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taladarIf you donāt count the time to learn and the time to set it up, how do you get to $100-$150 a month to self-host for a tiny website like that? I mean 25,000 people or 20,000 members is literally nothing for a text only website like a blog unless they all arrive in the same few minutes.
Itās not a website, itās spam services that stay legit enough to not be blocked by email hosts.
Iāve never known anyone who has wanted an emailed newsletter. Theyāre always hidden in signups and online purchases. They gang around because people are too lazy to look for the 2 point font that says āunsubscribeā.
I have exactly one newsletter I intentionally subscribed to and stay subscribed to. The Daily Bunny.
Her website is a website though
The blog software she uses allows sending newsletters
Said newsletters are recaps
I agree that 99.9% of newsletters are just spam, but in this very specific instance sheās discussing the pricing of using publishing/newsletter services vs self hosting. Pretty much no spammer will go through the effort of self hosting
We want Spammers to stick with Substack, then.
I have a couple authors I intentionally subscribe to, along with this and that other thing.
There are definitely bad faith mailing lists, but there are plenty that arenāt.
Thereās a couple bands I like that do email for updates and such. I think the one from Worriers uses Ghost, based on the fine print at the bottom of the page ( getittogether.laurendenitzio.com )
Personally I like it a lot more than social media. I think moving everything to Facebook et al was a mistake
I subscribe to a few email newsletters including molly whiteās. I really like it.
Love Molly White, her coverage of the SBF trial and everything leading up to it was awesome.
Indeed, sheās smart, good at presentation, and had a clear sense of morality.
I also have a tiiiiny crush on her.
DestideSelf host and firebase because letās be honest you wonāt hit the free limit