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   Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:52:12 JST Lili Saintcrow

   Since Substack is okay with Nazis, how about a thread of alternatives for people looking to get out, and possibly take their audiences with them?

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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:51:29 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     Looks like there's a whole Wired article about how to move from the Nazi bar to Buttondown! (h/t @rpardee, thank you!) https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-migrate-newsletter-substack-to-buttondown/

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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:51:34 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     For those who just need a newsletter with no paid options, Mailerlite might be good. (Please gods *don’t* use Mailchimp though.) Personally I prefer SendFox and got an AppSumo deal on it, but you do you.

     emilygorcenski and Tim Chambers repeated this.
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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:51:41 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     I’m hearing about Buttondown and Ghost now too, though with the caveat that Ghost might be pricey. But better that than staying in a Nazi bar, you know?

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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:51:47 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     Feel free to reply with Substack alternatives, especially if you left them recently and can provide details on exporting subscriber lists.

     Let’s give people the advice and resources they need to flee the Nazi hole.

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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:51:54 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     Squarespace is pretty bad in some respects, but they’re at least a reasonably Nazi-free alternative and can function as a stopgap measure while one gets something else lined up.

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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:52:01 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     Patreon shits the bed about once a year (though they usually back down with public outcry) and one can’t import subscribers, but they’re still an alternative. I like Gumroad despite some questionable decisions they’ve made.

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     Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:52:07 JST Lili Saintcrow

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     Wordpress can work, since they have the paid subscription option that uses Stripe on the back end. SendFox is good for people who just want to put out a newsletter.