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Take-Home Income: Less Than Expected

Lenny Rachitsky
  • Lenny Rachitsky

  • Serial Entrepreneur
  • $500,000 annual revenue from Substack newsletter

Lenny Rachitsky generates more than $500,000 in annual revenue with his paid newsletter on Substack.

But deep in this thread from 2020 he writes…

After the Substack fees (10%), Stripe fees (2-4%), and taxes, you’re lucky to see half of what you think you will make (1,000 subs at $10 is closer to $5,000/month after fees and taxes).

Keep that in mind when you see revenue numbers for online businesses, including the numbers I share in my newsletter 🧐

As the saying goes: it’s not how much money you make that counts, but how much you keep.

Updated: July 20, 2024

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