The Pros and Cons of Sub-Stack

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In this episode, Jarrett Bellini walks you through the pros and cons of sub-stack. He says it's a platform for free email and podcasting but also makes big promises about monetization. But he warns that paid content can be a distraction from your full-time self-employed business. bellini: Sub- stack might be harming our businesses more than helping them.

Welcome back to season two of Off the Grid! This week I’ve got a thot take (that's a thoughtful hot take) of an episode for all our newsletter writers out there.

By popular request, I’m exploring the rise of Substack. And I’m asking whether this newsletter/podcast/threads/notes platform is good for small businesses or bad for them.

I’m also helping you answer the question, Is Substack right for me? Tune in to hear more about:

The pros of Substack
The promises Substack makes to its creators
Whether or not Substack is social media
How Substack might be harming small businesses more than helping them

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