> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.amplifyrespect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 💸 What does it cost to publish this newsletter? - URL: https://www.amplifyrespect.com/what-does-it-cost-to-publish-this-newsletter/ - Published: 2025-09-22T17:41:40.000Z - Updated: 2025-09-23T01:51:36.000Z - Description: My actual finances and how you can help - Author: Rey Katz - Tags: News & Advocacy Writing a newsletter isn't free. We're all so used to getting free content that we forget someone's paying for it, whether that's the creator, the audience, or some third party. I do not have rich benefactors or corporate sponsors. Right now, I am personally covering most of the costs of publishing *Amplify Respect*, and I’d like to share the financial details with you in this post. I'm excited to be part of the [Back Indie Media Drive from Project C](https://projectc.biz/backindiemedia?ref=amplifyrespect.com) this September alongside over 30 fantastic publishers. I've set the ambitious goal of reaching 20 new paid subscribers, and I'm delighted to share that we have 5 new paid subscribers! Thank you so much!! [Back an Indie Publisher Today!](https://projectc.biz/backindiemedia?ref=amplifyrespect.com) Only 2% of you are contributing financially to my work. If you go to an amazing queer drag cabaret show - you throw dollar bills at the performers, right? And you have fun doing it. I am asking for your dollar bills to continue my work here. Become an Amplifier for just $5/month or $48/year. [Subscribe](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/welcome-offer) ## Let's dig into my expenses Let me explain the exact costs for my newsletter. Sending emails and running a website is not free! ### Tech costs Ghost Pro - $25/month, this includes the website and sending the emails - this scales up with the number of subscribers Domain name - $15/year Ghost theme from Bright Themes - one time $125 Canva Pro - $120/year Google Workspace - $72/year (I'm not even including all the other tech costs of doing freelance work - other software, computer, phone, workplace. And I'm not including travel costs, even though my travels allow me to provide a more varied perspective!) ### Advertising in LGBTQ+ friendly venues I'd love to purchase more newsletter ads to bring in an audience who's interested in LGBTQ+ content, a budget of \~$50/month ### My time as a tech expert I spent a solid week working on the technical aspects of the migration from Substack to Ghost this July, time that I could have spent on client work. If we estimate my time at $50/hour for 8 hours a day, 5 days, that's $2k, a solid underestimate of all the tech work I've put into this project with my 10 years experience. ### My time as a creator journalist I write 1-2 posts per week, which take a few hours each at minimum. This includes research, interviewing, writing, formatting, editing, and adding images. Let's say this kind of work goes for $30/hour - at 6 hours per week that's $720/month. ### Editing You are also getting the benefit of my editor's time! (My editor is also my partner.) Let's say that's $20/post at a friends and family rate, 8 posts per month - $160/month ### Total monthly costs: \~$971/month Monthly, ongoing costs, not counting those one-time project costs (at minimum, because as you can see, a lot of other time and (my) money goes into this as well) - $971/month ### Future costs I'd love to contract translators to provide resources in Spanish and other languages. ## Why subscribe? *Amplify Respect* brings you uplifting, informative, researched content from and for the community you cannot find anywhere else. [![](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/content/images/2025/09/Screenshot_20250903-083219-1.png)](https://www.revenuerulebreaker.com/?ref=amplifyrespect.com) We need 15 new paid subscribers to reach our goal. If you have not subscribed yet, you are not too late. Today is a great day to become a paid member. Will you join us? [Subscribe](https://www.amplifyrespect.com/welcome-offer)