Why I LEFT Substack for ConvertKit

You've thought about starting a newsletter, but you're wondering: what's the deal with Substack? Should you pick Substack or ConvertKit or Mailchimp? Why is email so important, anyway?
In this video, I take you through the pros and cons of both Substack and ConvertKit, and why I ultimately ended up choosing ConvertKit.
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[@BenjaminLStewart]

I appreciate the video. Most of your points actually convinced me to stay with Substack though. Thanks!

[@PeterElbaum]

Glad I could help!

[@ari357]

Would a good Strategy be to start off building your audience on Substack and then export your list to your private Newsletter after you reach a certain number?

[@dietitianmaham]

Same question

[@SantiYounger]

that definitely would work in my opinion.

[@gabrielmsalomao]

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[@georgepoulos]

Thanks for the info - appreciate you brother!

[@watchingthehorizon7799]

I'm interested in Convertkit for a newsletter but I'm having a difficult time because as you mentioned, it isn't really built for a newsletter. (Thank you, I feel better now haha I thought I was missing something) Could you do a tutorial for beginners who want to use convertkit for a new newsletter? (or direct me to a tutorial if you know of one that you like?)

[@manny7662]

So in short, not being able to backup your articles because they can be deleted/taken down is a common complaint, no SEO/url support or generated for the blog, and poor support of distributing content. No embed.

[@DigDippaCompany]

I haven't watched the video, and I just liked it immediately

[@FibFract]

Is it possible to export substack articles over to convertkit? Is convertkit mailerlite?

[@PeterElbaum]

It's possible to port your subscriber list over fairly easily. I believe articles are possible too but they're in HTML, so it may take some massaging. ConvertKit and mailerlite are different companies/products AFAIK.

[@CanadianPodcast]

Thanks Peter for this video!

[@byrtmallanyk]

Peter, thanks for this video. I appreciate your honest insights. This came at a perfect time as I was thinking (again) about creating a paid newsletter.👍🏽

[@PeterElbaum]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@anotherdroid493]

I look forward to seeing you grow.

[@PeterElbaum]

Thank you!

[@dataecstasy]

but question still remain the same, what are you using for newsletter. it was not helpful you just defined two different things. How is this a question of switching one to the other.

[@SantiYounger]

great video thanks man!

[@j.singer8461]

Very helpful.

[@samuelvilz]

Hey Peter, I don't know you, but this video helped me, and I think it's beautiful that that's possible :) Thank you!

[@PeterElbaum]

You're very welcome! The Internet is an amazing thing :)

[@lagreify]

Thanks for your input peter

[@ObservingBeauty]

Helpful, thanks

[@GabrielGabriel-gi6yc]

Yeah I disagree with you I checked out that site and it’s a pain in the ass. I’ll stay substack.

[@PeterElbaum]

No worries mate, I imagine your use case is likely a better fit for Substack in that case. Cheers!

[@Mart-Bro]

Interesting vid

[@PeterElbaum]

Thanks!

[@MrGheller]

Did you ever check MailerLite? Cheaper and easier to use than Convert Kit, I think.

[@MrGheller]

@Tristen Grant Did you use both deep enough to see the differences?

[@Ab01-p6p]

Just stay away from maielrlite 👎🏻

[@MrGheller]

​@@Ab01-p6p Why? What happened to you with Mailer Lite? I consistently hear Mailer Lite is very good as an email marketing tool but sucks as a Newsletter tool.