I’d submit that you keep your existing Substack price unchanged, start posting links on Twitter (paid) and keep posting links on Substack(paid). This opens new Twitter revenue for you and is a discount option for the Hanania-curious and leaves Substack for people who really want to support your writing. Also avoids the Substack prepaids (your biggest supporters) from feeling like they got a raw deal compared to the month to month “renters”.
Things are so complex! I didn't know you could subscribe to something on twitter.
I agree with the other poster who noted price issues. I pay $50 each on substack for the free press and a few others. Obviously it adds up, and I had trouble justifying $100/year.
I'm starting to realize I need to be even more careful about my time budget. I haven't solved that one yet.
I’d submit that you keep your existing Substack price unchanged, start posting links on Twitter (paid) and keep posting links on Substack(paid). This opens new Twitter revenue for you and is a discount option for the Hanania-curious and leaves Substack for people who really want to support your writing. Also avoids the Substack prepaids (your biggest supporters) from feeling like they got a raw deal compared to the month to month “renters”.
I’ll miss your links. They’re great but definitely not good enough to go on Twitter.
Things are so complex! I didn't know you could subscribe to something on twitter.
I agree with the other poster who noted price issues. I pay $50 each on substack for the free press and a few others. Obviously it adds up, and I had trouble justifying $100/year.
I'm starting to realize I need to be even more careful about my time budget. I haven't solved that one yet.
I'd love to subscribe and hear more, from you and several other writers.
But maybe (as a retiree), I'm financially challenged and I find the fee too high in comparison to my other options.
I pay annualy £85 for The Economist, £50 for The Spectator - and can get lots of long-fform stuff on Spotify for £180.
Approx £100 for one writer doesn't work for my budget.
I wonder how many more people you'd get if you or Substack could do a bucket deal. Sunscribe and choose say 10 writers?
Maybe the volume would increase the total take?
I guess most of your subscribers will be active professionals.
What about those of us who are annual subscribers but don’t have twitter?