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Proprietary Cost$20 to $350+/month for 5,000 - 50,000 email subscribers
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Substack & Medium
Proprietary Cost10% cut of all subscription revenue + Stripe processing fees (Substack) or $5/mo reader paywall (Medium).
Centralized creator platforms that extract a 10% cut of revenue and retain control over your subscriber relationship and custom branding.
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