I do support writers on a monthly basis as well because I want to support as many as I can and that's the best way I know how. I glad you are okay with thus as I do feel guilty when I stop a subscription etc.
The guilt will die hard. I don't think I'll ever be fully rid of it, because I *know* that's how many people feel. Hence the need I felt to write about it.
When there's a Why Did You Unsubscribe feedback box, I like to explain why it's not personal—but still, I think people will always feel my departure as a comment on the quality of their work. It's so totally not, 99% of the time!
So agree! For one I unsubscribe but follow them via RSS instead. That's my preferred way to follow people. Right now I am subscribing to over 80 newsletters but have set up filters to auto-nuke the emails when they get to my inbox. I usually read via the Substack app or convert them into ebooks ;)
I'd love to see how that works. I'm RSS-ignorant, but I *love* the idea of nuking emails *before* they hit my inbox. Topic for one of your future articles or YouTube videos, maybe?
Oh thank you so much for these insights into your process and for your kind words—true gems in the fabric of my day!
You, sir, and your values, were the catalyst, the poster child, for why I decided to make the majority of my Substack articles free for the first few days. They'll appear in their entirety in your inbox (and that of the many out there who I know feel the same), rather than forcing you to open an app. I'm convinced that people who want to and are able to pay will pay, free or not.
I *never* want to be supported (in any way) by people who're doing it out of guilt or any other misplaced sense of obligation. Butterflies, unite (from an introvert-approved distance)!
*Raises ✋* You have just described me 😆
I do support writers on a monthly basis as well because I want to support as many as I can and that's the best way I know how. I glad you are okay with thus as I do feel guilty when I stop a subscription etc.
The guilt will die hard. I don't think I'll ever be fully rid of it, because I *know* that's how many people feel. Hence the need I felt to write about it.
When there's a Why Did You Unsubscribe feedback box, I like to explain why it's not personal—but still, I think people will always feel my departure as a comment on the quality of their work. It's so totally not, 99% of the time!
So agree! For one I unsubscribe but follow them via RSS instead. That's my preferred way to follow people. Right now I am subscribing to over 80 newsletters but have set up filters to auto-nuke the emails when they get to my inbox. I usually read via the Substack app or convert them into ebooks ;)
I'd love to see how that works. I'm RSS-ignorant, but I *love* the idea of nuking emails *before* they hit my inbox. Topic for one of your future articles or YouTube videos, maybe?
I am planning to write that 😆 A lot of people have been asking me how I do it. It is basically using Gmail filters.
Oh thank you so much for these insights into your process and for your kind words—true gems in the fabric of my day!
You, sir, and your values, were the catalyst, the poster child, for why I decided to make the majority of my Substack articles free for the first few days. They'll appear in their entirety in your inbox (and that of the many out there who I know feel the same), rather than forcing you to open an app. I'm convinced that people who want to and are able to pay will pay, free or not.
I *never* want to be supported (in any way) by people who're doing it out of guilt or any other misplaced sense of obligation. Butterflies, unite (from an introvert-approved distance)!
Well done you for keeping a backup of your comment! I'm thankful it's returned. Masked email has been problematic for me, too.