StampFans

A snail-mail publishing platform for creators

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A snail-mail publishing platform for creators

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StampFans is a snail-mail publishing platform for creators. It's the most personal way to connect with your audience and get paid for your content.

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Hey! I'm Nick. I couldn't be more excited about this one 🎉🎉 Heard of Substack? ConvertKit? BeeHiiv? StampFans is like those, but with a BIG catch... StampFans is about REAL letters that you (creator) send to your fans (subscribers) every month. Write or create whatever you'd like, then upload the doc to your Dashboard. The StampFans platform will send it to ALL of your subscribers immediately via USPS. Yes, in the real mail. "Snail-mail." Ink-on-paper letters addressed to your followers' homes that will be held, read, treasured, and left out for everyone to see on desks and coffee tables. 💌 Oh. And not only is this 100% FREE, but creators GET PAID for every subscriber to their StampFans. Everything creators earn over $3/month (per subscriber) goes straight to their pockets. (StampFans keeps $3/sub/month for postage, paper, envelope, processing. Snail-mail ain't cheap!) In the Dashboard, creators can edit their StampFans title and description, see all of their subscribers' names, and see their expected monthly payout. They can also set their own monthly fee – it's all 100% customizable 😎 So...why StampFans? How did I come up with this idea? Well, I did my research 📊 Snail-mail open rates are 14X higher than email open-rates. Reading comprehension is 2X higher on paper than on a screen. And consumers are 4X MORE WILLING TO PAY for a snail-mail newsletter than for yet another email newsletter. There's just something about ink-on-paper. It makes content seem more real. More personal. More permanent. More worth a few dollars a month. StampFans is a snail-mail publishing platform for creators. It's the most personal way to connect with your audience and get paid for your content.

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2yr ago

@nickfreiling Very cool - congrats! I’ve wondered why this didn’t already exist post-Substack’s popularity 🤔 But how can you print and mail for only $3? Seems like it’d cost that much just to print and mail like 20 pages? Or is there a page limit?

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2yr ago

Maker

@karlslarson There is a page limit, yes. But no one has ever come close to it. 20 pages is a huge document to mail! What kind of content would that be?

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2yr ago

@nickfreiling Ahh that makes sense. I don’t know who would need more than that — that’s a ton of writing. Was more curious how it was even possible.

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2yr ago

Maker

@karlslarson Yes. So far, Creators have uploaded anywhere from 2-6 page documents.

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2yr ago

Sounds fascinating, love bringing back the physical touch. Did I get it right from a business model perspective? 1. As a creator who has a following, I get my really big fans to also subscribe (on top of Substack) to a letter from me for a monthly price (e.g. 10$) 2. I create the content for these letter which then gets distributed by StampFans for 3$ per customer So you make 3 and I make the rest?

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2yr ago

Maker

@ruslan_ponomarev Yes, exactly. We need $3 to cover postage, paper, envelope, processing, etc.

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2yr ago

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Congrats on the launch Nick. This is such an interesting concept. I find this quote very fascinating " And consumers are 4X MORE WILLING TO PAY for a snail-mail newsletter than for yet another email newsletter." Can you elaborate more on this stat?

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2yr ago

Maker

@jgani I did a quick survey and described a piece of content. I asked respondents how much they'd be willing to pay for this content in an email. Then how much via snail-mail. Consumers are far more willing to pay for printed/snail-mail content than for email. Higher perceived value for something held in-hand than just a gated email (which few people even open).

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2yr ago

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@nickfreiling Thanks for explaining!

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2yr ago

Edily

Okay, by far the coolest product I have EVER seen! I am going to start using this ASAP if for nothing else definitely to have my community to be motivated. Its funny, when I was younger I used to write big thank you notes and motivational messages once every couple of months to all my friends and they would get so happy and time and again I would do it by hand, its been a long time since I have done it- maybe something to do using the platform. Super super super cool!!!

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2yr ago

Maker

@annie_chopra MASSIVE thanks! This is hugely encouraging to hear. Def reach out to me w any questions or ideas 😎

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2yr ago

SyncSignature

You convinced me with the copy written. Product sounds interesting. I'd love to check back with you on how creators would perceive this. Just saying because of my lack of understanding of this market.

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2yr ago

Maker

@neelptl2602 Yes, it's a niche market for sure. And thanks about the copy!

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2yr ago

Hey! Congratulations on the launch... probably the most innovative priduct I saw here in the past few months! I just have one question, if im uploading a doc, will my fans receive a printed copy of that doc or is there someone who is actually writing it down?? Thanks in advance.

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2yr ago

Maker

@tej_sai Printed copy. Exactly what you upload.

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2yr ago

@nickfreiling That's great, coz now i can make the affiliate income by including qr codes too. I am a product growth specialist for young saas, would love to work if there is any opportunity. Apart from that, great product and wish you the best of luck!!

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2yr ago

Amazing idea! Congratulations on the launch. What about emails going to the spam? Any protection against that issue?

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2yr ago

Maker

@lucas_evans2 Against snail-mail going to spam???

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2yr ago

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