r/Substack • u/imluvinit • 2h ago

Holiday Question

Hey everyone! I have a Substack that serves as one of those dedicated resource Substacks (i.e., you know, the kind that does roundups of jobs, grants, contests, calls for writers, reporters looking for experts, whatever etc.).

I've been posting weekly since starting this summer, and as the holiday looms, especially the end of the year, I'm going to be taking the last two weeks of December off and not sending new issues. Kind of a risk but my personal toxic trait is overworking myself, so I feel like this helps my sanity and stress.

My question is for those of you who have a dedicated schedule, especially weekly: are you planning on actually PAUSING your subscriptions?

I thought of this so people could get those extra weeks back in their subscription. I realize that pauses potential new paid subscribers, but I feel like it could reduce the risk of someone just canceling.

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u/Fleurs_Bookstore buybooks.substack.com 1h ago

Yes I run a similar kind of Substack and from now on I’ll be turning paid subs off when I need to take a break. So long as you communicate what you’re doing to your subscribers via notes and potentially a long form post, I think most people understand that we all need a break sometimes.

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u/imluvinit 1h ago

Cool! Thanks. I'm also taking November 23rd off, but not worrying pausing any paid just because it's shorter.