Given all the controversy around Substack (again) I just want to promote the idea of self-hosting your own blog/newsletter using Ghost.
This allows you to set up your newsletter very much in the same way as Substack, with different tiers and a connection to Stripe. And it’s all yours, on your own domain, and without having to associate with bad actors.
While I myself don’t do paid tiers (I want all my content available openly), I have shared my way of setting up a VPS running Ghost within this blog post:
https://axbom.com/indieweb/
If I gauge enough interest I’m considering writing a post about only running a Substack alternative using Ghost..
#Indieweb #Substack
If a VPS is not your thing, and you want a really cheap option for just running a Ghost blog/newsletter with the possibility of paid subscription tiers, FastComet is the only hosting provider I know of that gives you a 1-click install of Ghost on a shared hosting solution.
Honestly, to get started in a day with a Ghost setup to replace Substack or any other newsletter/blog solutions I believe this could be the killer app. This currently starts at $2.19 per month.
https://www.fastcomet.com/ghost-hosting
#Indieweb #Substack