This week Substack discussed possibly adding ads to its platform, and the winners of the 2025 Inbox Awards were announced. Plus, we have some great articles on open rates and how to end your newsletter.
📰 News & Articles
Ad-free platform Substack isn’t ruling out ads after all
Substack has long stuck to its ad-free model, but now it is considering ads as a way to monetize its platform.
The Winners of the 2025 Inbox Awards
Inbox Collective has announced the winners of the 2025 Inbox Awards, recognizing the best newsletters in various categories.
Creators are ditching Substack over ideological shift in 2025
Substack continues to receive criticism for some of the writers it has allowed on its platform, and some creators are leaving the platform as a result.
What’s a normal open rate for newsletters in 2025?
Using data from 500 newsletters, GlueLetter has calculated the average open rates and what you should be aiming for.
Everyone Has a Substack. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Writer Jessica Karl thinks the newsletter platform is headed for the same pitfalls as podcasts. But it still has time for a course correction.
4 memorable ways to end your email newsletter
Check out 4 examples of killer kickers from Shift, Write With AI, The Pulse, and Popbitch
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