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The Substack writers who need to keep their day jobs

“People assume you’re rolling in it, and that’s absolutely not the case for me.” ...

7 Of The Most Profitable Platforms For Creators In 2026 And How They Pay

Inside the creator economy: discover which platforms actually pay, how creators make money, and why visibility alone no ...
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You probably can't make more than $1 million a year on Substack. But Matthew Yglesias does.

Matthew Yglesias cofounded Vox but left four years ago to start his own Substack. It's turned out to be a very profitable decision.The Washington Post/Getty Images Taylor Lorenz has worked at some of ...

Only A Small Percentage Of Creators Make Real Money—Here’s Who Does

The creator economy is worth over $100 billion—but only a small percentage of creators make real money. Here’s who’s earning, ...
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Substack Isn’t Trying to Become the New TikTok. But It Is Wooing Creators With Cash

Substack took shots at TikTok last week by introducing live videos and offering a $25,000 prize to the creator whose video inspired the most TikTokers to migrate to its platform. But it’s not stopping ...

How Substack became the hottest social media platform

Substack is on the rise, with celebs like Charli XCX and Rosalía joining. Experts and creators dissect its appeal.
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The Substack Power Shift: How Writers Are Taking Back Control

It’s Mid-April. Vancouver. I’m sitting in the TED Theatre, and the media world is melting down. Paramount is reportedly considering a $75 million settlement in a $20 billion lawsuit filed by Donald ...
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You probably can't make more than $1 million a year on Substack. But Matthew Yglesias does.

Matthew Yglesias, a prolific political writer, cofounded Vox in 2014. Six years later, he left to run his own Substack newsletter. That turned out to be a very good decision: Yglesias says Slow Boring ...