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Introducing Substack Notes
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Starting from scratch: advice on building a career and finding an audience on Substack
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Write it, then read it aloud
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Introducing The Substack Bulletin
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Substack’s social feed is coming to life with sound and motion
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Video Notes, improved search, Spotify integration, and more
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Substack shows are going pro
Podcasts and video shows are surging on the platform
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Building the next generation of media brands on Substack
Introducing new themes and search improvements for Substack publications
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How podcasters are making money on Substack
New business models are flourishing, fueled by direct relationships
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How to switch your podcast to Substack
A video guide for podcasters switching to Substack from Megaphone, Art19, and other distributors, with reach across Apple and Spotify
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Write it, then read it aloud
How publishers are getting closer to readers, and finding new ones, with just their voice
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Video on About pages, discover Substacks by country, and more
Bulletin #2: News, educational resources, and opportunities for publishers on Substack
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Farrah @Substack
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One year of Substack Notes—now with video and external embeds
A growth machine for writers and creators
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Hamish McKenzie
176
Read the world
Making it easier to discover Substacks around the globe
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Farrah @Substack
165
The AI revolution is an opportunity for writers (the human kind)
Content will be commoditized—but content isn’t culture
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Hamish McKenzie
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Meet your fellow writers
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Starting from scratch: advice on building a career and finding an audience on Substack
Substack’s homegrown talent on building from the ground up
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Anna Codrea-Rado
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Grow: How Amanda Yates Garcia’s writing on witchcraft turned into a full-time income
We invited writer and art witch Amanda Yates Garcia, who writes Mystery Cult, to share her insights on switching to Substack to focus on rituals; not…
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Grow: How Elise Loehnen moved her Instagram followers to Substack and got paid for her work
On moving from Instagram to build a steady income stream
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Grow: How Michael MacLeod quit his day job to focus on local news for the civic good
A new wave of local news building a sustainable model for independent journalism on Substack. Michael MacLeod of The Edinburgh Guardian shares insights…
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Substack shows are going pro
Podcasts and video shows are surging on the platform
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Building the next generation of media brands on Substack
Introducing new themes and search improvements for Substack publications
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Introducing direct messaging on Substack
Strengthening relationships among writers and readers
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Jasmine Sun
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Upgrading Substack’s recommendation network
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How podcasters are making money on Substack
New business models are flourishing, fueled by direct relationships
93
3:08
How to switch your podcast to Substack
A video guide for podcasters switching to Substack from Megaphone, Art19, and other distributors, with reach across Apple and Spotify
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Write it, then read it aloud
How publishers are getting closer to readers, and finding new ones, with just their voice
274
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