SOLICITED ADVICE #4: Getting paid readers?

Send your questions to askingsherry@gmail.com and each week I'll pick one to answer here:

hey sherry, i’ve been following you on twitter and substack for a while now and i think youre really good at capturing attention in the current brainrot Zeitgesit. idk if this is rude but how do you get people to pay to read what you write? i feel like i’m past my creative peak but i do want to start a substack or something.

thanks <3

A.

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There’s nothing easier than getting attention:

“I’ve been guilty of provocation but it’s also just common sense marketing—put a bottle of scent in a woman’s cleavage, or between her thighs—and men will notice.” (Tom Ford, my favorite tastemaker and businessman)

But attention fades. There are some rules for getting paid readers:

Rule 1: Put the paywall right after the introduction.