Substack Recommendations
We'd skip this one. There is no submission path — inclusion only happens when another Substack publisher chooses to recommend you, and only if your publication is hosted on Substack itself. That makes this a relationship to cultivate, not a listing to add to a submission workflow.
Free.
Who actually reads it
A subscriber who just signed up to one Substack newsletter and is shown a short list of others to add on the same page — genuinely high-intent (they are mid-signup) but entirely gated behind another publisher's choice to recommend you.
What a strong listing looks like
Being worth recommending: a newsletter another publisher in your niche would actually want their own subscribers reading. In practice this means building real relationships with adjacent Substack writers and reciprocally recommending them, not filling in a form.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I submit my newsletter to be recommended?
No — there is no public submission form. Recommendations are chosen individually by other Substack publishers.
Does my newsletter need to be on Substack?
Yes — the recommendation network only connects publications hosted on Substack itself, not newsletters run elsewhere.
How do I actually get recommended?
By building a real relationship with publishers in adjacent niches and, typically, recommending them in return — there is no shortcut through a form.