Want an email referral program? Don't use Substack

Everyday we get emails from people on Substack asking us how they can add a referral program to their newsletter.

This, of course, doesn’t surprise us; with other acquisition channels either taking a very long time to show ROI (like content marketing) or getting very expensive (like paid ads or sponsorships), a referral program is the best way to grow an engaged audience in a scalable, affordable and low-effort way, as proved by thousands of successful newsletters, from The Morning Brew and TheHustle to James Clear, Lifespan and Influence Weekly.

Unfortunately, they usually don’t like our answer: Substack is (currently) the worst email platform for running a referral program.

Learn why, if you really want to run a referral program, you should switch to a different email platform. 👇

https://sparkloop.app/blog/referral-program-substack