I really dislike your Leaderboard idea. You're going the way of Medium, in that you're rewarding the popular writers and making good writing a popularity contest. That's not how you build a community. You build a community by aiding and encouraging all writers to do their best and make the most of the Substack opportunities.
It's still basically a newsletter platform and these continual popularity challenges, where everyone has to strive for some artificial Substack success goal, aren't helping us to build our subscriber list. They may help to make Substack more popular, but you're leaving a whole lot of good people out in the process. I sincerely wish you would rethink this.
Every new product update from Substack is filled with an abundance of badass deliciousness. Makes me wanna bring a huge bowl and big spoon to the Substack desert counter.
Hi! Cool stuff in this update. Would love to see a feature that auto turns your entire archive into being for paid subscribers only, but with free bit before paywall.
Very excited about the new podcasting updates! I just implemented my first podcast version of my articles, and am hoping that this opens up accessibility to the audience!
I'm not going to get many or any recommendations because I write on stocks and options. That doesn't interest many Substack writers. Even other financial writers here seem to not read each others' work. They don't seem to be in a mood to collaborate to build Substack as a place to find good trading ideas.
At the same time, I won't recommend many writers. My reading is focused on the markets, politics and topics not covered on Substack. My plate is full, and I'm not looking for more great writers. I'm a paid subscriber to web sites and publications that help me make better decisions about life, politics and the markets. They have a lot of "great writers."
Those publications and services more than fill my time along with my newsletter and trading.
I agree with commenters who warn that friends will help each other with recommendations. If you don't know other writers, you won't get that many recommendations. But if that gets some people more readers and subscribers, what's the harm? Some of those new content consumers may find you sooner than you think.
Life is not fair, as JFK once said.
There are other ways to promote writers, as I've written here in the last few weeks.
Also, if video takes off, how is this any different than any other social media app? I started building here to be away from the over stimulation and noise. If this turns into a new YouTube I’m going to be really disappointed
I really dislike your Leaderboard idea. You're going the way of Medium, in that you're rewarding the popular writers and making good writing a popularity contest. That's not how you build a community. You build a community by aiding and encouraging all writers to do their best and make the most of the Substack opportunities.
It's still basically a newsletter platform and these continual popularity challenges, where everyone has to strive for some artificial Substack success goal, aren't helping us to build our subscriber list. They may help to make Substack more popular, but you're leaving a whole lot of good people out in the process. I sincerely wish you would rethink this.
Now I’ll know I’ve made it as a writer when Mean Mike features me in his recommendations. Thanks Substack
Love the podcast UI. Looking forward to trying it. Thanks for all the hard work y'all do.
I love how Substack's engineers are working as hard as the Substack writers! Thank you!
I love how you keep adding features. I think I came to the right place. :)
Is there any discussion around being able to monetize pieces individually rather than a monthly subscription?
Every new product update from Substack is filled with an abundance of badass deliciousness. Makes me wanna bring a huge bowl and big spoon to the Substack desert counter.
Hi! Cool stuff in this update. Would love to see a feature that auto turns your entire archive into being for paid subscribers only, but with free bit before paywall.
Very excited about the new podcasting updates! I just implemented my first podcast version of my articles, and am hoping that this opens up accessibility to the audience!
Thanks Substack for continuing to improve the UI and UX, and improving discoverability!!
This is so cool, thanks for being at the forefront of newsletter innovation all the time!
Fantastic to have new leaderboards. Thank you.
Is it possible to control the order of recommendations? I have more than 5 but I’d love to be able to switch up which ones present first.
I'm not going to get many or any recommendations because I write on stocks and options. That doesn't interest many Substack writers. Even other financial writers here seem to not read each others' work. They don't seem to be in a mood to collaborate to build Substack as a place to find good trading ideas.
At the same time, I won't recommend many writers. My reading is focused on the markets, politics and topics not covered on Substack. My plate is full, and I'm not looking for more great writers. I'm a paid subscriber to web sites and publications that help me make better decisions about life, politics and the markets. They have a lot of "great writers."
Those publications and services more than fill my time along with my newsletter and trading.
I agree with commenters who warn that friends will help each other with recommendations. If you don't know other writers, you won't get that many recommendations. But if that gets some people more readers and subscribers, what's the harm? Some of those new content consumers may find you sooner than you think.
Life is not fair, as JFK once said.
There are other ways to promote writers, as I've written here in the last few weeks.
Also, if video takes off, how is this any different than any other social media app? I started building here to be away from the over stimulation and noise. If this turns into a new YouTube I’m going to be really disappointed
Still waiting for the Android app...