I'm hoping that beehiiv's move into podcasting convinces people to move from substack!!! product.beehiiv.com/p/podcasts P.S. please use my affiliate link if you choose the hiiv: www.beehiiv.com?via=kaitlyn

🏳️‍⚧️ Your story can help trans young people feel seen + shape future research. Learn more about our #ChannelKindness call for stories in honor of #TransDayofVisibility and share your story today: www.channelkindness.org/trans-visibi... ✨ $100 honorarium if accepted 🗓 Deadline: May 1

Oh no way! www.courtwatch.news/oh

I'm gathering and sharing information on what folks who work in romance book publishing make. I would love to hear from freelancers who have worked on romance books as illustrators, editors, sensitivity readers, etc. See all of the rates now and add your own! theunapologeticromancereader.com/rates

“Audiences don’t pay for content” someone commented on my LinkedIn post today Here’s 4 people who joined my paid subscription because of my content or to access my content. It’s simply not true that people don’t pay for content

I wrote about how I agonized over paywalling my work and why it was so important to make that change. I get really detailed about the finances involved and the cost of not having a paywall. www.revenuerulebreaker.com/i-thought-pa...

"I don't want to paywall." I hear it all the time. Sometimes the question is not "paywall or don't paywall." It's exist. Or stop existing. Guest writer Kaitlyn Arford explains tomorrow. Get on our newsletter to receive it: revenuerulebreaker.com/newsletter

Coming tomorrow: @kmarford.bsky.social thought paywalls were unethical. Here’s why she started paywalling.

Did you see Fortune is having AI write their stories? Mainstream business media is failing us. AI doesn't know the undocumented details about actual small businesses. That's why Revenue Rulebreaker produces ORIGINAL and UNHEARD stories from REAL ENTREPRENEURS. Here's what we published this month 👇

New Opportunity – Join Our Team! We’re looking for a Freelance Schools Programme Project Officer to help deliver the Agatha Christie Festival’s 2026/27 creative learning programme across Torbay schools. You have until 16 March to apply. Find out more: www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy...

📢 Calling freelance magazine designers! We're looking for a talented professional to join our team as Art Director. It's an exciting opportunity for a freelancer to play a key role in producing our beautiful print magazine. Check it out now:

Tomorrow on anxiety.eco, we're launching something I've always wanted to launch: AN ADVICE COLUMN CALLED *DRUM ROLL PLEASE* DEAR ANXIETY! Get on the list + get the first reader question we answer with a beautiful essay from my cofounder, Amy Miles In Dear Anxiety, we'll tackle our consumer culture

How is writing going? Well I'm looking into peel and stick wallpaper, might start a garden, and my floors are very clean.

Are you a journalist, student, or academics wanting to connect with experts on #nuclearweapons, policy, history, and science? ☢️ Bookmark our Nuclear Expert Source List for your 2026 projects. Explore the list: buff.ly/STd5pda

Lex's advice is super helpful for anyone in the business of selling subscriptions! Honestly, this is a steal.

We have an absolutely KILLER set of small business stories coming out this month. - Why a writer opened a bookstore and how she funded it - Podcasts might be changing but what members pay for doesn't - Paywalling more content tripled my reader revenue - Marketing in crisis: how entrepreneurs respond

Hello! I am a trans journalist looking to speak with trans kids and parents of trans kids across the US who have been impacted by the clinic closures---please get in touch or share!

The @kentuckylantern.com is looking for its next editor to lead our award-winning nonprofit newsroom, a strong team covering politics, policy and power of decisions made in the state capital of Frankfort and across KY. See below! statesnewsroom.com/staff-openin... #JournalismJobs #JournoJobs

Well y'all it's been a few days of hiccups and surprises, but we did it, we made it to Round 3 of #RomComBracket! Like yesterday, there will be two separate threads for the West and the East.

Can you imagine voting against The Cutting Edge during the Olympics?

I cannot believe that there are people out there who would go to the trouble of assuming a fake identity and using AI to pitch publications, but they exist. And unfortunately, they're clever enough that indie publications are (nearly) duped. www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/february-1...

It's the best time of the year!

yea i work out. im trying to work out how i can own a home in this economy.

The Survivor players' auction and fundraiser for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota ended today: they raised $28,368! 🙌 For the backstory, read my interview with its organizer, Owen Knight—who, last Monday, was surprised they'd almost reached $10K.

