Over the past year I've been increasingly impressed by the community and conversation happening on Substack. The thoughtful content and the quality of the discussions remind me of what Medium and Twitter should have become.
I’ve appreciated the Ghost platform as an independent way to operate a newsletter. However, it comes with meaningful hosting costs and maintenance overhead that don’t make sense for me as a casual blogger. In addition, there is no connection to an audience or community, and in fact most of the discussion of my posts takes place on LinkedIn.
My motivation to write is to have an impact, however small. By joining Substack, I think I can make a bit more of an impact, and perhaps will have a bit more motivation to write on a regular basis!