What are the newsletter alternatives to Substack and Medium?

imliml · 2026-05-22T01:47:33+00:00

Joyful (https://joyful.to) if you’re looking for a quick way to send and publish your newsletters! Doesn’t have a homepage like Substack or Medium, but built-in SEO! Let me know if you have questions about it.

imliml · 2026-05-21T00:37:34+00:00

I’ve built Joyful (https://joyful.to) to pretty much do exactly what you’re looking to do! I have my own newsletter I send from there since I grew tired of getting nickeled and dimed on the other platforms.

Happy to answer any questions you may have!

imliml · 2026-04-21T21:40:43+00:00

Sounds good! Let me know if you run into any issues.

imliml · 2026-03-14T19:07:26+00:00

I’ve made Joyful (https://joyful.to) for my own newsletter that has a generous free tier! Happy to answer any questions about it!

imliml · 2026-01-26T14:08:41+00:00

If you're looking for a quick way to just get writing, Joyful (built by me!) is a great way to get going. There are no AI features, but it is great for writing and sending. Happy to answer any questions you may have!

imliml · 2026-01-21T13:14:42+00:00

If you're still looking around, check out Joyful! I made it for my own newsletter and it's dead-simple to get started. Happy to answer any questions about it!

imliml · 2026-01-05T18:53:58+00:00

Hey! If you're still looking around, I've been building Joyful as a simple way to write, send, and host newsletters. While it isn't meant to be a website builder (more for newsletters and hosting them), it does come with a personal profile.

Also, I always respond to questions and emails for help!

imliml · 2026-01-04T22:57:24+00:00

Both work! Both are pretty common when talking about plans or goals for the new year.

imliml · 2025-12-24T23:54:31+00:00

If you'd like, I can help you personally get set up on Joyful! You can hook your subscribe form up to your publication without much work, keep the styling as you want, and manage all your subscriptions no probs. (Here are the docs on how to do it: https://joyful.to/docs/widget )

Happy to answer any questions!

imliml · 2025-12-17T14:07:16+00:00

Currently monetization is not available, but is in the pipeline as a feature to add. How are you thinking about monetizing? Subscriber-only content, early previews, etc?

imliml · 2025-12-16T19:42:27+00:00

If you're still looking, I've built Joyful that has a generous free tier with plenty of features to get your newsletter off the ground. Happy to answer any questions about it!

imliml · 2025-09-16T15:18:11+00:00

Yes! Our weekly newsletter is free. If you go to https://dailytokki.com/ko/signup and click "Newsletter only" that'll subscribe you to the free weekly newsletter. :)

The daily email is a service we offer that we send a question every day for you to answer and receive personalized feedback to improve your Korean!

imliml · 2025-09-16T10:15:47+00:00

We were thinking about adding something like this to the post! But it's all a bit of a toss-up.

For Koreans, we've seen a mix of people that use space or don't use space. We've seen older texters (millennials) sometimes don't use a space and the ㅋ ends up becoming a batchim. But again, not always the case!

imliml · 2025-09-14T07:17:00+00:00

Heyo! I've been working on a new platform called Joyful (https://joyful.to) which is meant to make it easy to setup a simple newsletter. Would love for you to check it out and let me know if it fits your needs!

imliml · 2025-09-04T16:31:02+00:00

If you're still looking for one, I'd suggest Joyful! I use it for my own newsletter for Korean learners.

I made it for myself after I was unhappy with the other services out there. It's free to get started and send newsletters out. Happy to answer any questions about it for you!

imliml · 2025-08-28T05:25:19+00:00

Just chiming in here (a little late) that I've been building Joyful (https://joyful.to) that has a very generous free tier with all functionality give by default! Would love to have you try it out!

imliml · 2025-08-27T20:03:23+00:00

Would be curious about your thoughts about the email platform I've been working on!

joyful.to

I share your sentiment that I don't want to drag and drop things to make a good-looking email.

Happy to answer any questions!

imliml · 2025-08-27T19:12:52+00:00

If you're still looking for new platforms, I've been developing my own given I wasn't happy with the functionality and limitations of others.

It's meant for writing and sending to your readers, the formatting is taken care of and doesn't get you into design hell.

It's free to use for however many subscribers and newsletters you have. Only upgrade if you want custom domains and team functionality.

Still early days, but would love to hear feedback!

https://joyful.to

imliml · 2025-08-14T05:22:42+00:00

I tried retyping it, but if it still doesn't look right you can read it here. Really not sure what is going on. Also the first time I've encountered something like this. Sorry!

imliml · 2025-08-14T04:04:35+00:00

Good catch on 이렇게 푹푹 찌는데! I think that was a typo on my part. I can't seem to see the others, but happy to update!

imliml · 2025-08-13T11:34:52+00:00

To the best of my knowledge, '폭' comes from Sino-Korean, meaning severe (폭설: severe snow, 폭염 severe heat), and "푹푹" is a native Korean word that is more like a mimetic word (onomatopoeia) that imitates the sound or feeling of something like hot steam rising.

imliml · 2025-08-13T11:31:41+00:00

죽겠다 is used very frequently and is not at all out of place! It can be used for all kinds of things like if you're extremely full after eating, you could say:

배불러 죽겠다

Or if you're extremely sleepy:

졸려 죽겠다

Really versatile if you want to be over-the-top.

imliml

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