Own your blog and your readers.
Publish free and paid posts under your own name, on a site that search engines can read, and pay a flat price while Sherpo takes 0% of your subscriptions.
- Free and paid tiers
- A paywall on any post
- Your own domain, on Pro
- Sherpo takes 0% of your subscriptions
Sherpo suits writers who want to own their blog and their readers. You publish free and paid posts under your own brand, your readers stay yours, and Sherpo takes 0% of your subscriptions.
- Tiers
- Free and paid
- Blog
- Sections, dates, paywalls
- Readers
- Yours, exportable
- Fees
- 0% of subscriptions
A publication that belongs to you.
Some newsletter platforms take 10% of every subscription and put their brand beside yours. On Sherpo you pay a flat price, and the blog is yours.
| What you use today | The catch |
|---|---|
| A newsletter platform | 10% of subscriptions |
| A blog somewhere else | A second site |
| Paid extras by email | Forwarded freely |
| Their domain, their brand | Not yours |
| On Sherpo | What changes |
|---|---|
| Free and paid tiers | 0% of subscriptions |
| A blog with sections and paywalls | On the same site |
| Downloads tied to the buyer | Traceable |
| Your own domain, on Pro | White-label |
Coming from Substack, beehiiv or Ghost?
Contact us, and our team handles the move with you.
What writers sell on Sherpo.
Start with the blog. Add the rest when your readers ask for more.
Paid posts
Free posts to bring readers in, and paid posts for the people who subscribe.
See BlogsA blog
Public posts that search engines can read, with a paywall on any post you choose.
See the blogA membership
Tiers that decide who reads what, monthly or yearly.
See MembershipsGuides and ebooks
PDFs delivered when a reader pays, watermarked with the buyer’s email.
See Files & Links
Three kinds of publication.
A weekly column, a public blog or paid research.
Columnists
A weekly post, free for everyone, with a paid tier for the people who want more.
Bloggers
A public site that brings readers in, with your best work behind a paywall.
Analysts and journalists
Research and reporting sold by subscription, under your own name.
From first post to first paid reader.
- 01
Set your tiers
Decide what is free and what subscribers pay for.
FreeWeekly postPlus$29 / month - 02
Publish
Write the post and publish it to the tiers you choose.
Post 48Published - 03
Let readers upgrade
A reader who hits the paywall can subscribe and keep reading.
PaywallOn this postPlatform fees$0
One flat price. Sherpo takes 0% of what your readers pay.
No plan takes a cut of what you earn. Start on Lite, and move up to Pro when you want your own domain or the full feature set.
Sherpo Lite
$19/ month
Sherpo hosts your site. The quickest way to start selling.
- A site at yoursite.sherpo.io
- Your homepage, built from blocks
- 10 GB and 2,500 customers, no AI video minutes
Sherpo Pro
Most popular$49/ month
Every feature, hosted by Sherpo, plus a self-hosted front-end in your own codebase if you want one.
- Your own domain if you want one, white-label
- Quizzes and certificates, and up to 30 custom pages
- 100 GB, 600 AI video minutes a month per store and unlimited customers
- AI transcripts, subtitles, video summaries and chapters
On every plan
- Sherpo takes 0% of your sales
- Unlimited products
- Video hosting with no bandwidth fees
- A 14-day free trial on Lite and Pro
Questions from writers.
Still curious? Talk to us
Can I have free and paid subscribers?
Yes. You set free and paid tiers, and decide for each post who can read it.
Do I own my subscribers?
Yes. Your readers are your customers, and you can export them whenever you like.
Can I put a post behind a paywall?
Yes. Any post can be public or behind a tier, and a reader who hits the paywall can subscribe to keep reading.
Will my posts show up in search?
Public posts are pages on your own site that search engines and AI chatbots can read. On Pro they live on your own domain, and you can turn indexing off if you would rather keep them out.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. On Pro and Sherpo One, you can bring your own domain and remove Sherpo’s branding. On Lite, your site always lives at yoursite.sherpo.io.
Can I move from Substack, beehiiv or Ghost?
Yes. Contact us and tell us what you are moving. Our team handles the move with you, content and customers included.
Does Sherpo take a cut of my subscriptions?
No. Sherpo takes 0% of your sales on every plan. You pay a flat price, plus your payment provider’s standard processing fees.
Which plan do I need?
Lite, at $19 a month, is enough to start writing. Pro, at $49 a month, adds your own domain and white-label.
Publish under your own name.
Start your free trial and publish your first post today.
- 14-day free trial
- Your readers, exportable
- Sherpo takes 0% of your subscriptions