Why I moved my newsletter over to Substack

You can subscribe to the newsletter shown in the video here birchbark.substack.com
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Cost Benefits
1:51 - The better web experience
2:57 - How to subscribe via RSS
3:35 - More efficient email creation
3:57 - Tour of my old, system
5:50 - Tour of the reader-facing experience
6:55 - Tour the Substack dashboard
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Пікірлер: 44

  • @EnglishSquared
    @EnglishSquared2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the intro. Well-organized and infomative!

  • @bradleymelle
    @bradleymelle3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this helpful and comprehensive overview!

  • @geoffvids1965
    @geoffvids19652 жыл бұрын

    New to substack, this was a great intro! Thanks for sharing!

  • @skyehendon
    @skyehendon Жыл бұрын

    Very good review. Thank you.

  • @leetravathan
    @leetravathan Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @kristinaparker5597
    @kristinaparker5597 Жыл бұрын

    Great video....thanks!

  • @Clicks-Prosper
    @Clicks-Prosper9 ай бұрын

    Smart to see what the most popular links are. Was that the first link listed in the email?

  • @SivWUK
    @SivWUK3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, for someone thinking about starting a newsletter! Any other tips you can provide?

  • @angryteapod1765
    @angryteapod17652 жыл бұрын

    the rss feeds is just icing on the cake. damn this is good.

  • @michaelofstjoseph
    @michaelofstjoseph3 жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @Rohenw123
    @Rohenw1233 жыл бұрын

    Great intro video. Sounds a lot better than using Medium. What are your thoughts the new “Sections” update where you can categorize your substack even further?

  • @ironrobotfilmsllc3790
    @ironrobotfilmsllc37903 жыл бұрын

    Have you been able to get embedded videos to play on the reader screen vs opening a new tab and going to another site where the video is hosted?

  • @Lucentlens
    @Lucentlens Жыл бұрын

    Great video buddy! Now - I'm only mentioning this because this 𝘪𝘴 a writing-related piece - it's death throes, not throws.

  • @nanceemisra
    @nanceemisra2 жыл бұрын

    I really liked your video but the problem with substack is that all my newsletters are going into promotion tab in gmail.. Therefore, i get less than 10% open rate.. Any solution for this?

  • @aayushmaheshwari2930
    @aayushmaheshwari29303 жыл бұрын

    How is the deliverability rate? Does the email land in promotions ?

  • @ArifGhostwriter
    @ArifGhostwriter Жыл бұрын

    Medium promotes itself. SubStack promotes its authors.

  • @maduxdotca
    @maduxdotca Жыл бұрын

    Considering to switch to Substack too. Just curious if you let your existing subscribers know that you are moving them to substack?

  • @douglascarlson9006
    @douglascarlson9006 Жыл бұрын

    Hi there... my client has deep expertise in multiple areas ... Should he setup separate Substack accounts for each area, or should he consolidate all of his writings in a single account? .. thx much ...

  • @jacquelinejohnson639
    @jacquelinejohnson6392 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Platform 👍👌

  • @GeorgiexoxoTV
    @GeorgiexoxoTV2 жыл бұрын

    So informative, thank you! I'm a bit worried about how to promote this on my Wordpress website. I take it Substack doesn't have conventional sign up boxes?

  • @kisanpakhreen
    @kisanpakhreen2 жыл бұрын

    Only thing I don't understand is why custome domain cost $50 on substack? Lots of other platform are free. Isn't it?

  • @BenjaminLStewart
    @BenjaminLStewart3 жыл бұрын

    Is there a tagging system or way to best organize posts/threads?

  • @plumefiction6560

    @plumefiction6560

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not that I know of

  • @jackroark6928
    @jackroark6928 Жыл бұрын

    ⭐♥ Brilliant.

  • @michellesamuels8435
    @michellesamuels84352 жыл бұрын

    Are you still using this platform? Are you still doing free subscriptions if you are now doing both free and paid how long before you started?

  • @JohannPetrak
    @JohannPetrak2 жыл бұрын

    They do not even have an Android app yet (only IOS), article and author recommendations are basically not existing, no matter how much information the system already has about what you like or have subscribed to. Unlike with similar platforms you cannot get access by subscribing once, instead lots of channels with quite expensive subscription rates and almost no content. Apparently you cannot subscribe without accepting newsletters and get spammed by email. I cannot imagine that people will stick with that platform under such conditions.

  • @BarryFranks

    @BarryFranks

    Жыл бұрын

    Here's a counter to each one of your points: They now have Android, they have a strong recommendation system, there are tons of free newsletters and most paid subscriptions also come with a free option, you can easily browse Substack and read articles without subscribing to a single newsletter/getting anything sent to your inbox. They have millions of paid subscribers and they are apart of massive change in online media distribution. They have added podcast options and are beta testing video as new media opportunities for creators. They seem to be doing pretty well!

  • @JohannPetrak

    @JohannPetrak

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BarryFranks well i removed myself from this as almost all content is optimized for monetization and not really that informative. Lots of better and free alternative there already.

  • @BarryFranks

    @BarryFranks

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JohannPetrak It's just not true that it's all monetized. Anyone who has spent any amount of time on the platform can find free newsletters on literally any topic.

  • @NoahBershatsky
    @NoahBershatsky Жыл бұрын

    I see that you’ve moved your site to Ghost. Who’s hosting it? Which theme are you using?

  • @ABetterComputer

    @ABetterComputer

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm hosted on DigitalOcean and I use my own custom theme 😁

  • @BenjaminLStewart
    @BenjaminLStewart3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. Do subscribers have an option to receive or opt out of receiving an email?

  • @ABetterComputer

    @ABetterComputer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey there! All Substack accounts support RSS, so if a customer comes to your page, they can just save the YOURNAME.subsctack.com URL to an RSS reader and follow along there without any emails. Hope that helps!

  • @BenjaminLStewart

    @BenjaminLStewart

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ABetterComputer It does, thanks.

  • @curtisgmchale
    @curtisgmchale3 жыл бұрын

    Biggest revelation...A Better Computer isn’t VC funded. 😅

  • @084surajrao6
    @084surajrao63 жыл бұрын

    Is this a sponsored post?

  • @ABetterComputer

    @ABetterComputer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope, I will always say if it is 😊

  • @briannk3720
    @briannk37203 жыл бұрын

    GOD BE WITH YOU PRAYER FOR SALVATION Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name. Amen

  • @beerandgasolinemagazine5581

    @beerandgasolinemagazine5581

    Жыл бұрын

    You are forgiven my son. Now follow me on Substack and subscribe to my newsletter.