The gritty reality for Substack’s middle class

Metadata

• URL: https://simonowens.substack.com/p/the-gritty-reality-for-substacks
• Published Date: 2021-09-01
  • Title: The gritty reality for Substack’s middle class
• Author: Simon Owens

Highlights

• In November 2019, I turned down a six-figure job so I could continue working on this newsletter. The job offer came from a major DC media company that I had been working for on a freelance basis. The outlet sold high-priced, branded content (aka, native advertising) to blue chip companies and then hired me as the journalist who would digest the creative brief, interview the client’s senior leaders, and then churn out a 1,500 word article.