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📣Sponsored placementThe primary sponsor slot at the top of a regular issue — you… $1,554→ 📝Sponsored post (editorial)A full post written in my voice featuring your product — new… $2,797→ 📧Dedicated sendA whole solo email to my list about you — the entire inbox m… $4,040→ 🔖Classified / footer adA short text ad in the footer of an issue — the affordable e… $466→ 📦Package / presenting sponsorRecurring placements across several issues — "brought to you… $4,662/mo→ ⭐Paid recommendationI recommend your newsletter or product to my subscribers via… $1,865→ 🎙️Podcast ad (host-read)A host-read ad on my Substack podcast — my voice, my listene… $2,331→ 🔗Affiliate / commissionOngoing affiliate mentions in my issues. The monthly fee is … $777/mo→ 🤝Cross-promo swapWe recommend each other to our lists — a value swap between … Swap→ 📞1:1 ConsultPaid video call — advice, coaching or Q&A $124/hr→

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Subscribers
148K
Account age
4 yrs
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💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Substack in 2021 — 4 years ago.
📤Posts about 65.1× per week.
💬0% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Subscribers for passing 100K subscribers.

👥 Audience demographics

Estimated

Modeled from this creator's niche, platform & region — a niche benchmark, not this creator's real audience data.

Gender split
Male 77% Female 23%
Age · peak 18-24
13-1712%
18-2434%
25-3428%
35-4417%
45+9%
Top geographies
  • United States34%
  • India11%
  • United Kingdom8%
  • Brazil6%
  • Indonesia5%
Likely interests
TechnologyGadgetsSoftwareGaming

💚 Brand affinity

Estimated

Brands The Shortcut's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.

Keeps Shopify Fiverr Genshin Impact Audible Dbrand NordVPN Incogni Epidemic Sound Saily

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🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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How much does The Shortcut charge for a sponsorship?
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How many subscribers does The Shortcut have?
The Shortcut has 148,000 subscribers on Substack.

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