Anyone here on substack?

>>24502936 (OP)
I'm on medium (ik, ik) because I'm not willing to spend a second marketing my shit. Substack does absolutely nothing for you other than hosting your articles

>>24502987
true, i've published my book and advertised it there but not even my readers bothered with it

>>24502987
What would you like them to do?

>>24502987
it has a social media element

anyways I'm on there.

>>24503118
Suggest the articles to people

anyone wanna link their substack?

>>24503163
no, that always achieves nothing

>>24502936 (OP)

It seems that X, Medium, Substack and LinkedIn all have converged to the same general click-bait/overly-thoughtful formulaic style of posts you see everywhere. Seems futile to push through such noise on saturated platforms.

>>24502936 (OP)
if i wanted someone to read something i would post it here
if i wanted to host a bunch of articles to exist on the internet, probably substack
1 reason to stop posting here

>>24502987
medium does advertising for your works?

>>24503917
A lil bit. I got like 300 reads and 2 comments on an article that I did not advertise at all. I think the algorithms would be kinder to me if I advertised the articles

>>24502987
not if you use tags correctly, you don't just write an article without seo tags and expect it to be read

>>24502936 (OP)
I am trying to get my writing online in some way or another, in an effort to push me more forward writing in general and to try and get over depression, and I have thought of making a Substack newsletter.
However,,, I really don't like the platform altogether. For once, the web page is terribly designed, it is extremely slow and it also is not flexible enough for what I want (to be able to publish articles or poetry or narrative). I also really dislike the general social media-ish environment it has. I feel that if I were to publish there mainly, I'd write for getting recognition from the algorithm rather than for just making something I know it's good.
After being repulsed by every other blogging or writing service, I am in the process of developing my own personal website. Most likely, I'll end up reposting most of my articles on Substack, to get some traction, but still, I feel like having them mainly on a page my own makes online spaces be at my demand and work for me, rather than the other way around.

/lit/ throws a onions tantrum if you post a screenshot of a xeet but for some reason it's acceptable to read the garbage on this glorified xitter.

>>24504630
>I am in the process of developing my own personal website
I have a wix site where I used to post writing and no one would read it.
When I link to an essay on my substack, I actually get some clicks.
My personal website turned into a writing graveyard, basically a private journal.
I have about 30 subscribers on substack and they area all pretty engaged with my work..

>>24504684
I'm actually trying to code it myself! (I have some amateur experience with programming and with html+css). And also, I know I won't get any followers from it, that's why I said I'll be reposting most articles on Substack. But again, I'm making it mainly so that I can feel as if I have control over my writing, and to give some sort of nobility to it, allowing a personal domain that's hand-tuned to foster its existence...

>>24502936 (OP)
I absolutely loath the interface.

You know what substack needs is a Discover page. Or maybe they should be like youtube but for writing, with an algorithm giving you suggestions.

>>24504745
oh great we really need the mrbeast of substack

is substack good

>>24504770
It's good. I've made some real friends there. Don't let the blackpilled anons in this thread mislead you.

>>24504763
>Idea with lots of good outcomes also has a small bad outcome
>Therefore shouldn't do idea
this is the extent of /lit/'s intellect, is it?

>>24502936 (OP)
No, but I know a few people on there with a reasonable amount of success; but they don't advertise themselves solely through substack, they also have twitter, etc. If you want to make it big you have to shill yourself everywhere and have something compelling, but that involves a lot of work and flirting with politics.

>>24504777
has your youtube channel ever benefited from the "related videos" column? no all that attention gets funneled to connected insiders. the traffic on substack will go to some famous guy, not you.

More eyes will read my anonymous 4chan posts than will ever read my substack.

>>24504699
Same here. I'm actually trying to start a small online publication for submissions.

>>24502936 (OP)
I tried substack for a year. Zero increase in sales. It's a meme app.

>>24504811
sales in what? you were using it to drive prospects to your books or sth?

>>24504699
Same here. I'm actually trying to start a small online publication through my website.

>>24504819
what web host are you using?

>>24504821
It's not live yet, but I'm most likely going to go with Netlify. I also have to buy the domain.

>>24504788
Mine definitely has.

is substack the place to try to drop and shill the political theory work of a generation for maximum attention?

most substack articles are way too fucking long

>>24504883
how long is too long?

>>24504886
idk i should be able to read it in one sitting without getting bored of your point

>>24504890
New York Times "Best Sellers" might be more up your alleyway.

