{"id":11706,"date":"2024-07-02T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11706"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:51:33","slug":"the-best-substack-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11706","title":{"rendered":"The Best Substack Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If your plan<\/span> is to run a newsletter as a hobby, Substack is perfect\u2014it\u2019s free, easy to set up, and makes sending out emails and building a subscriber base fairly straightforward. The problem comes if you want to make a living publishing your newsletter, at which point Substack can quickly become expensive. That\u2019s because, instead of charging a monthly fee, Substack takes a 10 percent cut of your newsletter\u2019s revenue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let’s set aside, for now, how Substack’s reputation<\/em> might reflect poorly<\/a> on your publication’s brand. The economics of using Substack are simply hard to justify as your newsletter grows. Say you manage to get 500 people to pay $10 a month for your newsletter\u2014that\u2019s a real accomplishment. It also means your newsletter is pulling in $5,000 a month, of which Substack will take $500. Annually you\u2019ll be paying Substack $6,000, and it only gets more expensive as your success builds.<\/p>\n

You might think this is fair, you might not. Either way, sticking with Substack when other options may be more cost-effective is leaving money on the table. With that in mind, here are some more affordable alternatives that are worth checking out. I break down what these newsletter platforms cost, and I offer a few links to publishers who migrated to these services from Substack and discussed their experiences.<\/p>\n

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