I launched Legends as a way to fund Revenue Rulebreaker. It's become a network of over 180+ creative entrepreneurs. This is not a community. It's a network. And you can be a part of it. www.revenuerulebreaker.com/why-become-a...

Sharing this one more time and asking you to support The Flytrap if you can! We can only make content like this with the support of our readers, www.theflytrapmedia.com/deb-tirar-m-...

Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club! You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Bad Bunny's halftime performance was incredible—the choreography, the set, the intimate camera work, that ending—and was even more perfect for me knowing this was happening across the country during it.

Hello, today is my birthday (I am turning 44!) and all I want for my birthday is for you to quote this with something you like about my work. Right now you can get 30% off an annual membership to my Patreon and support some good trans-led journalism. patreon.com/katelynburns

Psst, if you're a writer/reporter looking for freelance work: pitch me at Vanity Fair! Would love reported feature ideas across topic areas, especially anything investigative/exclusive. [email protected]

Most of the freelance editors I follow market to authors. Are there any that specialize in editing for indie publications?

If you're a laid off journalist, these publications want to pay you! A small list of freelance and full-time jobs and offers for laid off reporters: www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/2026-paid-... (remember that this is just for recently laid-off reporters!)

One of the things that makes it harder to be a journalist entrepreneur is the constant think pieces about how "this isn't working" whatever this is. Seeding more doubt into what's already a hard path. The rest of the entrepreneurship space is way more hopeful. Get out of your journalist bubble

this is true AND ALSO if any laid-off folks want to talk about how to try to make a go of the independent newsletter route (which i will be extremely clear, is very hard and not a meaningful substitute for a salaried newsroom for most people, including me!) my dms are open

This feature is perfectly written, comprehensively reported, and that first quote is an absolute writer's dream.

A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

This is 100 percent correct, but it doesn't mean successful media orgs--ones which are serious about exposing and challenging harmful power structures--can't emerge from the ashes. Collaboration is coming. (We started as a measly Substack, and published a former Postie this week: thefoodsection.com)

Just a truly terrible day for journalism, and a terrible day for communities and readers, and stories that really need to be told.

I have only received 1 pitch so far which I've accepted. Still looking for another. Help an indie publisher out! Pitch me your story. Rate is $200 per post. If the Black History Month angle doesn't fit your pitch, pitch me for March!

I send a free edition of my newsletter (@findfreelanceopportunities.com) every Friday. Here's a few of my favorite opportunities for #freelancers: 1. Nonprofit Quarterly needs pitches from activists and organizers, reported articles ($300-$500) www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/january-16...

📢 CALL FOR PITCHES We're seeking pitches for a story about orgs working in Black communities to do air monitoring & addressing asthma in light of the news that the EPA will *no longer consider* public health benefits in limiting deadly air pollutants. #️⃣1500 words 💌[email protected] 🙋Guidelines!

Trotters is launching in 2026 – and we need travel writers. Please send pitches to [email protected] (rates and other info below). The focus is on interesting, funny, unusual writing, rather than hotel, museum and cocktail bar recommendations.

Write for Lex!

I've clarified the distinction between articles and essays somewhat in our submission guidelines. Please pitch us! www.liberalcurrents.com/submission-g...

Sent out a bonus edition to paid subs because I can (and because hiring is on fire right now) www.findfreelanceopportunities.com/p/january-10...

Hi! I’m Kaitlyn — a freelance writer who can create: • researched, SEO-driven blog posts • reported articles • profiles • Q&As • ghostwritten content Work with me ➡️ kaitlyn.arford[at]gmail.com I also share a lot of information about building an independent career on my blog: kaitlynarford.com/blog

Do you use grants as a part of your business? If you don't, you should! There are grants that independent contractors can use to create new products and fund their creativity. You'll find some of them in this newsletter!

In Development's first call for pitches is up! . Tell us a compelling story about how something works — or fails to work — in the developing world. 2k-4k words, rolling review through Jan. 12 indevelopmentmag.substack.com/p/call-for-p...

I could use one more contributed post in December. Should be timely either end of year or new year. Revenue recaps, business pivots, what worked/didnt work, something else. Read my contributor guide and pitch me! www.revenuerulebreaker.com/contributor-...

COYOTE Media Collective is launching ‘Sprint to 2026’ — our ambitious/maybe a little delusional quest to hit 2,026 paid subscribers by Dec 31! 🐺👟💨 We’ve published more than 70 pieces in 2.5 months with a tiny, feral team. To keep doing that, we need ~600 more members.