Expert help
Publication setup, imports, paid tiers, sections and growth settings, plus an honest view of when Substack still fits your plans.
Substack help, growth tools and migrations.
Substack is great for getting started, but it is a closed platform. We help you get more from it, build the tools it does not offer around it, and move off it cleanly when you are ready.
The opportunity
Where Substack shines, and where we come in.
Substack does a lot well. The opportunity is in the work around it: the hours spent by hand, the revenue it does not handle and the data that never connects.
Where Substack shines
- The simplest way to start publishing and charging
- A built-in network of readers and recommendations, plus video, podcasts and a TV app
- Paid subscriptions run through your own connected Stripe account
Where we come in
- No general-purpose public API, so automation and integrations are limited
- A share of paid subscription revenue goes to the platform
- A curated native sponsorship program, but limited control over selling and reporting your own placements
How we help
Help, custom builds, integrations and migrations.
Custom builds
Your own site and signup pages, sponsor operations, outreach and reporting that run alongside Substack rather than inside it.
Integrations
Substack has no general-purpose public API, so we work from its exports and your own forms to keep subscriber data, revenue and analytics in one place.
Migrations
Moving to Beehiiv, Ghost, Kit or your own infrastructure with subscribers, paid members, archive and links handled carefully.
How it fits together
Substack at the center, everything else connected.
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Your own site and signup pages
Sponsor operations
Reporting from exports
SubstackYour platform
Connected to
Stripe (your account)
CRM
Next platform, when ready
Typical projects
What publishers on Substack ask us to build.
Sponsorships alongside Substack
Outreach, booking, contracts and invoicing that run next to your Substack, so direct sponsorships become a real revenue line.
Your own front door
A fast site and signup pages on your domain, so the audience you build is not only inside Substack.
A clean exit plan
Subscribers, paid members and archive mapped to a new platform, with links redirected and readers told what is changing.
How we work with Substack
Because Substack is a closed platform, we focus on what happens around it: your own site and signup flows, sponsor operations and reporting, and a clean exit plan when you outgrow it.
How we work
FAQ
Substack questions.
Don't see yours? Ask us.
Comparing options? Read Beehiiv vs Substack, Ghost vs Substack, Substack alternatives, Substack vs Kit.
Can you integrate directly with Substack?
Only partly. Substack does not offer a full public API, so integrations rely on exports, your own signup forms and tools that run alongside it.
Can we sell sponsorships on Substack?
Yes. We build the outreach, booking, contracts and invoicing around your Substack, so sponsorships run like a real business.
Can you move our paid subscribers off Substack?
We plan the move with you, including subscriber and archive exports and how paid members transfer to the new platform's payments.
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Get more out of Substack.
Tell us how you use Substack today and what you need. We'll come back with a plan.
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