I am a contemporary composer/musician on the giant format('have to be on if your anybody') called SPOTIFY.... and others.... and my music is very good. We as musicians spend thousands of dollars on equipment, thousands of hours on single songs and hours submitting, protecting music and guess what.................. 99% of Spotify musicians(really talented good ones) get nothing..... seriously. I get checks for like $5 every 6 months and last year had up to 3000 followers per month. It is exactly what Jon speaks of in the music sphere.
It's odd .... I was in the top 1 million on the planet of monthly followers yet have no paycheck. My Distrokid distrubitor says to talk to Spotify which you cannot talk to ... it AI. My Spotify name is 'Frank Jeffries Unplugged'.... 2 months ago. I was at 2900 followers and should get lots of $ for this since I am in the top 1 percent..... but last month I got censured for this. In 1 day they knocked my followers down to 400 and I did this honestly by paying and submitting my music to Submit Hub.com which is honest to get good music on playlists and is hard to get 'approved' ...... its a mess Jon hits on the essence.
Well. I dont know about getting paid, but I can tell you how not to get paid. I can even tell gou bow to get no subscribers. I asked substack Should I keep writing if I do t have any views. It yook awhilr for an answer. It said yes....I dropped some chsnge in a homeless guys cup snd immediiatly felt bad. Coffee splashef out. " I apoligize" snd turned to lesve. ",Say can I get that quarter back?-"
For the staggering amount of cutting edge information, investigative journalism, punditry, and satire pieces, a subscription is a tremendous value and highly recommended. Thank you, Jon !
I disagree that you and other Substack writers should be giving us what we want. You should give us what we need. The truth. Many readers unsubscribe because a writer said something they didn’t like or agree with. Sometimes the truth hurts - keep reading.
Well thought out and well written. Checking, I found that I originally subscribed when you were writing No More Fake News in February 2015. Amazing. Keep up the good work.
Proud to be a subscriber and supporter of your fine work sir
I am subscribing! Thank you for using your words to put sense into the world.
I am a contemporary composer/musician on the giant format('have to be on if your anybody') called SPOTIFY.... and others.... and my music is very good. We as musicians spend thousands of dollars on equipment, thousands of hours on single songs and hours submitting, protecting music and guess what.................. 99% of Spotify musicians(really talented good ones) get nothing..... seriously. I get checks for like $5 every 6 months and last year had up to 3000 followers per month. It is exactly what Jon speaks of in the music sphere.
I subscribe to Jon and a few other good substack writers. People think writing is easy. It isn't.
Jon! You're right and I am getting my monies worth from you..! Absolute Fact... Thank you!
NSTAAFL (No such thing as a free lunch) if you believe there is you are delusional or in denial or a thief, but they sooner or later pay.
Good explanation of why we now directly pay the writers of our consumption information directly
It's odd .... I was in the top 1 million on the planet of monthly followers yet have no paycheck. My Distrokid distrubitor says to talk to Spotify which you cannot talk to ... it AI. My Spotify name is 'Frank Jeffries Unplugged'.... 2 months ago. I was at 2900 followers and should get lots of $ for this since I am in the top 1 percent..... but last month I got censured for this. In 1 day they knocked my followers down to 400 and I did this honestly by paying and submitting my music to Submit Hub.com which is honest to get good music on playlists and is hard to get 'approved' ...... its a mess Jon hits on the essence.
Well. I dont know about getting paid, but I can tell you how not to get paid. I can even tell gou bow to get no subscribers. I asked substack Should I keep writing if I do t have any views. It yook awhilr for an answer. It said yes....I dropped some chsnge in a homeless guys cup snd immediiatly felt bad. Coffee splashef out. " I apoligize" snd turned to lesve. ",Say can I get that quarter back?-"
"Ok sorry" and I took off
For the staggering amount of cutting edge information, investigative journalism, punditry, and satire pieces, a subscription is a tremendous value and highly recommended. Thank you, Jon !
I disagree that you and other Substack writers should be giving us what we want. You should give us what we need. The truth. Many readers unsubscribe because a writer said something they didn’t like or agree with. Sometimes the truth hurts - keep reading.
Great value given, so much value received. Happy subscriber.
Well thought out and well written. Checking, I found that I originally subscribed when you were writing No More Fake News in February 2015. Amazing. Keep up the good work.
Long live Substack!
In a throw away society this is truly value delivered for the money spent; a rarity indeed.
Agree 100%
My mother used to say: You get what you pay for.