My results after 1 1/2 years on Substack (And why I'm leaving)

Incredible you have a waitlisr for you workshops. This is a goal!🎉

I appreciate these thoughtful comments. Where are you now? Or am I missing it somewhere? Your own website?

Hey Louise! Thanks for sharing your experience, that's very helpful. What did you do with the yearly subscribers on Substack after switching?

Thanks for this video. I have been on substack for a year now, and this video really helped me step back and clarify how I want to develop it.

This video is very valuable, thank you Louise.

Thanks.

The reasons you gave for leaving are valid. Personal control is important.

Thx for sharing. What a shame - you’ll be missed and have done so well there. Might be worth speaking to Marlee Grace - she uses both - Flodesk for her e-commerce and Substack for posts/community. They are constantly innovating, sure we’ll see automation soon 🤩

Thanks, Louise! I can see what you mean, the two are very different models for staying in touch with people. Substack is more like a blog; Flodesk is more traditional in the email space. it just depends on what you like to do, how you like to share, what you want to build. it was very cool to see your journey and your review of substack. i definitely want to start my own soon! wishing you the best. your videos are awesome, too.

Thank you for that detailed insight. I recently started writing a regular newsletter so seeing someone else experience is awesome

Beside automation, substack should work for me when i get off my butt and make a list, mostly because its free and i am cheap lol

Thank you for this! You've ruled out substack for me. ;)

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It’s great to hear from you again, Louise! Thank you for your content, it’s a delight❤

Thanks for putting me onto Flodesk, Louise! I was sooo close to signing up to Substack because it seemed more straightforward than the tiers of Mailchimp etc but the downsides are so brilliantly outlined here. Thanks again.

You are so clear and informative about this. One of my sons who is making a living on Substack has encouraged me to get on it as I have been publishing a weekly newsletter since fall of 2009. I've hesitated because a) I'm happy with MailerLite (I moved there from the Monkey), b) I didn't want people to feel they suddenly had to pay for content nor be subscribers to another platform to get it. I really appreciate your comments about the marketing and the push from Substack to subscribers about paying. Since my newsletter goes to writers and other creatives, I know that they would not appreciate it any more than yours do. Do I want to get paid for all the content I create? Yes. But do I want it to happen that way? Ummm, no. Thank you for this.

Another question - have you tried or considered using Kartra?

Great post Louise 👏😊! I'm one of those "intimidated ones" so yes, I'd like to hear more about what/how you are writing about in your weekly letters. Another thing that puzzles me, is how streamlined one has to be for an e-mail audience? I mean if I work on different projects and in different mediums, should I split up my followers and write a separate newsletter for each of my creative areas (painting, illustration etc.)? That would mean a lot of admin work. Also, do you write paralel newsletters in English and Swedish? My followers are a mixed bunch but writing regular posts in 2-3 languages would be far too much trouble for the benefit of it. Best of luck with your course 🎉❤!

Hello, if I understand well, you don't lose "subscribers" from one newsletter to another ?

This has been very helpful 😊 Do you plan reviewing the platform you're using currently?

thanks for sharing <3

Great video. I’ve been wanting to start a list for ages and was cautious of SubStack because of some of the reasons you’ve mentioned. But actually this video has made me realise that perhaps it’s the right place to ‘Just Start’ and then maybe move if and when I hit some problems. Thanks - I like your videos on running a creative business, but also I really like your art too.