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$4,638per month
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Writers keep 90% of their revenue minus credit card fees.
“Being able to make a living off my writing has always been my dream since I was in college and I took my first journalism class. Eight years and a lot of failures later, Substack provided me with a platform to be able to succeed. It’s honestly allowed me to achieve my dream. I make more money now than I had at any salaried journalism job.”
– Emily Atkin, Heated
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Get paid directly by your subscribers.
Choose which posts you publish as free or only for paid subscribers. Zero tech knowledge required. We take care of everything except the hard part (the writing itself).
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True Independence.
Own all of your content and your subscriber list. Decide what you write about. Build a community. Keep 90% of the revenue.
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A better model for writing.
The ad model demands that writers attract 40,000 page views every day to earn just $1,000 a month. With the Substack model, a steady base of 1,000 subscribers paying $5 each month earns you $60,000 per year.
“I had no idea my Substack would grow like this. I am getting hundreds of new subscribers every day and it has no sign of slowing down. The reason it’s growing so fast is because almost 250 other Substackers are recommending it. This is what makes Substack different from the competitive nature of social media.”
– Emma Gannon, The Hyphen
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“Being able to make a living off my writing has always been my dream... Eight years and a lot of failures later, Substack provided me with a platform to be able to succeed.”
– Emily Atkin, Heated

Great writers can earn a living on Substack. Get started in three simple steps.

Create an account

A Substack combines a blog, newsletter, payment system, and customer support team — all integrated seamlessly with a simple interface.

Set up payments

Substack makes it simple to collect and manage payments. Substack displays prices in subscriber’s local currencies and supports payment methods including iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, and SEPA direct in addition to credit cards.

Start publishing

You choose which posts you publish to free or paid subscribers. Advanced tools allow you to send free subscribers a free preview of a paid post or paywall comments, Chats, your archive and more, all of which can help turn free readers into paying subscribers.
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“Substack changed my life.” - Lenny Rachitsky, Lenny’s Newsletter
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