That turned out to be a very good decision: Yglesias says Slow Boring is grossing around $1.4 million a year, with limited overhead.
Substack gives writers like Yglesias — and now, Taylor Lorenz — a lot of freedom and the ability to make a lot of money.
Now, she's off to work on her own via User Mag, a new Substack publication she's launching this week.
The Substack was an immediate success, and within a few months, Yglesias had 9,800 subscribers, paying him around $80 a year.
Yglesias says he now has nearly 18,000 subscribers, which means he is likely grossing at least $1.4 million a year.
Persons:
Matthew Yglesias, Yglesias, Taylor Lorenz, —, Lorenz, Harris, Vox, Ezra, doesn't, Substack, Kate Crawford, I've, Bari Weiss, Weiss, Kate, Crawford, that's, LaCroix, Matt, you've
Organizations:
Vox, Service, The New York Times, Washington Post, Democratic, Trump, who's, Republican, Netflix, Newsweek
Locations:
who's, Los Angeles, Vox.com
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