Well hello and thank you for stopping by!
Wondering what is going on with this Substack thing?
Or maybe you are a ninja-level Substacker, but want to know:
“Hey Kara - why should I subscribe to YOUR Substack?”
These are fair questions, and here are the answers:
Why Become a FREE Subscriber to Where the Beauty Is?
You just read something you liked and thought, this broad seems alright.
You want to get each new post delivered to your email - easy peasy style.
You want a copy of my free guidebook for hard days.
Why Become a Paid Subscriber?
Well now - things are getting serious. 😊
Paid subscribers get some fun extras:
✨ NEW ✨ A postcard and sticker in the real mail! 💌 *
all my posts delivered to your email
plus special member-only posts
full access to my archives
AND … automatic access to other fun stuff like voice notes and events
(And yup - you’ll get the free Hard Days guidebook too when you subscribe! Yeah! ✨)
✨ Membership Options ✨
🗓️ Monthly Subscriptions
First - you can subscribe for $7 per month.
I love it when you do that.
🥳 Yearly Subscriptions
If you want to save some money and because I like 7s, you can subscribe for the WHOLE YEAR for $77. (That’s a month for free.)
I can’t help it, when you subscribe for a year, it feels like when people start clapping for Tinker Bell.
I think - OK, I should keep going. Thank you! ✨
🍝 The Meatball Club 🍝
Finally, I offer something called The Meatball Club for anyone who wants to support my writing and help me create more here in the future. 🤗
I named my club for my biggest supporters The Meatball Club because:
I’m Italian, and growing up, we would go to ‘The Club’ on Friday nights and meatballs were extra.*
And so this subscription tier gives you a little extra, in the form of a fun little package sent your way via REAL mail full of stickers, tea, cards I pull for you and fun goodies! 💌
PLEASE NOTE: Joining my Meatball Club Membership just means that you are able to lend a little extra support right now.
BUT.
You don’t have to give me a dime and I will love you anyway.
I have had plenty of times when money was tight, and I had to decide if I could “afford a meatball,” so to speak, so don’t worry.
Also, you can always choose to upgrade later.
OK Kara - you seem nice!
But I can’t sign up for a paid subscription today.
I don’t want you to worry about subscribing if it isn’t financially feasible.
I promise to continue to offer as much as I can for free subscribers.
And you can always choose to upgrade later if things change.
In fact …
Here is the idea:
The truth is, I would like to be able to write and podcast here full-time, and I have a ton of ideas to add classes and events and resources and more.
That means I need to keep growing.
So yes - subscriptions and one-time donations help very much and keep me being able to write here without relying on advertising or sponsored posts, etc.
But you know what else helps?
Becoming a free subscriber
Liking and commenting on posts
Sharing individual posts or Where The Beauty Is with friends
I have been amazed over the past three months how much all of these things add up and help.
I am so grateful for every single subscriber and supporter. REALLY. 🩵
True Story: Little 5-year-old me wrote a story about cats and bubble gum in Kindergarten and won a ribbon and a crisp $5 bill.
I decided then that I wanted to be a writer, but only if I could write about cats.
So thank you for making my dream come true. 🩵
(P.S. If you are an OG paid subscriber from before I had postcards and stickers available, and you would like some SWAG, send me a direct message!)