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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Inception star, 44, launched his own Substack in February, called Joe’s Journal, to connect with an online community engaged in a variety of cultural interests and issues. Writing and ...

Substack and Patreon are vying to become creators’ primary revenue stream. For most influencers, payouts from platforms like Meta or Google aren’t enough to build a sustainable career. Rather ...