Amy Suto is a 4x author, founder of a 7-figure writing business, and the creator of the bestselling Substack publication, Make Writing Your Job.

If you’re interested in learning how Amy built a best-selling Substack publication with 1,000+ paid subscribers - and nearly $200K in annual recurring revenue - this episode is for you.

📚 Pre-Order Amy's New Book Here: https://www.amysuto.com/write-for-money-and-power

📙 Follow Amy Suto on Substack: https://substack.com/@sutoscience

📝 Subscribe To Make Writing Your Job: https://www.makewritingyourjob.com/

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In this value-packed episode, we covered:

- The simple question every creator must answer before they can grow paid subscribers (01:35)

- Why her paid Substack isn’t “more articles,” but a full membership with tools, classes, and community (03:22)

- The two Substack business models (broadcast vs community) and how to know which one fits you (04:02)

- Why marketing doesn’t have to feel sleazy (05:30)

- Why you should turn on paid subscriptions from day one - even with a tiny audience (09:09)

- Why Substack is a powerful platform for freelancers, consultants, and writers (12:03)

- The myth of the “starving artist,” and why writers need to reclaim money and power (22:30)

- How to stop fearing critics, bad reviews, and hate comments (27:03)

And much, much more…

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