At Social Media Week, the firms positioned their tightly knit communities as leading forums for audience engagement.

It’s no longer about who you know or how many people follow you — it’s about what you’re offering and how well you serve your ...

Substack is, by its nature, made up of small communities of little freaks like ... "I've only done two editions of it, but I've found a niche where it's a very, very short intro about something ...

Some Substack creators are using direct messaging to build communities and retain paying subscribers. The publishing platform has rolled out chat features to help creators connect with their audience.

Substack declined to provide updated financial details, and some of the investors in Substack’s community round said ... and the ability to write and a niche that people care about,” Silver ...

It's a lofty goal, but Substack's strategy of bringing online communities offline into the real world is something social startups and creators alike are trying to crack. As young adults navigate ...

She was proud of it, and hoped that it might someday be the centerpiece of a book of stories that would be published in a ...

But more than any of that, publishers have been able to find a community with their readers. "Our reader base on Substack is a very real community," Last said. "It's an actual community of people ...

Substack declined to provide updated financial details, and some of the investors in Substack’s community round said ... and the ability to write and a niche that people care about,” Mr. ...