It took a lot longer than I'd hoped, but I've finally made the move away from Substack and set up shop on Ghost instead.
The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
https://campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-ghost/
The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
https://campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-ghost/
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Mostly free but a few paid, which is good because the downside of Ghost is that you have to pay them up front. I'm told in the long run you wind up better off than the % Substack skims off the back end, but I'm not there yet.
Thanks
I just subscribed!
Another article from the same time period debunks some of the claims in the first article:
https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/there-are-major-factual-issues-with
The more creators that move to alternatives, the easier it is to convince other good people that Substack isn't a great company and that there are better alternatives
Please help repost
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Congrats and thanks on making the move from Substack, good luck to you on Ghost. (and don't forget to update your bsky profile which still links ss)
They call it "free speech absolutism" (which only ever seems to apply when you're putting out apologia for Nazis).
I've noticed—and I think it's a pattern—that it's always easier for me if someone else does stuff.
At least that folder will be easy to ignore...
If you are on Substack, please make this move. You'll sleep better at night.
#Wham!