Substack is a platform for writers and podcasters to publish (and get paid for) premium content. Works on a subscription model, though you can also use it for free newsletters and such.
Given how focused its offerings are, you won’t find a lot of features available in other services on this list. It’s laser-focused on helping you create paid newsletters or podcasts, not selling products.
If you add paid subscriptions, we charge 10% and there is a credit card fee charged by Stripe, our payments processor.
Apple Pay info:
Payouts typically arrive within 48 hours:
How do payouts work on Substack?
Though note that they refer you to Stripe (who processes their payments) for more info:
In a similar vein, they might be able to accept Google Pay (since Stripe can), but they don’t explicitly say that. This article says they’re “currently testing Bitcoin for a few selected publications”, but they don’t give a timeline:
I can't use Stripe. Do you accept PayPal, crypto, clamshells, etc?
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