Substack has launched a slew of recent options once more, this time introducing “personal Substacks”(Opens in a brand new window) within the combine.

Like personal accounts on Instagram, these newsletters would require readers to request to subscribe. Writers can then approve or decline the request, which is able to seem as emails within the host’s inbox. As soon as accepted, the reader will likely be routinely subscribed to the personal e-newsletter.

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“Non-public Substacks are nice for maintaining in contact with associates, constructing communities of curiosity, and testing the waters for a brand new publication,” reads a weblog submit from Substack printed Thursday.

Substack customers can change from public to personal at any time in settings(Opens in a brand new window). As soon as made personal, readers will not be capable of entry or view any posts — except they request to subscribe. House owners of a non-public Substack may also select to “host alone”, which presumably means operating a e-newsletter with none type of viewers.

This new function is simply the newest in an extended line of choices from the e-newsletter platform, notably following its blatant bid to win over fleeing Twitter customers final yr, with Substack offering a Chat function and a seamless transition course of.

Alongside the personal mode introduced yesterday, Substack has additionally up to date the Chat software, improved search, and created a bunch of different instruments(Opens in a brand new window) “that enable you to develop your viewers and earn an earnings straight from subscribers, by yourself phrases”.