A place to discuss Substack, the newsletters, and the platform.

Jul 24, 2021 · For most substack posters, substack itself is not going to help with growing viewership. There might be a tad bit of help with discovery, but there are so many substack channels that it is …

Apr 4, 2023 · Substack feels a lot more intimate than other blogs. If you spend some time reading some of the more popular Substacks, you'll start to get a feel for what I mean. To me, it feels more like a …

Substack started feeling like Medium where most writers were just writing about how to get popular rather than publishing substantive material. Substack itself spammed my e-mail. I was happy to …

As someone who has experimented with building my own blogging platforms, here are a few thoughts on dedicated blogs vs Substack: While Substack certainly removes the hassle of maintaining …

Jan 1, 2024 · A combination of posting on Substack and my social media ended up with me having more than 370 subscribers in about 4 months of posting and a few paid subscribers in the mix as well. The …

Oct 10, 2023 · Possible Phishing Scam?? I just got 3 coinciding emails from "Author Valley" via substack. I do not subscribe to newsletters. 2 emails were "subscribing" me, and an immediate 3rd …

Dec 2, 2024 · How can I left-align text in substack from amsmath? If it isn't built for this, is there a command which is? This answer suggests that a tabular might work, but I don't know enough about …

Mar 27, 2023 · Substack has become a spam factory. After some research, I found Substack brags to potential newsletter authors how "most of author subscriptions come from within the platform."

Jun 1, 2023 · Is substack worth it to you as a writer or as a reader? New to substack and I am trying to get a grasp of how much writers love it but also if readers willingly pay and find value in it. I …