Introducing Pledges, a simple new way for readers to express their support for writers.
When subscribing to a free Substack, readers can now pledge to pay for a future subscription.
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When a writer enables paid subscriptions, their pledges simply turn into recurring subscription payments.
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We have been working with a number of writers to build this feature, which has been live since December.
In the first month alone, thousands of readers have pledged nearly a million dollars to writers they love like .
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I published my last essay of 2022 on my substack olurinatti today and I had a lot of people pledge paid subscriptions despite me offering olurinatti for free. I just wanted to express my deepest gratitude. I’m going to keep olurinatti free tho 
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Writers can introduce Pledges without changing what they publish or how they market their Substacks.
We built Pledges because many writers don’t enjoy asking if people would be willing to pay for their work. Pledges takes the asking off of the writers' list of responsibilities.
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We started Substack because we believe great writing is valuable. Pledges make it easier than ever for readers to show you that they value your work.
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