"The ad would be automatically inserted into the newsletter: The newsletter owner would obviously have the ability to reject or accept the ad."
I wouldn't be surprised if they leveraged the Recommendation feature as a test. Turn it into a "button" where the author can insert a recommended newsletter into their own article / post / newsletter.
* Organic at first
* Paid if it meets certain thresholds
* It's not an "ad"
* Continues network effects
* Upholds credibility
* Substack gets a cut of the ad + uplift in revenue from more subscriptions
(I think the self-serve model is troubling. Expectations are all over the place.)
"The ad would be automatically inserted into the newsletter: The newsletter owner would obviously have the ability to reject or accept the ad."
I wouldn't be surprised if they leveraged the Recommendation feature as a test. Turn it into a "button" where the author can insert a recommended newsletter into their own article / post / newsletter.
* Organic at first
* Paid if it meets certain thresholds
* It's not an "ad"
* Continues network effects
* Upholds credibility
* Substack gets a cut of the ad + uplift in revenue from more subscriptions
(I think the self-serve model is troubling. Expectations are all over the place.)