Journalists Pay Themselves

Journalists Pay Themselves

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

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Reader-funded journalists making good money

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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32 ways to grow your newsletter

32 ways to grow your newsletter

Methods that work at any audience size. Not just social media!

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The 5 email sequences you need to earn more paying subscribers

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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Should I leave Substack?

Should I leave Substack?

Substack, Ghost and beehiiv all walk into a bar. Who's buying the drinks?

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32 ways to grow your newsletter

32 ways to grow your newsletter

Methods that work at any audience size. Not just social media!

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What makes publishers the most money with Outpost's Ryan Singel

What makes publishers the most money with Outpost's Ryan Singel

Meet Outpost. The monetization engine behind publishers like Hell Gate, The Lever and Tangle.

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Who better to take the money than you

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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Secret weapons of small publishers

Secret weapons of small publishers

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

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How to ask for money right now

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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Tell your readers how much money you need

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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Steal this promo plan for your Substack

Steal this promo plan for your Substack

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

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100% funded by pay-whatever-you-want

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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Is Substack bad at monetization?

Is Substack bad at monetization?

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

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How *exactly* to go reader-funded

How *exactly* to go reader-funded

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

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From survival mode to second best revenue month EVER

From survival mode to second best revenue month EVER

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

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