Thread by @_megconley, My newsletter hot take* is I'm putting a ton of money into [...]

Meg Conley

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My newsletter hot take* is I& #39;m putting a ton of money into relaunching mine. I also hope to freelance more frequently + work with more editors. I& #39;d like my newsletter to support my published work + vice versa. If you get a cold pitch from me, open it?
*Maybe a room temp take
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Here& #39;s an edited and published in a publication piece I am really proud of, midwifed into the world by @GENmag @michellelegro @iamsakuma
2/ https://gen.medium.com/motherhood-in-america-is-a-multilevel-marketing-scheme-f4ec1f536b04">https://gen.medium.com/motherhoo...

Motherhood in America Is a Multilevel Marketing Scheme

Stay-at-home moms can’t hold this pyramid up much longer

https://gen.medium.com/motherhood-in-america-is-a-multilevel-marketing-scheme-f4ec1f536b04

Here& #39;s a newsletter piece, edited by @HemingwayApp and delivered alone by me. Also pleased with this one.
3/ https://megconley.substack.com/p/a-crowded-table">https://megconley.substack.com/p/a-crowd...

A Crowded Table

I own the table of my dreams because someone was desperate

https://megconley.substack.com/p/a-crowded-table

I& #39;d love to have a column on home culture with an editor that I meet for lunch sometimes. It& #39;d be great to not cobble together a writing career from different platformed communities I build from scratch. And I wish I knew how to pitch as well as I know how to write.
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But a lot of us do not have deals or staff jobs. We& #39;re middle class creators. The generosity I& #39;ve gotten from writers like @annehelen has given me hope for the future of creators like me. She& #39;s shared insights + my work. She didn& #39;t have to do either.
5/ https://hbr.org/2020/12/the-creator-economy-needs-a-middle-class">https://hbr.org/2020/12/t...

The Creator Economy Needs a Middle Class

Ten policies platforms like YouTube and TikTok can adopt to spread the wealth.

https://hbr.org/2020/12/the-creator-economy-needs-a-middle-class

We can figure out something that has accountability and lacks gatekeeping. I imagine it& #39;ll be a mix of personal brands and publications. Any solution that swings too far to exclusively personal brand or to exclusively legacy publication is worrisome. 6/

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">But if you are a legacy publication that wants to hire me to write a column, I& #39;m happy to revise my thoughts. First column, "Newsletters are bad for home culture, actually."

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also for the love of god hire @iamsakuma and @michellelegro so I can pitch them again. I mean for many other reasons too. But also that reason.

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