Coffeedate with ADHD
Currently thinking about starting a newsletter with long-form content about #ADHD (instead of doing the laundry). Would you be interested in something like that?
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Edit: ok definitely not substack, open to suggestions
Yes! 👉🏻😎👉🏻
50.6%
Nope! 🤷‍♀️
13.8%
I said maybeeeeeee 🎶
35.6%
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May 16 at 9:04amMastodon for Android
Show threadgussetingMay 16
@adhd_coffee Substack is bad for me, for you, and those I care about. I encourage you to check out https://leavesubstack.com for more information and information on alternatives.
You Should Probably Leave Substack

You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.

How to Leave Substack.
Show threadCoffeedate with ADHDMay 16
@gusseting thx for the heads up, it will not be substack (if I do that)
Show threadgussetingMay 16
@adhd_coffee Pleasure is all mine if it sends you in the right direction :)
Show threadSasha (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️May 16
@adhd_coffee Can it not be the fascist platform? Maybe Ghost?
Show threadCoffeedate with ADHDMay 16
@microwavenby damn haven't done any research about them, guess I have to look for an (European) alternative... Suggestions?
Show threadSasha (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️May 16
@adhd_coffee Yeah.. i suppose there are many "email marketing" things, but the alternative i hear most often is Ghost. Sadly their Pro is US hosted.
Maybe Rumicat? A Dutch company, nice pricing model, looks friendly - but I don't think they self host their services.
Newsletter.page is made and hosted in Italy.
Show threadUmbrellaMay 17

@adhd_coffee @microwavenby

Ghost can be self hosted, as explained by @molly0xfff

https://www.citationneeded.news/substack-to-self-hosted-ghost/

Ghost also has activitypub integration for fediverse/mastodon which would benefit a lot of readers here

https://activitypub.ghost.org/

Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details

I migrated Citation Needed from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. Here is exactly how I did that.

Citation Needed
Show threadUmbrellaMay 17

@adhd_coffee @microwavenby

Alternatively, if you want to avoid vibe-coded software (ghost accepts ai/llm contributions) @writefreely has integration for publishing to the fediverse, so people here can follow your posts easily. Can be self hosted or @write_as offers paid hosting of the platform.

Show threadmerlin / alex glowMay 18

@adhd_coffee @microwavenby Trying really hard not to derail myself with this interesting question: I couldn't quickly tell whether Buttondown.email (used by Annalee Newitz & others) is US-based, though "LLC" implies yes?

But I do really respect them for this page listing alternatives, which you might find useful: https://buttondown.com/alternatives

(For the record, I use Ghost and quite like it – but I 100% understand that you've ruled it out for the same reason)

Email Newsletter Alternatives — Buttondown

Discover how Buttondown stacks up against alternative email newsletter platforms in pricing, features, capabilities, and more.

Show threadWendy NatherMay 16
@adhd_coffee Sorry, you lost me at “long form” 🤷‍♀️
Show threadproedieMay 16
@adhd_coffee Long-form content. ADHD. I can see a potential problem here. 🤔
Show threadSimonMay 16
@adhd_coffee someone whose judgment I trust uses buttondown.com for his newsletter