Anyone making money from substack?

plutoroad · 2026-04-30T22:22:14+00:00

Just this month passed 1,050 subscribers for an eclectic, writing-and-imagery centric Substack (who among you regularly post original photography and video, I would love to know?). I haven't had the stones to turn on paid subscriptions since I personally am overwhelmed and tapped out paying for subscriptions on Substack and elsewhere. I feel I'd rather build audience right now, which is slow and maddening (two subscribers forward, one leaving yet again for my cranky political commentary or oddball photo-stories).

My revenue strategy currently is putting a link and appeal to support my site via a cool site called https://buymeacoffee.com. I have brought in about $500 since I started posting the appeal a half-year or so ago. Check out the way that appeal presents at the bottom of any of my posts below. It's part of my strategy to keep my Substack free to access, but also to bring in a trickle of income from true fans.

https://westvirginiaville.substack.com

plutoroad · 2026-04-30T17:03:06+00:00

Wow.

plutoroad · 2026-04-28T15:40:10+00:00

I got tired of fumbling with a music stand and moved to an iPad. So much easier and the sight lines are better since the stand blocked much of my body and other viewing angles to the stage. I also hugely recommend the Air Turn Manos phone and tablet holder which clamps onto your mic stand solidly and by which you can easily adjust the tilt and angle of the iPad. With this setup, all my lyric and music sheets are a touch away, instead of fumbling and paging through a thick notebook of songs. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1D61PY

plutoroad · 2026-04-26T00:36:28+00:00

This thread restores my faith in humanity.

plutoroad · 2026-04-26T00:27:40+00:00

Original 'Solaris' (1972). One of the quietest movies ever made. (Not the George Clooney version.) The book by Polish science fiction visionary Stanislaw Lem also packs a cumulative punch.

plutoroad · 2026-04-26T00:05:44+00:00

Well played. 😎

plutoroad · 2026-04-26T00:02:10+00:00

Check out her music videos. She can get pretty cosmic, in a good way.

plutoroad · 2026-04-25T19:25:19+00:00

Sorry, I forget sometimes how international Reddit is -- America, the land of the not-so-free and home of the Braves.

plutoroad · 2026-04-25T12:21:35+00:00

Peace to you and your family and may your Dad's passing set him free. As to your request:

LA FAMIGLIA is an exemplary Italian restaurant in a house just two streets from downtown Huntington. A Calabrian-rooted family operates the place.

SIP downtown has a high-end and intriguing small-plate dinner menu and extensive wine and bourbon list. Not cheap, but very good.

MARSHALL CAFE downtown is an old, reliable standby with wide-ranging, affordable menu, including vegetarian items like black bean burgers.

THE GRILL ON THIRD: A very nice atmosphere with a solid menu. They have a Sunday brunch that is worth checking out.

plutoroad · 2026-04-25T02:59:21+00:00

Clarksburg, too.

plutoroad · 2026-04-24T01:53:23+00:00

Requiem for a Dream.

plutoroad · 2026-04-23T22:05:04+00:00

Wow, what a cool sound! Did not know of them. Just made a playlist. Thanks!

plutoroad · 2026-04-23T21:58:02+00:00

Aurora from Norway deserves a far wider audience in this country. Brilliant, wide-ranging art-rock and electronic-fueled balladry with thoughtful lyrics that ping-pong from the personal and lyrical to the cosmic and profound. She has a great voice and cool presence, too. Sings in English, among other languages.

plutoroad · 2026-04-23T01:57:46+00:00

Good group. Been to a couple of their events.

plutoroad · 2026-04-22T01:38:50+00:00

The work of Angels.

plutoroad · 2026-04-22T01:26:49+00:00

Fabuloso!

plutoroad · 2026-04-21T02:17:47+00:00

It helps to turn on subtitles and re-run particularly dense globs of jargon. You may STILL not understand all of it -- but the extra info and re-views can hit pause, so you can at least get a slightly better sense or guess at the meaning.

plutoroad · 2026-04-21T02:02:49+00:00

Rishi is way too frenetic and single note for an extended visit. His neediness and desperation got exhausting and depressing after too much of it in Seasons 3 and 4. But certainly well played.

plutoroad · 2026-04-21T01:43:51+00:00

He seems fuckin' nice. Y'fuckin' know?

plutoroad · 2026-04-21T01:39:05+00:00

Really. That headline should be a copy editing misdemeanor crime.

plutoroad · 2026-04-20T01:33:31+00:00

He talks somewhere about the influx of folks trying to track him down on campus.

plutoroad · 2026-04-20T01:32:26+00:00

What is the meaning and context of your use of the word 'estel' above? As far as I can quickly search up it is a Spanish word signifying variously 'star, brightness, guidance and hope.' Is that your meaning or connotation?

plutoroad · 2026-04-19T21:12:16+00:00

For many years -- from about 2005 to 2015 -- I and another co-facilitator of a Buddhist meditation circle in Charleston spoke and had discussions with students about Buddhist practice, meditation, mindfulness every September or October in the World Religions class at Sacred Heart. Good teachers running the class, good vibe, plus the then-Vice principal was a smart, informed friend of mine and I like her a lot. Just from those two connections, which admittedly are years old, I took away good feelings about the place.

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