Exploring Substack for Building a Newsletter

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A few years ago I shared a small milestone on Indie Hackers. I counted all of my food-tech articles published on Hackernoon over the years and realized I had written 24 of them. For me, that felt like a real accomplishment.

What surprised me wasn't the milestone itself—it was the response.

Several people asked the same question:

"Have you thought about starting a food-tech newsletter?"

The answer is yes.

I've been thinking about it for a long time.

And whenever newsletters come up, one platform is mentioned more than any other:

So I decided to take a closer look.

What Is Substack?

Substack is a platform designed to help writers publish newsletters and monetize them through subscriptions.

The appeal is obvious.

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You can:

  • Create a publication in minutes.
  • Publish articles through a simple editor.
  • Build an email list.
  • Offer paid subscriptions.
  • Handle payments without building your own infrastructure.

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