RT @ValentineNews_: Layoffs at The Associated Press & The Daily Wire today. If you were impacted, please follow me or email politics@substa…
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"Some of the writers that I respected the most were what you could call heretics.
The people who drew the most scorn from the media it wasn't like, at the time, it wasn't like the complete ideological enemies, it was sort of the people who were within the tribe who dared to criticize it.
It's easy to lob bombs at your enemies, but it takes a kind of a really thick skin to criticize your own side and raise problems with your own side.” -@chrisbest of @Substack
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NEW EPISODE: “You have to let people ask questions. You have to let people challenge the received wisdom, even if they're wrong, even if they seem crazy. I think that's a crucial part of a free society, and Substack has been that.” -@chrisbest of @Substack 0:00 Chris Best 0:24 The Problem with Media and the Birth of Substack 2:24 Writers as Heroes and the Need for Independence 3:15 Vision vs. First Step: A New Economic Engine 5:27 From Idea to Product: Paid Newsletters 7:28 Starting Small and Product-Market Fit 10:33 Platforms, Algorithms, and Distribution 12:14 Email, Ownership, and Connection to Audience 16:09 Free vs. Paid, Incentives, and the Business Model 18:41 Journalism, Independence, away from Institutions 31:02 Building a New Social Layer 1:04:29 Platforms, Power, and the Fight for Creative Independence
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Not enough people are talking about the giant Substack butter logo
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✔️NEW EPISODE: “When you're making a new product, you don't want it to be kind of good for a lot of people. You want it to be really good for one person. Stick by your principles. If you're going to get smashed, get smashed for doing something you believe in, because that's worth it.” -Chris Best, Substack
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lena dunham reportedly sold 60k copies of her book in the first week. she did a ton of press on substack—guest essays, q&as, etc. thought this was an interesting insight that likely also applies to products other than books.
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If you’ve been thinking about starting your own Substack and sharing your ideas with the world, come to one of our upcoming international masterclasses. Find links to each masterclass at the bottom of this post: on.substack.com/p/the-global-i…
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We’re bringing on nine new partnerships hires to support writers and creators in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Nordics, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and Japan, joining a dedicated U.K. team. Alongside these new hires, we are also expanding Substack Defender, our legal support program for publishers who face legal uncertainty or pressure because of their work—a core pillar of our commitment to a free press.
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Connecting Google Analytics 4 can complement stats from the Substack dashboard, especially when you want more granular data like unique views. Once you add your GA4 Measurement ID to Settings > Analytics, you'll get a breakdown of unique page views alongside sign-ups and paid subscriptions. Here are instructions to set it up:
support.substack.com/hc/en-us/artic…
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@Substack What's the best way to track unique views (including per post) in the Substack dashboard? The existing surfaces tend to favor total views.
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Gmail changed how tracking pixels work, so open rates are reading lower across every email platform
Your audience hasn’t gone anywhere—this change has had no impact on actual subscriber behavior. Click-through rates, delivery, and engagement have all remained stable. These, along with new subscriber counts, unique views, and paid conversion rates, are the clearest signals of genuine, high-quality engagement and whether people are truly connecting with what you're making.
Email may continue getting less reliable. We can’t control how email providers operate, but this is exactly why we are investing in the Substack app, which delivers posts and Notes directly to your audience. On Substack, you have a direct line to subscribers, on a platform whose business model only works when yours does.
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I know I’ve said this a lot, but I cannot emphasize enough that email will continue to become less deterministically reliable as a means for distributing your work; this is a huge part of why we got into the app and feed business! You can blame a few things (1/n):
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Gmail changed how tracking pixels work, so open rates are reading lower across every email platform Your audience hasn’t gone anywhere—this change has had no impact on actual subscriber behavior. Click-through rates, delivery, and engagement have all remained stable. These, along with new subscriber counts, unique views, and paid conversion rates, are the clearest signals of genuine, high-quality engagement and whether people are truly connecting with what you're making. Email may continue getting less reliable. We can’t control how email providers operate, but this is exactly why we are investing in the Substack app, which delivers posts and Notes directly to your audience. On Substack, you have a direct line to subscribers, on a platform whose business model only works when yours does.
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Every week, Anna Sitar picks a color to wear, grabs a film camera, and goes for a run. She shares photos and a prompt she calls “Happy Headspace” with her virtual run club on Substack, in hopes that it will make their own runs a little more fun. These rituals have turned her TikTok following—now 11.6 million strong—into a community.
Watch Anna Sitar on Film at the Substack Post
Director: @understatedswag
Cinematographer: @jackxduffy
Sound Recordist: @the_side_gardener
Editor & 2nd Cam: @davebonawits2
@kodak @kodak_shootfilm @fotokem_la
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