No Monopoly Media Week / Paid-only / Your first 90 days as a media entrepreneur A plan of action from pre-launch through your first three months of your newsletter, podcast or video channel By Lex Roman / 22 Aug 2025
No Monopoly Media Week / Paid-only / Don't launch with monthly subscriptions The high cost of low prices will grind you into the ground before you even get going By Lex Roman / 21 Aug 2025
No Monopoly Media Week / Paid-only / Why paid newsletters. Why now. Everyone has a newsletter these days so why do I still see opportunity for us? By Lex Roman / 20 Aug 2025
No Monopoly Media Week / Paid-only / Should you become a media entrepreneur? Making media is not just for "The Media" anymore. By Lex Roman / 19 Aug 2025
Recurring Revenue / Paid-only / Backing indie media is not like paying for Netflix Why we back indie creators and why they can't be compared to other media subscriptions By Lex Roman / 18 Aug 2025
Free Posts / No Monopoly Media Week How do we avoid media collapse? By being the media we want. By Lex Roman / 15 Aug 2025
Tools / My goal setting method using Sunsama How I turn big goals into daily stuff I can actually do using my daily planning system Sunsama By Lex Roman / 6 Aug 2025
Yearly and Quarterly Reports / Paid-only / How much money I made the first half of this year My goal was to make $90k this year through subscriptions, sponsorships and speaking. Am I doing that? Check in on my progress! By Lex Roman / 26 Jul 2025
Thanks, I Hate It / Why Substack's new valuation means a monopoly is brewing Substack's new $1.1B valuation signals a new chapter and a point of no return for so-called independent media By Lex Roman / 26 Jul 2025
Recurring Revenue / Paid-only / 10 Pitfalls of paid subscriptions Before you launch your subscription, watch out for these 10 things that can become more trouble than they're worth fast By Lex Roman / 21 Jul 2025
Recurring Revenue / Why subscription fatigue is not our problem People are buying subscriptions. Why aren't they buying yours? By Lex Roman / 21 Jul 2025
Buried Treasure / I set out to raise $5k from my readers this summer. Here's how it went. Audience raises are not just for nonprofits. Inside my 2025 summer reader raise for $5k to fund my events, newsletters and more. By Lex Roman / 17 Jul 2025
