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How Substack steals your audience and your revenue
Apr 05, 2025

How Substack steals your audience and your revenue

They're not just bad for humanity. They're bad for business.

Lex Roman
Lex Roman
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Audience Hackers vs Craftsmen
Mar 08, 2025

Audience Hackers vs Craftsmen

The false choice between writing and business

Lex Roman
Lex Roman
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What happens when you leave Substack?
Dec 07, 2024

What happens when you leave Substack?

Ty Burr left Substack in February. I wanted to know how it impacted his revenue and growth.

Lex Roman
Lex Roman
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Compare the platforms
Nov 25, 2024
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Compare the platforms

Customizable spreadsheet with Substack, Ghost, Outpost, beehiiv, MailChimp and Lede

Lex Roman
Lex Roman
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I needed to make this newsletter work. There was no backup plan.
Nov 23, 2024

I needed to make this newsletter work. There was no backup plan.

Inside Matt Brown's 90% reader funded newsletter "Extra Points"

Lex Roman
Lex Roman
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Should I leave Substack?
Nov 16, 2024

Should I leave Substack?

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

Lex Roman
Lex Roman
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Steal this promo plan for your Substack
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
Lex Roman
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Is Substack bad at monetization?
Oct 05, 2024

Is Substack bad at monetization?

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

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

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

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