I've long refused to subscribe to any newsletter on Substack, and contacted a few folks encouraging them to move — unsuccessfully.
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RE: https://werd.social/@ben/116030441751003396
I've long refused to subscribe to any newsletter on Substack, and contacted a few folks encouraging them to move — unsuccessfully.
Maybe this reporting from The Guardian will give some publishers the push they need to change platforms. And encourage some readers to drop any Substack subscriptions they have.
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RE: https://werd.social/@ben/116030441751003396
I've long refused to subscribe to any newsletter on Substack, and contacted a few folks encouraging them to move — unsuccessfully.
Maybe this reporting from The Guardian will give some publishers the push they need to change platforms. And encourage some readers to drop any Substack subscriptions they have.
@jeridansky So shocking. I had heard the bare outline of what the Guardian reports, but did not realize the extent of it. Must cancel my subscription to Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter. I wonder if there's a way to communicate the reason why to her... (I'll look around, at her podcast page, etc.)
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@jeridansky So shocking. I had heard the bare outline of what the Guardian reports, but did not realize the extent of it. Must cancel my subscription to Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter. I wonder if there's a way to communicate the reason why to her... (I'll look around, at her podcast page, etc.)
@tc_morekindness An email address: heather.richardson@bc.edu
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@tc_morekindness An email address: heather.richardson@bc.edu
@jeridansky Oh that's great. Thank you! I went to her Substack page and noticed she has over 2 million subscribers. That would be a lot for her to give up, although a fair number would prob follow her wherever she goes. In any case, it can't hurt to let her know one subscriber's viewpoint.
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@jeridansky Oh that's great. Thank you! I went to her Substack page and noticed she has over 2 million subscribers. That would be a lot for her to give up, although a fair number would prob follow her wherever she goes. In any case, it can't hurt to let her know one subscriber's viewpoint.
@tc_morekindness And platforms like Ghost have ways to import all those subscribers.
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@tc_morekindness And platforms like Ghost have ways to import all those subscribers.
@jeridansky @tc_morekindness Exactly! The whole newsletter boom is about handing control back to authors, so migrating from one host to another is very much built into the model (and/or should be).
