Substack tries to be too clever with its daringfireball.net/2026/05/what_is_a_dickover and even basic HTML and images. It means that a blog on Substack is unlikely to be indexed properly by the Wayback Machine. A real problem considering how much writing is on Substack.
Jul 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Substack writers, you need a website!
Substack is convenient, but treat it as a distribution tool for your content. Your content should live on an independently owned website, which has a domain name you control and own. This way, you …
Substack Doesn't Want You to Leave - Aaron Ross Powell’s Blog
Substack's business model is unsustainable—unless they lock all their writers in.
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
Substack Writers Concerned as Subscriptions ‘Plummet’ Due to Follow Feature
Substack writers are expressing their concerns about the platform’s following feature on social media, which some argue is suppressing their subscription growth.
Destacked: Why I Avoid Substack As Much as Possible - Jacky Alciné
From Substack LLC's attempt to capture the concept of a newsletter as a verb to their overt encouragement and support for Neo-Nazi content, don't expect me to post anything on that platform. I explain why.
Why Did I Leave Substack, Anyway?
Last week, my friends at Scratch reached out to ask if I'd be interesting in answering questions about why I moved my newsletter off Substack. Of course I would! I've written some about it here, as you know, but I'm always game to talk more about this,
The Real Reason that Substack is Collapsing
The Subscription Model Has Maxed Out
The Subversive Hyperlink
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details
I migrated Citation Needed from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. Here is exactly how I did that.
Migrating from Substack to self-hosted Ghost: the details
I migrated Citation Needed from Substack to self-hosted Ghost. Here is exactly how I did that.
On Atmospheric Stacks… - Scraps!
Or, how we can supplant Substack and take back the stack, together as an ecosystem!
On Atmospheric Stacks… - Scraps!
Or, how we can supplant Substack and take back the stack, together as an ecosystem!
