Substack

A place for independent writing

Substack helps anyone set up a blog and email newsletter and publish directly to their audience and get paid through subscriptions. No tech knowledge is required. It’s free to get started on Substack. If you turn on paid subscriptions, Substack will keep a 10% cut of revenues.

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Features

💸 Paid Subscriptions
Accept paid subscriptions
🗣️ Referrals
Setup a referral program
📢 Recommendations
Recommend and be recommended by other newsletters
📄 Landing Pages
Create landing pages for your newsletter
📈 Analytics
Get data on your emails' performance
🌍 Custom Domain
Use a custom domain for your page
🖊️ Visual Editor
Drag and drop email editor
📩 Embeddable Forms
Embeddable subscription forms

Pricing

Substack is free to use but takes a 10% cut of paid subscriptions.

Newsletter Platform#1

Total Newsletters~1.3M

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Launched In2017

Added OnAug 10, 2021

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Stats

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Reviews of Substack

It used to be a good platform. Then, it added social media-like features, which prompted me to move my newsletter.

Arianna Gilbert