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Russell Nohelty
May 18, 2024
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Hi friends,

The debate between paid vs. free articles on Substack is also the debate between growth and monetization eating at Silicon Valley.

If you want to grow, then you should make everything free and pay as much as possible to acquire a metric ton of subscribers.

“Eliminate friction points” is what they say in order to maximize your potential audienc…

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