9 Substacks You'll Probably Really Like
If you're enjoying Revel + Verve, check out these other substacks too.
I was talking to my sister recently about Substack. She, like many people, is new to the platform and wasn’t finding it particularly intuitive.
A big part of getting the most out of this platform as a reader (meaning you don’t write your own Substack), is to seek out and subscribe to a collection of of Substacks based on your personal interests.
But, like I said, that’s not always intuitive.
So I thought I’d share some Substacks I’m really enjoying, along with a post from each that I think is a really good read.
And, in case it’s helpful, here are a few guidelines that I follow in order to get the most out of being here.
I don’t follow more than 15 Substacks at a time because that gets really overwhelming and I start to feel “behind”, which is annoying.
If I find myself wanting to follow more than 15, I do an audit and unsubscribe from a few for a while, then perhaps go back to them and unsubscribe from others. Meaning, my subscribed list can change up regularly.
I always start as a free subscriber and then once I’m really enjoying one, I upgrade for a month to see if I find it truly valuable. If not, I cancel.
I read once that if you are someone who buys books, then you can consider skipping a book purchase for a month and instead use that money for a few months of a paid substack. I thought that was a cool way to look at it.
I installed the Substack app so that I can easily read a post or two when doing things like sitting in a waiting room.
Post from Sanctuary + Support for the Midlife Woman:
Free to read all posts with an option to upgrade to support the author’s work.
Post from Changing The Channel with Kirsten Powers :
A mix of free and paid posts.
Post from The Shift With Sam Baker:
A mix of free and paid posts.
Post from Slow Stories:
Mostly free with the option to upgrade for more frequent posts.
Post from Violet Witchel:
Mostly paid with occasional free posts.
Post from We're All Getting Older:
Mostly free with the option to upgrade for more frequent posts.
Post from Totally Recommend:
Mostly free with the option to upgrade for more frequent posts.
Post from Audacious Women, Creative Lives:
Free to read all posts with an option to upgrade to support the author’s work.
Post from For Dear Life with Maggie Smith:
A mix of free and paid posts.
Happy reading,
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Thank you so much for including me in this lovely list, Nicole! What a nice surprise.
Honored to be o this list, Nicole. And thank you for sharing your other faves; I look forward to check them out! Cheers!