Share the love, people!
Hey, there’s this new way to help spread the word and in so doing you get a little something as well - paid months of the Bastard Machine. Wooooot!
Thank you for reading Tim Goodman / Bastard Machine — your support allows me to keep doing this work. Here is some video of me “doing this work”:
Substack has for a while now been encouraging writers to use a referral program that has led to more subscribers for many who have tried, so what the hell, I’m going to use their methods and your help, if you’re willing.
Already some of you have used one such Substack tool where you can send my column to friends and they get a paid month (I believe) without putting in credit card info and, at the end, if they want to stay paid subscribers they can (yay!!) or they can shift to free. Paid is better obviously, but free is fine. It’s fine.
That tool seems to have worked fairly effectively. Thanks for all of you who have used it to help me.
I think this new tool is very similar, or a cousin, or the same thing — honestly, I’m not sure but this time there are some perks/rewards for those who help spread the word, and that seems cool to me.
Her’s how I imagine your face after learning you can help me and help yourself, too:
How to participate
1. Share Tim Goodman / Bastard Machine. When you use the referral link below, or the “Share” button on any post, you'll get credit for any new subscribers. Simply send the link in a text, email, or share it on social media with friends.
2. Earn benefits. When more friends use your referral link to subscribe (free or paid), you’ll receive special benefits. (See, I thought they had to be paid to get the rewards, but maybe not! — that line comes from the Substack template, not from me, but at least your rewards will be paid comp months. That’s cool.)
Get a 1 month comp for 3 referrals
Get a 3 month comp for 5 referrals
Get a 6 month comp for 15 referrals
If you’re reading this email and my little fun Gifs aren’t working, then it’s just another reminder that if you read the news letter online (which you can get to from the email, but if you’re lazy here it is: timgoodman.substack.com) or you can use the free app, which I use all the time and is particularly helpful if you follow multiple Substacks:
But mostly this email is to say, hey, there’s this new way to help spread the word and in so doing you get a little something as well.
That would make a good headline.
Thank you!
— Tim Goodman
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I shared it on FB, but I should make a post on my blog.
Will share for sure.