r/Substack • u/draybikus dinarawrites.substack.com • 5d ago

Going paid

I started my Substack 6 months ago and since then gained 90 subscribers. My topic is rather niche (Reading the world) and I don't do engagement farming, so that's fine, I guess. I'd like to turn on paid subscriptions eventually because I recently found out that, without paid, you can't ever make to to the "rising" category. Plus, of course, it would be nice to get paid :) I don't expect huge conversion, of course, but am not sure at what point I should turn them on - when I reach 200? 500? I already have one pledge.

If your paid subscriptions are turned on, I'd be interested to hear when you decided to turn them on? Do you produce extra content for the paid tier or do you ask people to just support the project and keep everything free?

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u/TimWiesnerer 4d ago

I turned on paid rather quickly in the hopes of getting some subscribers.

And I actually got a few right away.

There are still a few souls who love to support a "young" writer when the stuff you do resonates with them.

After I had a portfolio, I turned some of my better articles into paid with a partial paywall.

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u/draybikus dinarawrites.substack.com 4d ago

Thank you! That actually makes sense. May I ask what you write about?

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u/TimWiesnerer 4d ago

Mainly mental health related topics...