I wouldn't expect articles that exceed email length to have too much affect on subscriptions, but who knows. I tend to start reading in email, if the article is formatted in a readable way, and then go to the Web to like and read comments, no matter what the source. If it's too long for email, I go to the Web that much sooner.
Your email formatting is fine. I don't know for sure what's up with the others that come through as hard-formatted with ridiculously long lines that don't wrap. It could be Outlook or Proton Mail Bridge or ... something. It's not worth the trouble to hunt down. But probably Outlook.
I feel like things are slowing down generally in these parts of Substack. I see it in the posting frequency among my paid subscriptions. I also see it in my own blog's stats, but that seems to have more to do with how much commenting I do elsewhere.
Thanks for the response ClearMiddle. I was just curious since maybe 70-80%, possibly more, of my posts always hit the "post too long for email" threshold and so I was curious if that was a factor in fewer people reading them. Can never tell to be honest, and Substack's analytics just add more confusion sometimes.
I can see the slowing down happening. I think most people would rather move on which I can't entirely blame them, but I suppose this is going to create a bigger schism with people likely going down even more tangential pathways in order to maintain their audience. I'll be honest and say that the current state is making me reconsider the longevity of things and I suppose others are doing so as well.
I wouldn't expect articles that exceed email length to have too much affect on subscriptions, but who knows. I tend to start reading in email, if the article is formatted in a readable way, and then go to the Web to like and read comments, no matter what the source. If it's too long for email, I go to the Web that much sooner.
Your email formatting is fine. I don't know for sure what's up with the others that come through as hard-formatted with ridiculously long lines that don't wrap. It could be Outlook or Proton Mail Bridge or ... something. It's not worth the trouble to hunt down. But probably Outlook.
I feel like things are slowing down generally in these parts of Substack. I see it in the posting frequency among my paid subscriptions. I also see it in my own blog's stats, but that seems to have more to do with how much commenting I do elsewhere.
Thanks for the response ClearMiddle. I was just curious since maybe 70-80%, possibly more, of my posts always hit the "post too long for email" threshold and so I was curious if that was a factor in fewer people reading them. Can never tell to be honest, and Substack's analytics just add more confusion sometimes.
I can see the slowing down happening. I think most people would rather move on which I can't entirely blame them, but I suppose this is going to create a bigger schism with people likely going down even more tangential pathways in order to maintain their audience. I'll be honest and say that the current state is making me reconsider the longevity of things and I suppose others are doing so as well.