Paid or open comments on Substack?
Paid-only comments work far better for some writers than open comments
Earlier today, I ran into a post on Notes that I found irritating and silly. I am not going to link to the post as I do not wish to cause the writer who said it any distress, but this is basically what she said:
Paid-only comments are used by writers who only want to hear from people who agree with them.
Since there are undoubtedly some writers who agree with her, let me present the case for keeping comments paid-only.
Here are a few reasons why some writers (like me) have their comments set to paid subscribers only:
Some writers do not have the time to moderate many comments (this is part of my reason). We are very busy and cannot spend time constantly watching for inappropriate comments. I earn most of my living off of Substack, and when I get home, I have very little time left in the day to write. That time is precious to me, and I don’t want to waste it dealing with problematic comments.
Paid comments are also a great benefit for paid subscribers. These are people who have opened the…
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