The popup is a bad default, but the blog owner can (and should) turn it off in settings. More generally, though, Substack is email-oriented. They have RSS feeds, but it’s designed for creating and...
I absolutely despise that a Substack publication’s home page is, typically, nothing more than a sign-up field for your email address to get the publication by email, and a small “No thanks” link to actually read the damn thing.
The popup is a bad default, but the blog owner can (and should) turn it off in settings.
More generally, though, Substack is email-oriented. They have RSS feeds, but it’s designed for creating and promoting paid email newsletters. If you’re not comfortable with a bunch of subscribers getting email whenever you post something, it might not be the kind of blogging tool you want? If email subscriptions are important, though, it seems like a solid implementation that helps you write articles that look good when rendered as HTML email.
There are lots of good blogs that use Substack and it seems like a reasonable choice for professional writers who are hoping to make money from subscriptions.
The popup is a bad default, but the blog owner can (and should) turn it off in settings.
More generally, though, Substack is email-oriented. They have RSS feeds, but it’s designed for creating and promoting paid email newsletters. If you’re not comfortable with a bunch of subscribers getting email whenever you post something, it might not be the kind of blogging tool you want? If email subscriptions are important, though, it seems like a solid implementation that helps you write articles that look good when rendered as HTML email.
There are lots of good blogs that use Substack and it seems like a reasonable choice for professional writers who are hoping to make money from subscriptions.