Pricing a paid newsletter:
- Start at β¬5β8/mo
- Annual = ~2 months free
- Founding member tier at 3β5x
Most creators underprice. Your top 5% of readers want to pay more.
Things nobody tells you about building an email platform:
1. Deliverability is half the job
2. DNS will humble you
3. The first question every creator asks: "can I import from Substack?"
Some newsletter platforms raised prices this year.
We didn't.
β¬9.99/mo for 1,000 subscribers. AI writer, custom domain, paid memberships, 0% commission.
@chenzhangreal We're paid by your subscription, not your income. Payments go to your own Stripe account. And your list and domain are yours to take anywhere. If we ever went back on 0%, leaving would be easy. That's the guarantee.
Substack keeps 10% of your paid subscriptions. We built MyBuzzly to keep 0%.
Launching on Product Hunt next Monday. Before that, a question for newsletter writers: what would make you switch platforms?
Tell us here π https://t.co/MTsI5agh5i
Substack takes 10% of your paid newsletter revenue. Forever.
Make β¬1,000/mo β they keep β¬100
Make β¬5,000/mo β they keep β¬500
Buzzly: β¬9.99ββ¬34.99/mo flat. 0% commission.
Your readers should pay you, not your platform.
Every great idea deserves room to grow. π
At Buzzly, we're here to help you grow your brand, build your audience, and start your newsletter journey. Let's grow together! π
Discover Buzzly: https://t.co/mLTokXC2PJ
#Buzzly#NewsletterGrowth#GrowTogether#CreatorCommunity
Some newsletter platforms raised prices this year.
We didn't.
β¬9.99/mo for 1,000 subscribers. AI writer, custom domain, paid memberships, 0% commission.
Paid newsletter, 1,000 subscribers. What you pay:
Substack: 10% of everything you earn
Kit: $39/mo
Buzzly: β¬9.99/mo, 0% cut
Same Stripe fees everywhere. Do the math.
@marclou how about we do mailcheap vs Buzzly
Hot take: a newsletter platform that takes 10% of your income isn't "free".
It's the most expensive option the moment you succeed.
Yeah yeah, I'm targeting substack usersπ