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Leadership Lessons from Substack's Chris Best

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The Verge | Substack introduces publication sections for newsletters so writers can ‘grow their media empire’

Li Jin Substack Newsletter | Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy

Pomp 🌪 @APompliano

Most of the top Substack writers have bigger audiences than the most popular writers at the largest mainstream outlets.

Linda Lebrun @SubstackLinda

T. Boone Pickens famously quipped "The first million is the hardest." When you're starting a newsletter, getting from zero to your first 100 subscribers can seem like a big hill to climb. A few tactics:

on.substack.comGetting your first 100 signupsYou’ve started a new publication and you’ve made it yours. Now it’s time to spread the word! Here’s some advice on how to get your first 100 signups.

reason @reason

Substack's @hamishmckenzie on censorship, discourse, and Joe Rogan

reason.comAre Newsletters the Future of Free Speech?“Society has a trust problem,” Substack co-founders Hamish McKenzie, Chris Best, and Jairaj Sethi declared in a joint statement late...

Substack @SubstackInc

Four years ago, it was far from accepted that people would pay for newsletters en masse. Today, we can announce that there are more than 1 million paid subscriptions to publications on Substack.

on.substack.comOne million strongOver the last four years, we have been building tools that make it easier than at any time in history for writers to connect with readers directly and make meaningful money.

Substack @SubstackInc

Uncertainty around health insurance is often enough to prevent writers from going independent. Today, we’re excited to announce Substack Health, a program to subsidize health care for writers and connect them to insurance plans.

on.substack.comHealth insurance for Substack writersThe Substack Health program helps writers find health insurance and cover the cost of insurance premiums.