I’m interested in how this could work to benefit small creators instead of just putting more money into the hands of already big creators who have recently started substacks.
This is such a grounded take on what actually matters, not just the money, but what the money enables. The shift from “newsletter tool” to full-blown creator ecosystem is real, and if sponsorships roll out smartly, it could unlock way more paths for indie writers to actually sustain this work.📱✍️💸
Sounds interesting and exciting indeed! 😀 Obviously those days are gone when writers had to die being poor and unknown. Those days authors would become popular long after their books caught dust. But now, writers also want to be recognized and earn money for what they are worth. When I was in my 7th standard, that is junior school, my class teacher asked everyone what they aspire to be and most of them said, they want to be Doctors, Lawyers etc. I said, " writer and painter" and my teacher asked, " why so 😴 boring?" to which I remarked that there is nothing wrong in choosing a non-traditional path!Little did I know back then that I will write some day, because, I later went on to study pure Science and Maths for my bachelors and Management for my post graduation followed by currently learning software development! But, here I am enjoying writing on all that I studied earlier.
Yes it could be good, but inevitably, the big money all companies chase is tied to big names. The small creator will be left in the dust and probably become obsolete or at least ignored. Backers and funders don't care about happy writers or happy members--they care about profit. Have a look at what's happening to Medium because they were forced to please backers, and they shut out non-big-name writers. I hope it happens slowly to Sumstack because I'm having a great time here.
Imho, Substack will never be a serious platform until it has real conversations and a public service component. Money, money, money for me, me, me just isn't that interesting.
I’m interested in how this could work to benefit small creators instead of just putting more money into the hands of already big creators who have recently started substacks.
That remains to be seen.
Big creators they’re paying to come here is what I heard.
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https://post.substack.com/p/introducing-the-substack-creator
I hope this true, sponsorships would be real helpful being in a small niche like mine.
This is such a grounded take on what actually matters, not just the money, but what the money enables. The shift from “newsletter tool” to full-blown creator ecosystem is real, and if sponsorships roll out smartly, it could unlock way more paths for indie writers to actually sustain this work.📱✍️💸
Sounds interesting and exciting indeed! 😀 Obviously those days are gone when writers had to die being poor and unknown. Those days authors would become popular long after their books caught dust. But now, writers also want to be recognized and earn money for what they are worth. When I was in my 7th standard, that is junior school, my class teacher asked everyone what they aspire to be and most of them said, they want to be Doctors, Lawyers etc. I said, " writer and painter" and my teacher asked, " why so 😴 boring?" to which I remarked that there is nothing wrong in choosing a non-traditional path!Little did I know back then that I will write some day, because, I later went on to study pure Science and Maths for my bachelors and Management for my post graduation followed by currently learning software development! But, here I am enjoying writing on all that I studied earlier.
Yes it could be good, but inevitably, the big money all companies chase is tied to big names. The small creator will be left in the dust and probably become obsolete or at least ignored. Backers and funders don't care about happy writers or happy members--they care about profit. Have a look at what's happening to Medium because they were forced to please backers, and they shut out non-big-name writers. I hope it happens slowly to Sumstack because I'm having a great time here.
He'll fall for it. - Boasting that it only took two weeks
Does this mean everything here is going to be filled with ads? Please, no.
Wait, where is the mention of them wanting to do sponsorships or thinking about it or is that just a hunch? (Non derogatory)
I'd like to know the source of this, too, and a bit more hard detail.
Imho, Substack will never be a serious platform until it has real conversations and a public service component. Money, money, money for me, me, me just isn't that interesting.