You have a great substack! At about 80 days I had about as many subscribers as you did.
The best advice to me came from substack itself: even if you have only 10 subscribers, try to make an effort like you have 10,000 subscribers. This way, Substack said, you eventually will have 10,000 subscribers.
I pretty much only read subs!! More truth than one can handle some days!! Yours sir , is one of them. Kudos, Blessings, and I hope you kick some serious ass!!
"The growing number of readers who are putting aside a few minutes every week to read their favorite Substack authors is another example of this" A few minutes every week? Well, for the truth seeker such as myself - a much more accurate description would be - a few hours every day! I just upgraded my sub to paid! I'd been a "free subscriber" for less than a week until this piece sealed the deal. I have many Substack subscriptions - the majority are free but not because I don't value those Substack authors any less than I do those that I am paying to read. The truth is Substack has become my touchstone and if I had the money to pay for every single 'stack, all of whom are worthy - I would do so in a heartbeat. To say that I've basically had my eyes open to what's really going on in the world, and particulary with Covid - is an understatement. All it takes is one conversation with a friend or family member who remains addicted MSM to understand that there is a measurable and stark information deficit going on in the world. Lastly - I decided to pay you for the great work that you are doing on Substack because of where my own path has taken me. As a kid, there were only two things that I had ever seriously considered doing with my life. The first was becoming a "journalist" and the second was becoming a nurse. Ultimately, nursing was my true calling and, for 30 years, I had never regretted that choice. Up...until...Covid... My faith in the system that I have called my professional home for three decades has been shaken to it's core. Maybe some day, I'll take the road not chosen and put all of my thoughts about this system and what I have personally observed- in writing. In the meantime, Substack and it's talented, informed and obviously under-appreciated writers - will keep me going.
Great analysis! Thanks for sharing this relevant information. I spend hours on substack reading all the fantastic articles, I can hardly keep up. This is the new digital newspaper!! I’ve enjoyed your work, I’m happy for your success!!
I came here from CFP. I read your Fauci article linked in CFP a couple months back and consider it a fine summation of one of the most provocative and valuable non-fiction books (RFK Jr.'s book) ever written. Whatever happens, know that you have contributed to healthy community discourse and positive change, which is remarkable in this age of toxic activism and deceit.
Dec 12, 2022·edited Dec 13, 2022Liked by Bill Rice, Jr.
Thank you for being the kind of hard working journalists that the world needs. You have the stones to tell the truth even when it's hard. Please tell your wife thank you too. You are making a difference and THAT matters.
Congratulations on your success to date; I'm sure more will come your way. Funny that you used the word "pecking" in today's piece. I used it twice in mine. Unreal. I agree with your thought on competing with the mainstream media and would also extend it to the alternative media, the difficulties we wrote each other about in the past. Today was another one of those days for me. I gave mainstream a chance at something original but got shot down. I had my reasons to attempt it but decided the hell with them, that's why I have a Substack page. Now I'm only going to tell you once; stop reading my mind and stealing my words. Hahaha.
I recall enjoying your writing in a comment on another stack post, and I recall you have written for UncoverDC. So glad to see you have your own growing enterprise. The one and only complaint I have about Substack is that I can’t keep up!
My riposte to detractors is, it’s actually possible to view posts from different viewpoints here, unlike legacy outlets.
If I’m remembering correctly, I saw one of your comments on Coffee & Covid, found it to be thoughtful, perhaps even erudite, and clicked on your name to find your site. From blogging for several years on Blogger (just for fun but hoping to gain an audience for future endeavors), I learned that the more sites I visited and commented on, the more followers and comments I “earned” for my site.
You have a great substack! At about 80 days I had about as many subscribers as you did.
The best advice to me came from substack itself: even if you have only 10 subscribers, try to make an effort like you have 10,000 subscribers. This way, Substack said, you eventually will have 10,000 subscribers.
