Substack
Substack takes 10% of all subscription revenue
Every subscriber paying you $5/month? Substack takes 50 cents. Plus Stripe fees. Your audience, their cut, forever.
Substack can change their fee percentage with notice
That 10% isn't guaranteed forever. Substack can increase their take with advance notice. You can leave, but your subscribers might not follow.
Subscriber emails are portable, but relationships aren't guaranteed
You can export subscriber emails, but many won't follow you off Substack. The platform owns the distribution, you own a list.
Substack can remove your publication for Terms violations
Content policy violations can get you removed. Your newsletter, your livelihood, gone. Where your subscribers go next is up to them.
Email lists belong to Substack, not you
Built a subscriber list of 10,000? Try leaving Substack with it. Spoiler: those relationships aren't as portable as you thought.
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