Stop pricing your Substack like everyone else
Smarter Substack | Feb 27, 2026
The default pricing setup on Substack? It’s quietly working against most creators.
Plus, a 2026 growth reality check and the formatting mistakes killing your readership.
Here’s the Substack advice worth your time today:
🧠 Strategy
Why Your Substack Isn’t Growing (2026 Update) — The tactics that worked in 2025 aren’t working anymore. This video covers the four major shifts happening on Substack right now. Short version: showing up consistently is no longer enough. How you show up matters more.
👉 Watch it
💰 Monetization
Stop Pricing Your Substack Tiers Like Everyone Else — Most creators copy the same monthly/annual/founding setup without thinking twice. This piece breaks down why your monthly tier should be intentionally unattractive, how annual subscribers build stronger communities, and when to skip the Founding tier entirely. If you haven’t revisited your pricing in a while, this is the nudge.
✍️ Writing
The Real Reason No One Is Reading Your Writing — Your content might be great, but if it looks hard to read, it won’t get read. Derek Hughes shares four formatting fixes that turn skimmers into actual readers. Simple changes, big difference.
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