About this episode

The episode discusses updates on using Substack in their businesses, including changes in mailing lists and subscription strategies.

It’s been two years since we last chatted about how we’re using Substack in our respective businesses. A lot has changed for both of us since then, so we decided it was time to share an update. Listen as we discuss moving the podcast to Substack, growing our mailing lists, turning on paid subscriptions, and in Charlie’s case, turning them off again. As well as sharing what has and hasn’t been working for us on the platform, we chat about our plans for 2026 and what we hope to achieve through our publications. Links and Further Reading Are You Going to Start a Substack? How Are We Showing Up on Substack this Year? Glennon Doyle, Mean Girls, and the Evolution of Substack Should I Start a Substack for My Small Business? Are you using Substack in your small business? Join us over there to share your thoughts. We’d love to hear from you! Connect With Us Friends With Business Benefits on Substack charlieswift.com love-audrey.com Find Us On Instagram @loveaudrey83 @_charlieswift Subscribe to Our Mailing Lists Franky’s Mailing List Charlie’s Mailing List Get full access to Friends with Business Benefits at friendswithbusinessbenefits.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Swift

Topics covered

• Substack
• mailing lists
• paid subscriptions
• business updates
• 2026 plans

Keywords

• Substack
• business
• entrepreneurship
• mailing lists
• paid subscriptions
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Substack

Books & works: Mean Girls

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