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Substack is free to start. You only start paying once you have paying subscribers. Ghost is $9/month to start, even if only your mom is reading it to start. (A
by freddie_mercury 2y ago
Substack is free to start. You only start paying once you have paying subscribers.
Ghost is $9/month to start, even if only your mom is reading it to start. (And you don't get customisable themes at that tier.)
Not hard to see why one is much more popular than the other.
- smatija 2y agoWell Ghost is free if you self-host - but I agree that while hosting it is simple, it is still a barrier to entry.
- freddie_mercury 2y agoSelf hosting isn't free. It costs money to run a server.
- hu3 2y agoGitHub pages is free.