And for this, they want my cell number. No. Looking forward for a strong Substack competitor built on nostr.
Discussion
Nostr already supports long form notes and has several clients you could call substack competitors. Check out habla and yakihonne.
I write on habla-dot-news first, then copy and paste it to Substack.
Substack has the lion's share of the network effects, but I get paid on nostr. I'm not sure how the paid subscriptions work on Substack because nobody has subscribed to my substack like that before.
We need a way to notify readers of new articles in nostr, perhaps a nip04 message sent to subscribers? I'm not sure yet.
do you consider email a requirement for a nostr-based substack alternative?
I can understand if the anwer is "yes", as there are many technologies which seem antiquated compared to the nostr-way, but they may be crucial bridges to onboarding people and content.
I personally look forward to the day when I will only encounter email as a historical curiosity.
I’m bullish on email, personally. It’s battle tested and etched into my daily workflow. But that could be a function of my age.
More generally, I do think serious writers/publishers are going to want it as an option to consider moving. The audience is there.