This is a good point. WordPress violates my platform point by... simply not being a platform at all. It is featureset optimal, can be low cost (if you self host and have low traffic) and high variance.https://twitter.com/mrgunn/status/1328800252141334528 …
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Basically the product would benefit from being more product-driven. True north is not NYT but WordPress. Deeper, more feature-ful product, more customizable for all. Definitely do NOT create 2 classes of writers (rating system is fine, different feature sets starts to get dicey)
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tldr of strategy recommendation for substack: commoditize your complement, ie writers to the tune of 90% but not 100%. Putting all writer brands on an equal level playing field instead of creating *feature* tiers for bluechecks is the key to being a good platform.
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There is no royal road to geometry There is no special iPhone for special people, everybody gets the same price points. No special substack for special writers. But fee tiers for ++ services are okay. Like the extra fee for own domain mapping.
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This is possibly a problem for history-completist readers, but is frankly not a big deal for me. I'd be fine with most of my content just vanishing into random blackholes so long as I've gotten what I want out of creating it.https://twitter.com/EricRichards22/status/1328812337785081857 …
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What about cross-promotion below a certain scale? Once you hit bluecheck, you’re an island. But lower following than that, either manual or algorithmic linkages to similar content. Readers can find “scenes” or writers with certain attributes that appeal to them. Might invite 1/
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system-gaming that adulterates the preferred incentive structure for independent writers. But, seems a decent balance between encouraging beneficial network effects without devolving to typical winner-take-all system. 2/2
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