writing behind a paywall at some time in the future, I don't want to get drawn into a mesh of competitiveness and bragging/moaning about numbers of subscribers. I'm here to get a buzz from the camaraderie, the positive thinking, the mind-stretching, and the fabulous good writing. I think, without putting undue pressure on myself, I can really benefit from the human contact that Substack brings into my life. You contribute to that joy, Cindy. Thank you.
I'm still a little baffled by the best way to use Substack. I appreciate your writing and I am thankful that you read mine. It's a jungle out there but it feels a little homier here. I like it also. I've been trying to move away from Facebook for years and I've gotten more organic readers here in six months that are like pulling teeth on Facebook. Keep doing what you are doing! Amy Abbott
Thanks so much, Cindy!
Thanks for the shoutout, Cindy - I appreciate it. I enjoy reading your stuff. And, I’m with you - open-source and free is the right approach.
I have teken the same free subscription approach to my new Substack newsletter/blog. I view any kind of subscription or following as supporting my work. I should add that I feel very blessed that after a long career as a physician I do not have to rely on paid subscriptiosn to support my work. Very blessed indeed and feel very fortunate to be writing in an age of scoial media. As frustrating as it might be it does offer a great work around to the bottleneck of traditional publishing. Long term goal is to establish a "platform" on Substack that might translate someday into a published work. (However I am not getting any younger and time's a'wasting!
I'm so honored to be included in this list. I love your words and your heart, Cindy, and I can't wait to check out the other Stacks you've recommended! XO
Cindy, thank you for mentioning my Substack, Place Writing (https://yasminchopin.substack.com). I really enjoy the community here and love reading your posts and, besides yours, I subscribe to as many other writers I can. When my inbox gets too heavy I thin it out and 'Follow' instead. I follow lots of interesting people via Notes and find this a good way to explore different Substacks. And I pay for some subscriptions too, aiming to fund the 'smaller' guys whose writing deserves encouragement.
I decided not to put barriers up with a paywall because I really want people to have access to my writing and, hopefully, to read some of my posts. After all, that's why I'm here... to spread the word and facilitate discussion on place writing. I think we have to be conscious of Substack's own agenda, which of course wants us all to make money so they can make money. And, quite honestly, while I may put some of my creative writing behind a paywall at some time in the future, I don't want to get drawn into a mesh of competitiveness and bragging/moaning about numbers of subscribers. I'm here to get a buzz from the camaraderie, the positive thinking, the mind-stretching, and the fabulous good writing. I think, without putting undue pressure on myself, I can really benefit from the human contact that Substack brings into my life. You contribute to that joy, Cindy. Thank you.
I'm still a little baffled by the best way to use Substack. I appreciate your writing and I am thankful that you read mine. It's a jungle out there but it feels a little homier here. I like it also. I've been trying to move away from Facebook for years and I've gotten more organic readers here in six months that are like pulling teeth on Facebook. Keep doing what you are doing! Amy Abbott