The creator platform Patreon is preparing long-awaited upgrades to its newsletter functionality, and is using the promise of that enhanced suite of tools-along with financial incentives-to woo popular ...

Substack and Patreon are vying to become creators’ primary revenue stream. For most influencers, payouts from platforms like Meta or Google aren’t enough to build a sustainable career. Rather than ...

The creator economy peaked in September 2021, according to research published this month by the Bank of America Institute. Many content creators are increasingly looking to monthly subscription ...

“The four shows making the switch as part of this announcement include the foreign policy program ‘American Prestige,’ which has over 2,000 paying Patreon subscribers, and the news analysis show ‘The ...

From social media fatigue to the search for trust: newsletters are reshaping information with ritual reading habits, record growth, and new business models.

Substack took shots at TikTok last week by introducing live videos and offering a $25,000 prize to the creator whose video inspired the most TikTokers to migrate to its platform. But it’s not stopping ...