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You make some very interesting points here and have articulated what I feel about payment. I sort of feel I’ve given 15 years of free content and that maybe it’s time to be more thoughtful about that - I do have paywall as an option and it’s amazing to me that people have been so supportive. But it’s about streams of revenue, I think. A little here, a little there sort of thing - keeps me on my toes and as you say re blogging - everyone said they were dead - mine isn’t! - but I got tired of justifying my being and won’t deal with SM agencies so it’s very hard to bring in revenue. I’m freer and happier on Substack than anywhere else at the moment and feel more creative.

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Jen Baden Howard's avatar

Well done for diving in and writing on all of this, and so much resonates. It’s SO interesting to read Jane’s thoughts, too, in her comment (I’m just catching up here!🤪). Super-interesting times, and I love that this feels like old school blogging, but in a fresh way, and obvs with the advantage of being able to try and bring in freelance income w/o ads, sponsoreds and so on (but I’ve got to say, my parenting blog never reached the dizzy heights of yours and Jane’s!). It’s super-interesting to see how those who’ve been writing so far in one genre or another find things here, and the new creativity it’s sparking.

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