As you know, I make virtually all my posts free access, because I’m more focused on communicating my approach to economics than I am in making money. Paid subscriptions are to support my work, rather than to gain access to it. I appreciate that support, because, though my overarching purpose is altruistic, I still need to pay my bills.
Steve, perhaps it’s just your sunny personality, but I appreciate hugely your trenchant insights. But I have umpteen subs and cannot afford every one. Soz. Is it then just the Wild West or is there something better? Please keep up your work. I’d sub at $5. 😊
OK, with 2/3rds of those who answered saying they'd subscribe if I cut the cost from $10 to $5, I've gone ahead and done it--and I've halved the yearly one as well.
Now it would be really nice to see some more converrsions from free to paid...
thanks for reducing the price. if you’d like to offer it to (heterodox!) economics students at $2.50/month i’d subscribe as would some of the Economics of Sustainability cohort that you guest lectures for this trimester i expect. some of us are income-poor self-funded climate activists (me!) and others are VCs, carbon-farming business owners etc etc and everybody likes a special one-time discount, rich or poor as they tell me in the collins street fashion brand retail outlets. :-)
I wish I could Alastair, but the lowest setting that Substack allows is $5 a month!
This is one of the reasons that I didn't move to Substack from Patreon when I was offered a deal to do so a year ago: it only has 3 fee levels: monhtly (minimum $5); yearly; and "foundation".
Patreon has billing problems occasionally--at least that's my interpretation of the inordinate number of people whose cards get declined--but it allows a very flexible multi-fee system with a $1 a month minimum, which I've enabled there. Everything I post on Substack also appears on Patreon.
sounds good. or we could pair up for full subs on substack if you did decide to ditch patreon. i know how annoying it is running multiple SM platforms so i imagine running dual content platforms adds a level friction too.
Steve, perhaps it’s just your sunny personality, but I appreciate hugely your trenchant insights. But I have umpteen subs and cannot afford every one. Soz. Is it then just the Wild West or is there something better? Please keep up your work. I’d sub at $5. 😊
OK, with 2/3rds of those who answered saying they'd subscribe if I cut the cost from $10 to $5, I've gone ahead and done it--and I've halved the yearly one as well.
Now it would be really nice to see some more converrsions from free to paid...
Thanks Glen! And I know that feeling--I have numerous subs as well.
Just subscribed, so you'll have it whether you stick with 10 or 5. Keep up the good work
Hi Steve.
thanks for reducing the price. if you’d like to offer it to (heterodox!) economics students at $2.50/month i’d subscribe as would some of the Economics of Sustainability cohort that you guest lectures for this trimester i expect. some of us are income-poor self-funded climate activists (me!) and others are VCs, carbon-farming business owners etc etc and everybody likes a special one-time discount, rich or poor as they tell me in the collins street fashion brand retail outlets. :-)
I wish I could Alastair, but the lowest setting that Substack allows is $5 a month!
This is one of the reasons that I didn't move to Substack from Patreon when I was offered a deal to do so a year ago: it only has 3 fee levels: monhtly (minimum $5); yearly; and "foundation".
So if you and your colleagues would like to support me, sign up to Patreon instead at $1 a month: https://www.patreon.com/ProfSteveKeen
Patreon has billing problems occasionally--at least that's my interpretation of the inordinate number of people whose cards get declined--but it allows a very flexible multi-fee system with a $1 a month minimum, which I've enabled there. Everything I post on Substack also appears on Patreon.
sounds good. or we could pair up for full subs on substack if you did decide to ditch patreon. i know how annoying it is running multiple SM platforms so i imagine running dual content platforms adds a level friction too.