Journalists Pay Themselves

Get more of your free subscribers to go paid. The play by play of reader-funded news.

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Sep 21, 2024

Reader-funded journalists making good money

A growing list of newsletter writers and journalist run newsrooms relying primarily on reader funding (or at least making a good chunk of change from their reader base)

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Aug 13, 2024

How many free readers become paying subscribers?

I'm running a survey so we can figure out what to expect with free to paid conversion rates

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Jul 20, 2024

The 5 email sequences you need to earn more paying subscribers

Start automating more of your communications with your readers with email sequences

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Who better to take the money than you

Americans are going to give their money to someone. Why shouldn't it be you?

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Nov 02, 2024

Secret weapons of small publishers

Got a small audience? Five surprising advantages big outlets can't touch.

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Oct 30, 2024

How to ask for money right now

It's up for grabs! Might as well be yours! A quick guide if you hate asking for money even when the moment is right.

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Oct 27, 2024

Tell your readers how much money you need

Posting your milestones in public will get more of your audience making them happen

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Oct 19, 2024

Steal this promo plan for your Substack

I wrote this for a Substack writer and now it's all yours to use

Lex Roman

Oct 12, 2024

100% funded by pay-whatever-you-want

How this newsletter got so much reader funding up front and what's different 7 years later

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Oct 05, 2024

Is Substack bad at monetization?

Substackers report shockingly low free to paid conversion. I have some theories about why.

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Sep 28, 2024

How exactly to go reader-funded

10 things you need complete with examples from indie news outlets doing it well

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Sep 21, 2024

From survival mode to second best revenue month EVER

Inside RANGE's drive for new members in August. What worked and why.

Lex Roman

Sep 21, 2024

Reader-funded journalists making good money

A growing list of newsletter writers and journalist run newsrooms relying primarily on reader funding (or at least making a good chunk of change from their reader base)

Lex Roman