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Renée Eli, Ph.D.'s avatar

Sarah, thank you for this mindset reset, and all good wishes to your mom and you. A question: I’ve noticed in readers who “grew up” in the age of blogs and know little about the Substack platform have a tendency to see a Substack publication as a blog (free; “you do this ‘on the side’”) even if they read it religiously. I have long wondered if Substack is doing any reader “education” and wonder if you have thoughts on nurturing a shift in reader mindset from blog to publication?

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Kimberly Brown's avatar

"I have a paid newsletter and I give a lot away for free" is so much more true and empowering than "I have a free newsletter and I need to get people to subscribe to it". Thank you!

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