hi all, been receiving lots of q's about how to navigate the Discord/newsletter, and how they work in tandem. clarifying the relationship below, as well as letting you know why it's worth going paid on our newsletter!
why go paid?
free subscribers will have access only to the beginning of our newsletter, which includes an announcement for our new members, a blurb (and discount!) with our partner, and a member spotlight (with visionaries like Viv Chen, Maja Dlugolecki, and Tembe Denton-Hurst).
paid subscribers will have access to the entire newsletter—including direct insight to the goings-on of the chat. all the job & gig opportunities circulating in the chat, media requests for interview contacts (at pubs like Elle, Cosmo, NY Mag, The Strategist, etc.), exclusive event invites, and partnership calls, all with direct contact information to the source so you can make the connection.
if I'm on the discord, do I need to go paid?
absolutely not—a lot of what's going in the newsletter is what's happening in the chat, the paid newsletter is just a way for you to see it all at once and not have to go diving in the chat for various opportunities/connects, as I've assembled and organized it for you. some opportunities and media requests will appear only in the newsletter (those sent in), and not in the chat, so it's a way to have full access to saloon. It's also just a way to support the project!
if that sounds enticing to you, you can subscribe, or upgrade your subscription below.
if I'm not on the discord, do I need to go paid?
saloon will most definitely be more helpful to you if you are! without Discord access and with only the free subscription, you aren’t really receiving the meat of saloon, which is the wide array of opportunities and connections available through our network. going paid will clue you in and get you connected to everyone else!
is there a way to trial a paid subscription?
yes! running two incentives at the moment—if you have a Substack and recommend saloon as a publication, I'll be happy to give you a 3-month comp. if you send along three nominations for our community, I'll send you a 1-month comp! (which is also to say: if you've done this and I haven't sent you a comp yet, lmk! I owe you!)
I am truly immeasurably grateful for everyone's participation and the way y'all have embraced this project! ty <333
love! jh