Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-10-30An ICE-raids reporter, a laid-off Washington correspondent, and a Brazilian metals analyst crossed 100 paid subscribersThree solo newsletters — ICE enforcement reporting in Los Angeles, US politics and disability policy, and Brazilian metals and cycles analysis — each took a first Substack Bestseller badge in the past month; this issue breaks down what they charge, where each drew the paywall, and the move that took them over the line.
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-10-23A security researcher, a Waldorf teacher, and an interior designer crossed 100 paid subscribersThree solo newsletters — exploit research for security engineers, Waldorf pedagogy essays, and interiors writing — each took a first Substack Bestseller badge in the past month; this issue breaks down what they charge, where each drew the paywall, and the move that took them over the line.2
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-10-16A politics chronicle, a prostate-cancer beat, and a morning devotional crossed 100 paid subscribersThree solo newsletters — a French politics chronicle, a prostate-cancer reporting beat, and a daily devotional — each crossed 100 paid subscribers in the past month; this issue breaks down what they charge, where each drew the paywall, and the move that took them over the line.
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-10-09A stationer, a florist, and a bookseller crossed 100 paid subscribersThree small Substacks — a wedding stationer, an event florist, and an independent bookseller — each crossed 100 paid subscribers this month; this issue breaks down what they charge, the paywall cut each chose, and the move that took them over the line.1
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-10-02An empire historian, a medical astrologer, and a Catholic theologian crossed 100 paid subscribersThree small Substacks — a historian of American empire, a practising medical astrologer, and a Catholic theologian — each crossed 100 paid subscribers in the past 30 days; this issue breaks down what they charge, the paywall cut each chose, and the move that took them over the line.
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-09-25An art advisor, a Luther translator, and a laid-off betting analyst crossed 100 paid subscribersThree small Substacks — an art-market diary written by a practising advisor, a project translating Martin Luther into modern English, and a laid-off sports-betting analyst's newsletter — cleared 100 paid subscribers in the past 30 days; this issue breaks down their pricing, paywall cuts and conversion triggers.1
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-09-18A Buffalo forecaster, a retail buyer, and a London editor crossed 100 paid subscribersThree small Substacks — Western New York weather, the business of retail, and London style and culture — cleared the 100-paid mark in the past 30 days; this issue breaks down their pricing, paywall cuts and conversion triggers.1
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-09-11Two regional sports desks crossed 100 paid subscribers. Here are the mechanics.Two small regional sports Substacks cleared this week’s strict 5,000-subscriber screen; this issue explains their conversion mechanics, audits three near-misses, and maps three adjacent niches.
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-09-04One Indian investing notebook cleared this week's 5,000-subscriber screenOnly Dhruva's Newsletter cleared this week's strict screen; the issue explains its research funnel, two precise near-misses, and three adjacent niches worth testing.1
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-08-28One sports Substack crossed the paid threshold. The honest shortlist still has one.One small sports Substack cleared the paid-milestone screen; two near-misses show why audience size and dated evidence must be checked separately.2
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-08-21One small gardening Substack crossed the paid threshold. The honest shortlist has one.Horticulturalish pairs a free essay and a 50%-off annual offer with a $7/month paid archive; the stricter weekly filter left one fully documented case and two instructive near-misses.
Substack Black Horse Weekly2026-08-14Three narrow Substacks crossed 100 paid this week—by selling method, edge, and accessThe Treasury, SantiSignals, and KnownHeretic show three specialist paths to 100 paid subscribers: a method, an information edge, and a recurring room around a difficult subject.22