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John O'Nolan @johnonolan.bsky.social · Sep 10

Aggregate publisher revenue on @ghost.org is currently growing at ~$1M ARR per *week*

The business of independent publishing and journalism is looking in better shape than it has in a very long time

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John O'Nolan @johnonolan.bsky.social · Aug 18

We've now generated over $136M from free, open source software with @ghost.org 📈

$36M in revenue from managed hosting
$100M in platform revenue for indie publishers

The ecosystem is growing really quickly at this point, and really excited about where things are heading next:

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adichotomyofone @jasonlee.adichotomy.com · Aug 13

If you’re a ghost user…

Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 4

Ghost 6.0 is here — meet our biggest upgrade yet

🫶 Reach millions of users across the social web
🔎 Understand what works with native analytics
➕ Powerful new creator tools
📈 $100M earned for indie publishers

ghost.org/6/

Ghost 6.0 - Grow faster.

Connect to the world's largest open publishing network, understand your audience with native analytics, and build a sustainable publishing business.

ghost.org

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Russ Frankenstein (no relation) @russ41.bsky.social · Aug 7

Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get

And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.

The 51st @51st.news · Aug 6

Three days remain to hit the goal in our campaign to hire @maustermuhle.bsky.social full-time.

We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG

Time to Grow The 51st

Help us hire Christina and Martin Full-Time!

givebutter.com

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 7

No need for 3rd party tools with Ghost 6.0

Ghost Analytics now gives you a complete overview of your traffic, engagement and audience.

In real time 📈

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 6

You're very welcome! 📈

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 6

If you’re curious, this talk by @jessarcher.bsky.social is fantastic

youtu.be/_jjvaFWWKqg?...

Analyzing Analytical Databases | Jess Archer at Laracon US 2024 in Dallas, TX

YouTube video by Laravel

youtu.be

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · Aug 6

Looking for a Substack alternative? What about @ghost.org?

"Millions of people can discover, follow, like and reply to your posts from any supported social web client - including @bsky.app, Mastodon, Threads, @flipboard.com, @ghost.org, @wordpress.org, @surf.social, WriteFreely, and many more."

Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 4

Ghost 6.0 is here — meet our biggest upgrade yet

🫶 Reach millions of users across the social web
🔎 Understand what works with native analytics
➕ Powerful new creator tools
📈 $100M earned for indie publishers

ghost.org/6/

Ghost 6.0 - Grow faster.

Connect to the world's largest open publishing network, understand your audience with native analytics, and build a sustainable publishing business.

ghost.org

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 5

Catch up on the full changelog → ghost.org/changelog/6

Ghost 6.0

Networked publishing, native analytics, and $100M earned by indie publishers

ghost.org

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 5

Sifting through all the reactions to Ghost 6.0 and we can’t tell who’s more excited 🤔 Which are you?
#TeamSocialWeb
#TeamAnalytics

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · Aug 4

this is the future www.theverge.com/news/718286/...

One of the biggest newsletter platforms now syndicates to Bluesky and Mastodon

Ghost 6.0 adds social web-focused features.

www.theverge.com

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 4

😅 we'll hopefully have some improvements for those handles in future, got a few things cookin'

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Aug 4

my god, just look at that changelog. looks like it's upgrade day for me!
ghost.org/changelog/6/

Ghost 6.0

Networked publishing, native analytics, and $100M earned by indie publishers

ghost.org

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 4

It's a toggle you can enable 🤗

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 4

Ghost 6.0 is here — meet our biggest upgrade yet

🫶 Reach millions of users across the social web
🔎 Understand what works with native analytics
➕ Powerful new creator tools
📈 $100M earned for indie publishers

ghost.org/6/

Ghost 6.0 - Grow faster.

Connect to the world's largest open publishing network, understand your audience with native analytics, and build a sustainable publishing business.

ghost.org

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 3

You might not even need to rework it 😏

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Ghost @ghost.org · Aug 3

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Ghost @ghost.org · Jul 11

Yep

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Ghost @ghost.org · Jul 10

Yep that works if you sign in as a member with the same email address as an admin user - you’ll also see comment moderation controls

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Apr 11

Yep. I saved hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month just from switching from Substack to self-hosted Ghost.

I pay a roughly flat $85/month now (~$75 for mailsending, $10 for hosting), vs. 10% of all my subscription income.

Former Substack creators say they’re earning more on new platforms that offer larger shares of subscription revenue

Former Substack writers who exited the platform in early 2024 are making more money on Beehiiv and Ghost thanks to their fixed pricing models.

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Ghost @ghost.org · Jun 19

Get all the details: ghost.org/changelog/ne...

Newsletter design settings

Email design in Ghost just got a major upgrade, fully customizable to reflect your brand.

ghost.org

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Ghost @ghost.org · Jun 19

NEW: Even more email design settings

Customize your newsletter colors, style buttons, tweak backgrounds, and keep your brand consistent from homepage to inbox 💅

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · Jun 16

I love this partnership: @tinynewscollective.bsky.social is a crucial piece of revitalizing journalism, and @ghost.org is the perfect CMS for so many of their publishers.

Tiny News Collective @tinynewscollective.bsky.social · Jun 16

Welcome to @ghost.org! We are partners with them for our publisher-members, and we appreciate their approach toward small and larger publishers alike. (We, of course, support the smallest of them!)

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Ghost @ghost.org · Mar 10

It's been a while, but we are HIRING again 🚀

Join us as Staff Product Engineer and get paid to work on open source software shaping the future of independent media!

🌍 Fully remote since 2013
📅 4 day work week
💸 Competitive salary
🧑‍💻 Equipment paid for

careers.ghost.org

Ghost

Ghost is a proud non-profit organisation building open source technology for fiercely independent, professional publishers.

careers.ghost.org

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