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Start your private Substack

A new-and-improved way to keep in touch with friends, build communities of interest, or test the waters for a publication

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Today we’re making it easier than ever to start a Substack.

Our new-and-improved private publications work much like private Instagram profiles. Curious readers can now request to subscribe to a private Substack, and the writer can choose to approve or decline each subscription request.

Private Substacks are great for:

  • Keeping in touch with friends. On Substack, you get a direct line of communication to all of your subscribers via email and our apps. Algorithms don’t decide if your friends will see your posts.

  • Building communities of interest. Host conversations about niche topics with posts, Threads, and Chat.

  • Testing the waters. See if there’s an audience for your writing before publicly launching a Substack.

To start your own private publication and claim a Substack URL, simply start a Substack and select “Private” in your settings.

Start a Substack

Have you been running a private Substack? Tell us about how you’re using it in the comments.

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Martin John
Writes I'm Writing Over Here
Jan 18Liked by Hannah Ray

My substack needs to be ultra-non-private. I need a Substack that is viral.

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Joshua Masterson
Writes More Than Just Quotes
Jan 18Liked by Hannah Ray

Dang, my account must be set to private by accident because I’m writing into a journal apparently.

In all seriousness though that’s a great feature to get comfortable before going live, I like that idea!

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