The problem with Substack is I’m willing to pay only 1-2 subscription fees, not unlimited. So, I don’t see how creators can survive on Substack either.
The problem with Substack is I’m willing to pay only 1-2 subscription fees, not unlimited. So, I don’t see how creators can survive on Substack either.
Exactly this. I feel like I am being nickeled and dimed at every turn. I understand content creators need to make a living and I would love to get my blog/social media to a point where it brings in a bit of cash but, my god. Between Patreon, Substack, podcast network channels, and every other thing that wants anywhere from $1-$5 from me it’s a bit exhausting and untenable.I follow a lot of creators whose content I like and find valuable but I cannot afford to subscribe to them all and, honestly, I don’t know that I would get that much more value out of a little additional content.
Your chances of making anything are slim if you're not from Big Media. Just the reach on my articles compared to X is striking. I get so many more views on X, but I'm not actually sure anyone's reading them. It could be like TikTok, where people just scroll, and they scroll by my article, and that's a view.
I replied to the larger group, but I also think writers could come together and write under one umbrella, kind of like what The Free Press did. Who's in?
The problem with Substack is I’m willing to pay only 1-2 subscription fees, not unlimited. So, I don’t see how creators can survive on Substack either.
Exactly this. I feel like I am being nickeled and dimed at every turn. I understand content creators need to make a living and I would love to get my blog/social media to a point where it brings in a bit of cash but, my god. Between Patreon, Substack, podcast network channels, and every other thing that wants anywhere from $1-$5 from me it’s a bit exhausting and untenable.I follow a lot of creators whose content I like and find valuable but I cannot afford to subscribe to them all and, honestly, I don’t know that I would get that much more value out of a little additional content.
Your chances of making anything are slim if you're not from Big Media. Just the reach on my articles compared to X is striking. I get so many more views on X, but I'm not actually sure anyone's reading them. It could be like TikTok, where people just scroll, and they scroll by my article, and that's a view.
I replied to the larger group, but I also think writers could come together and write under one umbrella, kind of like what The Free Press did. Who's in?