After consulting with my therapist who also subscribes to this (Hi, Dr. B! I hope you’re having a good vacation! We’ll discuss mine upon your return!), it turns out I very much should be charging for the work and writing I do on here. In 2024, I will keep writing this newsletter I love so much, and making half of my writing available to just paid subscribers. I do not entirely feel comfortable assigning monetary value to my writing because I am a fraud and have no inherently valuable thoughts, so we will discuss that on Wednesday at 2pm, Dr. B!
"I do not entirely feel comfortable assigning monetary value to my writing" is, I think, literally every woman who writes on Substack. You are laugh-through-tears funny and brilliant and deserve to be compensated for your work and I will be working with *my* therapist (Dr. D) on my inner monologue, which is uncannily similar to yours (and probably every other woman who writes on Substack). Anyway: thank you.
In the current climate (death, despair, fear of 2024 etc), I can see the warm smile of your weekly words becoming a new platonic porn that people sneak away to spend quality time with, and buoy their spirits.
Someone needs to sit you down and explain the reach, the breadth, the net emotional effect, of your service. I'll wager there's many a straight man out there who wishes you'd been their girlfriend, wife or yes, mom (except, in my case, Protestant lol). Please raise your rates in the new year or at least allow us to purchase an official Grudge logo t-shirt. Tour dates on the back would be fun: Brooklyn, SF, Tel Aviv et al. White XL for me, thanks.
Please, outsource your money issues to me. I will do all the self-deprecating dialogue for you.
I do this for many coaching clients - I assure them someone is holding on to that money-blocking stance for them so they can let go and allow money to happen.
Accept huge tiers of money! Let people decide for themselves what they want to send!
You don’t even have to offer more ____ to higher payers if you don’t want to.
Other Substackers have Founding Member tiers from $150 - $350 annually, which can be paid up front!
Some leave it blank so ppl can give even more.
Do it!
Just think how many other things you would prefer to spend Dr. B time on.
"I do not entirely feel comfortable assigning monetary value to my writing" is, I think, literally every woman who writes on Substack. You are laugh-through-tears funny and brilliant and deserve to be compensated for your work and I will be working with *my* therapist (Dr. D) on my inner monologue, which is uncannily similar to yours (and probably every other woman who writes on Substack). Anyway: thank you.
Let the record show I've been a paid subscriber for a few months now! ?! 🧡🧡!
In the current climate (death, despair, fear of 2024 etc), I can see the warm smile of your weekly words becoming a new platonic porn that people sneak away to spend quality time with, and buoy their spirits.
Someone needs to sit you down and explain the reach, the breadth, the net emotional effect, of your service. I'll wager there's many a straight man out there who wishes you'd been their girlfriend, wife or yes, mom (except, in my case, Protestant lol). Please raise your rates in the new year or at least allow us to purchase an official Grudge logo t-shirt. Tour dates on the back would be fun: Brooklyn, SF, Tel Aviv et al. White XL for me, thanks.
Please, outsource your money issues to me. I will do all the self-deprecating dialogue for you.
I do this for many coaching clients - I assure them someone is holding on to that money-blocking stance for them so they can let go and allow money to happen.
Accept huge tiers of money! Let people decide for themselves what they want to send!
You don’t even have to offer more ____ to higher payers if you don’t want to.
Other Substackers have Founding Member tiers from $150 - $350 annually, which can be paid up front!
Some leave it blank so ppl can give even more.
Do it!
Just think how many other things you would prefer to spend Dr. B time on.
You are definitely worth a monthly payment! Feel free to increase the charge to keep pace with inflation! Wages are rising but slowly!
You Are Worth It!