This is something that I've been thinking too! I mean, I'm not going to add a paywall now or anything, but like you said, I would like some extra cash. Just like you said, there are so many valuable things that I would like to read and learn but can't because of the paywall. I'm not blaming anyone, but I can't spend any amount on a monthly subscription. Money is tight for me and I don't come from money. With all the expenses in the uni, I really can't spare any on a subscription and support my favorite writers here. I missed an interesting opportunity that I was so looking forward to here because of a paywall and that's sad. But we can't really blame them. It's their decision and I would love to go paid one day as well. The other day, I was thinking about whether I should just turn the paid subscription on and keep everything free. I saw some writers gaining paid subscribers even when they were new like us. But here, I totally agree with you. I'd rather have connections with people who are actually willing to pay for my work one day rather than gatekeeping all my work from the beginning. I watched the video about Substack by Kristina God and her advice was to first create a loyal fanbase, write 52 posts, and when you have an audience, turn on paid. So that is what I am going to do, create connections with people here and when I feel like they would genuinely support me, I'll turn on paid, but keep one of my most valuable pieces free.
Yes to all of this. Also I high recommend you reach out ot Substack Writers at Work with Sarah. She comps for people on fixed incomes. I just learned that :) and Kristina God's info is SO SO SO SO SO good. I'm glad this resonated with you ❤️❤️❤️
This is the second car chat I've seen on Substack and I'm loving it! I also agree with the paywall situation. I haven't gone paid yet and I've been on Substack for months now. I've had people pledging to my work (an option available to become "paid subscribers" if I do go paid). yet I can't bring myself to do that because, at the end of the day, I want people to read my work. It's a difficult situation to wrap my head around and I still haven't figured it out. Glad I'm not the only one. Thank you for sharing!
I might consider this too. It’s such a dilemma when you want people to know your writing but are not at a point when you can right without financial obligations. This would be the perfect”in between“
I’ve been thinking about this too! I have recently started supporting a few artists on Patreon and I have one paid subscription on here. I have paid posts turned on but then I want to write free posts. It makes sense to have some sort of offering for people to pay for and I’m not sure what that is for me right now.
This is something that I've been thinking too! I mean, I'm not going to add a paywall now or anything, but like you said, I would like some extra cash. Just like you said, there are so many valuable things that I would like to read and learn but can't because of the paywall. I'm not blaming anyone, but I can't spend any amount on a monthly subscription. Money is tight for me and I don't come from money. With all the expenses in the uni, I really can't spare any on a subscription and support my favorite writers here. I missed an interesting opportunity that I was so looking forward to here because of a paywall and that's sad. But we can't really blame them. It's their decision and I would love to go paid one day as well. The other day, I was thinking about whether I should just turn the paid subscription on and keep everything free. I saw some writers gaining paid subscribers even when they were new like us. But here, I totally agree with you. I'd rather have connections with people who are actually willing to pay for my work one day rather than gatekeeping all my work from the beginning. I watched the video about Substack by Kristina God and her advice was to first create a loyal fanbase, write 52 posts, and when you have an audience, turn on paid. So that is what I am going to do, create connections with people here and when I feel like they would genuinely support me, I'll turn on paid, but keep one of my most valuable pieces free.
Yes to all of this. Also I high recommend you reach out ot Substack Writers at Work with Sarah. She comps for people on fixed incomes. I just learned that :) and Kristina God's info is SO SO SO SO SO good. I'm glad this resonated with you ❤️❤️❤️
I’ll check her out!! Thank you Taylor 💕
This is the second car chat I've seen on Substack and I'm loving it! I also agree with the paywall situation. I haven't gone paid yet and I've been on Substack for months now. I've had people pledging to my work (an option available to become "paid subscribers" if I do go paid). yet I can't bring myself to do that because, at the end of the day, I want people to read my work. It's a difficult situation to wrap my head around and I still haven't figured it out. Glad I'm not the only one. Thank you for sharing!
Yes I've settled with leaving paid on but not locking anything. So if people want to pay to support me they can but all of my reading is free!
I might consider this too. It’s such a dilemma when you want people to know your writing but are not at a point when you can right without financial obligations. This would be the perfect”in between“
Exactly!
I’ve been thinking about this too! I have recently started supporting a few artists on Patreon and I have one paid subscription on here. I have paid posts turned on but then I want to write free posts. It makes sense to have some sort of offering for people to pay for and I’m not sure what that is for me right now.
Ya I'm tossing around a few ideas but we will see where they go