Should You Start a Substack? (Probably Not. Here’s Why.)

I’ve been writing newsletters professionally since 2009. So when I got off Substack, the #1 question I got was why?! There are 9 reasons. (And only one of them is “because it’s actually a terrible business decision.”) Here are all nine, and what I’d do instead.

Where should I send your free guide?

Free, instant download
Plus my Extraordinary Work newsletter
Unsubscribe anytime

Ash Ambirge, Penguin Random House author and newsletter writer since 2009.Seen in The New York Times · The New Yorker · The Guardian · BBC

Cover of the free guide Should You Start a Substack? (Probably Not. Here's Why.) by Ash Ambirge

30 pages.
Zero fluff.