Boom! Why I’ll Leave Medium And Start My Own Newsletter

and how to bring Medium subscribers to Substack, ConvertKit or MailChimp

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A few months ago, I experienced a knife-to-the-heart moment.

I received this message:

2 people have unsubscribed from your list.

…*knife to the heart*

You work so dang hard to get readers ON your list, it really hurts to watch them go.

Luckily, I received around 30 insightful comments and emails from my 200+ subscribers in response to my post about the future of my Medium newsletter.

During the holiday break, I evaluated the feedback I received and made the decision to start my own newsletter in 2022 — and grow outside of Medium.

Medium’s newsletter feature has several flaws

Medium’s newsletter function is a nice tool but it has its flaws.

Despite all the positive feedback I received, here are the top 3 knife-to-the-heart moments for my followers:

#3 — Boom! Bombardment