Messages
4/20/2023
0 : 14
The media industry’s original sin
PLUS: Let's talk to Stephen Hayes and Taegan Goddard about monetizing political news.
4/19/2023
7 : 4
Substack Notes could be the Twitter killer we've been waiting for
PLUS: How to monetize with online courses
4/19/2023
6 : 5
Was I too bullish on Substack Notes?
PLUS: Twitter strikes back with new creator monetization features.
4/7/2023
17 : 34
Announcing my newest content series
PLUS: The growing shadow workforce that's fueling the Creator Economy boom.
4/6/2023
0 : 44
Why some creators prefer selling online courses over subscriptions
PLUS: Why a newsletter decided to launch its own investment fund
3/31/2023
15 : 34
If AI destroys the media industry, then who will feed the chatbots?
PLUS: AI-written content is riddled with cliches.
3/30/2023
0 : 34
Local newspapers have lost the plot
...and what they can learn from the recent turnaround from Barnes & Noble.
3/24/2023
18 : 55
The low-hanging fruit for newsletter publishers
PLUS: I'm looking to expand my brand partnerships
3/23/2023
1 : 4
Creator funds are even more bullshit than we realized
PLUS: How Matt Navarra turned his marketing newsletter into a six-figure business
3/16/2023
14 : 59
Is the Morning Brew model crumbling?
PLUS: I want to get smarter about ad sales
3/10/2023
16 : 14
Publishers shouldn't have closed down their comment sections
PLUS: A big announcement for Patreon podcasters
3/9/2023
2 : 14
What to make of the paltry payouts from YouTube Shorts
PLUS: Why aren't there newsletter ad agencies?
2/22/2023
23 : 34
The shallow branding of shortform video
PLUS: Why don't publishers use affiliate links for their subscription products?
2/17/2023
18 : 4
How to supercharge your newsletter growth
PLUS: You're probably not paying enough attention to your onboarding process for new paid subscribers
2/17/2023
8 : 14
How Vice became the poster child for the Facebook media bubble
PLUS: You're not doing enough to repurpose your content
2/8/2023
21 : 4
The increasing importance of newsletters for selling books
PLUS: Tiktok's creator exodus
2/1/2023
19 : 44
Understanding Business Insider’s pivots
PLUS: Did the world really need a Gawker 2.0?
1/25/2023
21 : 4
The Creator Economy isn’t overhyped
PLUS: Why FiveThirtyEight is struggling
1/20/2023
16 : 44
How to build a $525 million B2B media company
PLUS: Axios reaches 3000 paying subscribers
1/20/2023
6 : 34
TikTok's monetization is "absolute garbage"
PLUS: How the business newsletter The Hustle has expanded under HubSpot ownership.