I pretty much only read subs!! More truth than one can handle some days!! Yours sir , is one of them. Kudos, Blessings, and I hope you kick some serious ass!!
"The growing number of readers who are putting aside a few minutes every week to read their favorite Substack authors is another example of this" A few minutes every week? Well, for the truth seeker such as myself - a much more accurate description would be - a few hours every day! I just upgraded my sub to paid! I'd been a "free subscriber" for less than a week until this piece sealed the deal. I have many Substack subscriptions - the majority are free but not because I don't value those Substack authors any less than I do those that I am paying to read. The truth is Substack has become my touchstone and if I had the money to pay for every single 'stack, all of whom are worthy - I would do so in a heartbeat. To say that I've basically had my eyes open to what's really going on in the world, and particulary with Covid - is an understatement. All it takes is one conversation with a friend or family member who remains addicted MSM to understand that there is a measurable and stark information deficit going on in the world. Lastly - I decided to pay you for the great work that you are doing on Substack because of where my own path has taken me. As a kid, there were only two things that I had ever seriously considered doing with my life. The first was becoming a "journalist" and the second was becoming a nurse. Ultimately, nursing was my true calling and, for 30 years, I had never regretted that choice. Up...until...Covid... My faith in the system that I have called my professional home for three decades has been shaken to it's core. Maybe some day, I'll take the road not chosen and put all of my thoughts about this system and what I have personally observed- in writing. In the meantime, Substack and it's talented, informed and obviously under-appreciated writers - will keep me going.
Bless you. if my economic situation were to change, I would gladly pay for your quality work.
Great analysis! Thanks for sharing this relevant information. I spend hours on substack reading all the fantastic articles, I can hardly keep up. This is the new digital newspaper!! I’ve enjoyed your work, I’m happy for your success!!
ZH was my introduction to real media. then when drudge got bought off it was from a ZH comment thread that I found citizenfreepress
I've learned so much from commenters. Sometimes more than the articles.
I came here from CFP. I read your Fauci article linked in CFP a couple months back and consider it a fine summation of one of the most provocative and valuable non-fiction books (RFK Jr.'s book) ever written. Whatever happens, know that you have contributed to healthy community discourse and positive change, which is remarkable in this age of toxic activism and deceit.
Initially found you at UncoverDC and again at Brownstone Institute. Finally connected the dots to Substack and subscribed. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for being the kind of hard working journalists that the world needs. You have the stones to tell the truth even when it's hard. Please tell your wife thank you too. You are making a difference and THAT matters.
Good luck and May 2023 be your BEST Year yet!
Congratulations on your success to date; I'm sure more will come your way. Funny that you used the word "pecking" in today's piece. I used it twice in mine. Unreal. I agree with your thought on competing with the mainstream media and would also extend it to the alternative media, the difficulties we wrote each other about in the past. Today was another one of those days for me. I gave mainstream a chance at something original but got shot down. I had my reasons to attempt it but decided the hell with them, that's why I have a Substack page. Now I'm only going to tell you once; stop reading my mind and stealing my words. Hahaha.
I recall enjoying your writing in a comment on another stack post, and I recall you have written for UncoverDC. So glad to see you have your own growing enterprise. The one and only complaint I have about Substack is that I can’t keep up!
My riposte to detractors is, it’s actually possible to view posts from different viewpoints here, unlike legacy outlets.
Looking forward to more.
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If I’m remembering correctly, I saw one of your comments on Coffee & Covid, found it to be thoughtful, perhaps even erudite, and clicked on your name to find your site. From blogging for several years on Blogger (just for fun but hoping to gain an audience for future endeavors), I learned that the more sites I visited and commented on, the more followers and comments I “earned” for my site.
Btw, you’re one of my favorite Stackers. 😉
Congratulations ❤️ I have shared your articles ... ❤️☘️ great work.
I’m here from CFP. Congratulations!
Love, truth and honor, Brother Rice! Delta Rho (Colorado State University) 1339. Love the EN photo you published!