>>24504892
sorry dude no one wanna read your essay about georgism that goes on and on with a bunch of wannabe this-american-life anecdotes from some random people in the midwest to stretch it out an extra 4000 words but do nothing to support your thesis

>>24504902
mfw this nigga can't read 4000 words

>>24504905
i said extra 4000 words padding whatever the word count have been without the bullshit fluff, seems like u might be the one who struggles with reading

Essays: https://braindrippings.substack.com/
Fiction: https://alexbeyman.substack.com/

Essays: https://braindrippings.substack.com/
Fiction: https://alexbeyman.substack.com/

Medium banned me for arguing about gametes with a troon :(

>>24504936
>athiest cringe
well that was unexpected, the athiesm i mean, not the cringe

>>24504948

Boo hoo nigga, lern2spell btw

>>24504950
>looks like u made a type pal dot jaypeg
mhmm

>>24504962

If you mistyped, it's weird you did so twice and in the same word both times. If you have opposable thumbs and all your original teeth, it's not too much to expect that you master your own first language. Stomp your hoof once if you understand me, or twice if you didn't.

>>24504966
>https://braindrippings.substack.com/p/utopia-never
this is exactly the long meandering pointless shit that no is going to read

>>24504970

>Implying you can read

>>24504936
Thanks for the ego boost.

>>24502936 (OP)
Yep. My first real article was a platonic style dialogue but barely anyone read it.

https://exkamau.substack.com
i vomit unedited streams of thought about agi, philosophy and psychology into half baked articles while promoting my more serious book that no one ever reads

>>24504699

You at least have full control over your stuff if you build your own stack. I have a website where I write articles and posts in markdown, then do pandoc -> beautifulsoup+jinja to take the content and place it in an html template. Makes publishing really fast. All this can be vibe-coded quite easily, if you don't have the background in front-end.

>>24503163
https://adolfstalin.substack.com/

have fun

>>24504880
yeah that's what I do basically.

>>24502936 (OP)
>>24503163
yes!
Egregore and I:
https://egregoreandi.substack.com
> poetry
> short stories
> philosophy
> whatever else that comes into my head

Substack is overrun with political and cultural commentators who can't write for shit, but there's a few diamonds in among the rough... maybe I'm one of them? decide idk

For people who publish their articles to their own site: how is that going for you? would you rather use something like substack or suggest hosting your own site?

>>24503163
https://tumithak.substack.com/

>>24505853

You have to consider the tradeoffs. For hosting yourself, you have full control but also have to do your own marketing, SEO, etc. Upfront costs are very high in terms of time.

Can go the substack/medium/provider route, start publishing immediately but they can change there TOS and en-shittify at any time. If you are successful, they could be feeding a chat robot your posts to rob you of future profits in the future, for all you know.

>>24504936
>>24505863
.ai generated slop

what's better for creative writing, substack or medium?

>>24505573
This is the most homosexual thing I've ever seen. Pick any other color man.
"OP is a fag" the Substack. Really well done caricature of /pol/. 4/5

I waited awhile before making this post.

>>24503163
linconemiller.substack.com

I'm not that active at the moment, but when I do I post book-reviews. I've been busy with life to keep up with the updates. I do have a potential research project in the works.
>>24505810
I subbed.

>>24505573
Hi, Barger

>>24507181
https://lincolnemiller.substack.com
damn I misspelled my own name

>>24507181
Yo

Does fiction gets traction here? Or is just for schizo ramblings, navel gazing and essays?

https://voluntaryfool.substack.com/

>>24502936 (OP)
No.

>>24507428
Just depends on how you grow your audience.

>>24504936
Troons shouldn't be on the internet

>>24507428
My buddy Philip writes book reviews

>>24508512
>>24507428

Im this substack: https://lincolnemiller.substack.com/
I do more book reviews and interesting topics on Orthodox Christianity. I've been busy at the moment

>>24508887
I was referring to you. I'm Barger

god fucking shut up cady

>>24502936 (OP)
I started one last week where I’ve been posting short stories and poetry. Not much of an audience so far, probably won’t have one for a while, if ever. But it’s nice to have a place I can point people towards when they ask me about my writing.

>>24509132
You have to let people know it exists if you want it to be seen.

https://danereport.substack.com/p/orthodox-1

some may remember my thread from march. i received good feedback on my article then. now im working on a larger project. here's the first chapter. i suppose ill post a chapter a week and it'll pick up my momentum on writing. the project currently sits at roughly 13500 words.
this thread is probably dead though