So I set up my new HEAVY METAL EMAIL project using Circle, which builds amazingly robust and feature-packed community software. That was a few days ago.
Then about a week later, after some real-time use of administering a community site… I realized that I went the wrong route. I’ve got no experience running community sites, but I sure know how to run email campaigns and newsletters.
So over the weekend I decided to move things to Substack, for a few reasons.
- The people I’m trying to reach (metal folks) aren’t very familiar with “community sites,” but they know what newsletters are.
- If I’m going to promote how awesome email newsletters are, I should probably be running one in real time.
- Circle has a hefty monthly fee which is very worth it if you’re into the idea of running a community site, which I quickly learned that I wasn’t.
Move fast, break things, huh?
I felt it was better to suffer the “embarrassment” of a quick course correct than trying to learn on-the-go and navigate the world of being the admin of a community site.
Sign up for HEAVY METAL EMAIL here: https://heavymetalemail.substack.com/welcome