Where Did All the Half People Go?

A search for Substack readers

Andy Spears
2 min readJul 10, 2023
Photo by Nazar Strutynsky on Unsplash

For a long time, my Substack on education policy was attracting a steady stream of half people.

I appreciated this steady growth and especially appreciated the 10% of new subscribers who also chose the paid option.

With 45 people per month (1.5/day — 3 half people? 1 whole person and a half person?) — and 4–5 new paid subscribers per month, I was beginning to see a strong future with Substack.

Then June happened.

Fuck you, June!

Ok, not really.

June is actually a pretty great month with weather that is not too hot where I live. I had a good June.

Just not on Substack.

I attracted just 30 new subscribers and ZERO new paid subscriptions.

I know, I know — it’s summer and people are not likely lining up to read the intricacies of education policy.

Everyone is busy reading riveting fiction and working on their tan or whatever.

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Andy Spears
Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .