Substack Information Reviews & Insights

Score9.3 out of 10

10 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Substack are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Easy to use and user-friendly interface: Many users have praised Substack for its easy-to-use and clean interface, making it convenient for writers to navigate and manage their subscriptions effectively. The platform provides a user-friendly interface that simplifies the process of managing subscriptions.

Seamless integration of content with operations: Several reviewers have highlighted Substack's seamless integration between content creation, subscription management, and payment design. This feature allows writers to monetize their work efficiently and effortlessly by providing them with an integrated system that streamlines the process of managing subscriptions and payments.

Ability to own content: Users appreciate that Substack allows them to maintain full control and ownership over their published content. This valuable feature provides a sense of security for writers who want to protect their intellectual property, ensuring that they retain complete ownership of their work without any restrictions or limitations imposed by the platform.

Reviews

3 Reviews

Information

Substack a must have newsletter platform...!

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

July 13, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Substack is a great platform if you want to write and distribute newsletters with a large community so basically, content sharing things can be done so easily. Since it has a large number of users or readers so there are good chances that your newsletters will reach out to most of the folks. You may distribute either free or paying.

Pros

Quick and easy signup
User friendly UI
You can own your contents
No limit on free subscribers
Fee is nominal

Cons

Customisation
Can add more features
Add custom urls

Likelihood to Recommend

Once you're happy with your newsletter, you just need to hit publish and it will get sent out to all your subscribers. How easy it is amazing so it's a simple way to reach a large community and you can send it out to free or paid subscribers. I don't find it less usable it's well suited.

Verified User

Team Lead in Engineering (Computer Software company, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Wish I could make a success of it

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

July 12, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I think that it is a great idea but I don’t think that they offer enough integration with other platforms, or provide enough ideas about how to market your substack or make it stand out in a crowded niche

Pros

Self publishing
Database management
Good interface

Cons

It can feel like you’re shouting in to the mist
Would be good if there was more integration with blog CMS
Needs more support helping people getting a paying database

Likelihood to Recommend

It’s a fantastic way to monetise your content but you either need a very small dedicated audience or a huge one in order to make any money from it.

Verified User

Manager (Media Production company, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Robb Auspitz Review of Substack

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 11, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Substack to create promotional and educational content. I use a mini-blog format to write infomercials that explain various topics relating to the Hemp/CBD industry and Groovy Hemp Company. The problems addressed include branding and improving my store's searchability. The scope is very broad. A distinct brand identity sets my store apart from a very crowded field. A successful SEO campaign has been proven to drive a lot more sales than social media that is not 100% focused on video.

Pros

Because it has a very high Domain Authority ranking relevant backlinks in a published article will help make my store more searchable.
Substack is very easy to work in. The toolset they provide may not be as extensive as other platforms but it is certainly enough to create a meaningful, interesting post.
Substack is very focused on creating a community of writers that support each other. They run an ongoing email campaign that reinforces their focus on building a community of writers.

Cons

More clarity on why I would use Substack as a podcasting platform. I understand that it's a new thing for them but I'm not sure about making the switch until I see more hard, technical information. And yes, I am being picky about it.
They could provide a few more formatting tools for the writer even though what they currently provide does a good job.
Support for more extensive video tools. I understand that YouTube and TikTok dominate that arena but there's always room for more competition.

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well-suited for a creative writer who is comfortable writing essays or short fiction. It's especially well-suited for writers who are focused on writing essays based on personal experiences. I'm not sure it has the tools at this point for someone who wants to serialize a novel or long-form non-fiction book. I'd like to see better multi-media tools for writers/content creators who are fluent in written and audio-visual methods of communicating.

Robb Auspitz

Owner in Marketing at Groovy Hemp Company LLC (Internet, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Robb Auspitz Review of Substack

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 11, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Because it has a very high Domain Authority ranking relevant backlinks in a published article will help make my store more searchable.
Substack is very easy to work in. The toolset they provide may not be as extensive as other platforms but it is certainly enough to create a meaningful, interesting post.
Substack is very focused on creating a community of writers that support each other. They run an ongoing email campaign that reinforces their focus on building a community of writers.

Cons

More clarity on why I would use Substack as a podcasting platform. I understand that it's a new thing for them but I'm not sure about making the switch until I see more hard, technical information. And yes, I am being picky about it.
They could provide a few more formatting tools for the writer even though what they currently provide does a good job.
Support for more extensive video tools. I understand that YouTube and TikTok dominate that arena but there's always room for more competition.

Likelihood to Recommend

Robb Auspitz

Owner in Marketing at Groovy Hemp Company LLC (Internet, 1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience