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Dan SlevinDo you have a Substack newsletter that you wish was NOT a Substack newsletter (for whatever reason)? Iāve just spent about six weeks learning how to overcome all the obstacles they put in the way of leaving and would love to help. Letās talk.
exlibrarykris@danslevin well done!
Robyn@danslevin is there an update to your profile coming soon?
@RedRobyn Good point. Fixed now.
Justin@danslevin
Are you looking at Ghost?
@justin Looked at it but didnāt want the archives to be on another third party service when I have a self-hosted Wordpress site just sitting there. Considered self-hosting Ghost and that looked promising for a while but it was beyond my (and my serverās) capability.
Mastodon MigrationCongratulations!
Let us know if you would like any help in promoting your new home on Buttondown...
https://funeralsandsnakes.net/p/funerals-snakes-re-relaunched-at-buttondown/
Mark Whybird@danslevin Hey @godpod - do it, and I, for one, will subscribe!
degenerating degenerate@danslevin I had a slightly different problem with them, I have never used them, but I started receiving a newsletter by email.
I complained to substack and mailgun abuse addresses, a week later received another one, so then in Postfix header_checks:
/^.*substack.*/ REJECT
Guillotine Jones, FlĆ¢neur
Russell Garner@danslevin I do not, but I love that you've done this. Thanks.
Luke Harby@danslevin do they have obstacles to try and prevent people leaving? What kind of obstacles?
I've never been on there, but some of my friends have.
@lukeharby File formats, broken links, they make it hard to move a Stripe account from one service to another. Like unsubscribing from the NYTimes, you need to find a human who can override the bot. The hassle is what prevents people from moving.
Fabian Transchel@danslevin I am not on Substack (thank goodness...), but also unhappy with my WP stack. Any pointers where you went, why and how would be appreciated.
@ftranschel I brought my archives back to WP - a site Iāve had for 20 years - but finding an effective and affordable email delivery method took a while. Settled on Buttondown who will take input from the websiteās RSS feed. I can write in WP, feed the post to BD and still edit or add content there before scheduling/sending.
@danslevin ty, I will look into this.
katzenbergerThank you for offering this.
I wish some newsletters that I'd really love to subscribe to felt a need to move out.
Jeff Atwood@danslevin ALL OF THEM DAN, and thank you sir, you're doing a great service here šāāļø
dxzdbš @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Can Buttondown handle ~2.8million subscribers of the above?
@dxzdb @GeekAndDad @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com Yes, at a cost. But thatās at the ābespoke quoteā level of support. They donāt take 10% of the subscription though.
@danslevin @GeekAndDad @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com Good to know... 99,999 subscribers is $4590/year so I imagine it's a fair bit above that. I wonder how much substack gets
TanekRune@danslevin
It's not a paid course you're selling or anything like that (asking before I share)?
It's not a paid course you're selling or anything like that (asking before I share)?
@TanekRune If thereās an opportunity for me to earn some consultancy fees on specific sites, that would be cool but big picture advice is fo anybody who asks.
Gerard Cunningham āļø@faduda I sorta did but my choices are not the same as everyone else's.
https://funeralsandsnakes.net/p/say-hello-to-buttondown-and-a-new-chapter-for-funerals-snakes/
