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@faduda I sorta did but my choices are not the same as everyone else's.
The more observant of you will have noticed that you got a different looking email from last week – a test of a new delivery service called Buttondown. Now, clearly...
Funerals & Snakes (funeralsandsnakes.net)
@justin Looked at it but didn’t want the archives to be on another third party service when I have a self-hosted Wordpress site just sitting there. Considered self-hosting Ghost and that looked promising for a while but it was beyond my (and my server’s) capability.
@lukeharby File formats, broken links, they make it hard to move a Stripe account from one service to another. Like unsubscribing from the NYTimes, you need to find a human who can override the bot. The hassle is what prevents people from moving.
@ftranschel I brought my archives back to WP - a site I’ve had for 20 years - but finding an effective and affordable email delivery method took a while. Settled on Buttondown who will take input from the website’s RSS feed. I can write in WP, feed the post to BD and still edit or add content there before scheduling/sending.
@dxzdb @GeekAndDad @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com Yes, at a cost. But that’s at the “bespoke quote” level of support. They don’t take 10% of the subscription though.
@TanekRune@mstdn.ca If there’s an opportunity for me to earn some consultancy fees on specific sites, that would be cool but big picture advice is fo anybody who asks.
@RedRobyn Good point. Fixed now.
Do you have a Substack newsletter that you wish was NOT a Substack newsletter (for whatever reason)? I’ve just spent about six weeks learning how to overcome all the obstacles they put in the way of leaving and would love to help. Let’s talk.
