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She Paywalls the Boring Bit and Earns $267K a Year

  • Amy Suto

  • Newsletter Creator
  • $267,537 annualized revenue

πŸ“ Amy Suto, a former TV writer, runs a Substack called Make Writing Your Job.

Her interviews and writing advice are free πŸ‘€

Paying $19 a month gets you her hand-picked writing jobs, grants and pitch calls.

So the free stuff brings readers in, and the shortlist is what they pay for.

By July that added up to 1,900+ paid subscribers and $267K a year in revenue πŸ€‘

From a recent interview…

The curation element is why a lot of people subscribe… we’re not just listing every job on the planet.

We try to do the first round of filtering for people so that they can save time when they’re applying to things… I know because that was half my job as a freelancer.

It took her three years to build an audience that size, with a big TikTok following and a busy blog feeding it.

Pick something people in one field waste hours hunting for, and sell them the shortlist.

Maybe…

  • Grants for indie game devs
  • Casting calls for voice actors
  • Open calls for photographers

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Updated: October 30, 2026

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