Pressroom gives independent writers the tools to publish, grow a paying readership, and own their work — without algorithms getting in the way of the words.
Write in a clean, serif-backed editor designed for long-form journalism. Draft, schedule, and publish with version history. No drag-and-drop blocks, no pop-up modals — just the page and your words. Markdown native, with image captions, pull quotes, and footnotes built in.
Export your full subscriber list at any time. Send directly to inboxes with deliverability tools tuned for editorial content. No shadowbans, no algorithmic throttling — every subscriber you earn sees every post you publish, in the order you wrote them.
Charge for your work with monthly or annual plans. Pressroom takes a flat 8% — no hidden processing fees, no premium tier upsells. Payouts hit your bank account weekly. Set free tiers, paywalls, and gift subscriptions from one panel.
See subscriber growth, open rates, and revenue per post. No engagement-bait dashboards, no "time on page" anxiety. Pressroom shows you what a working editor actually checks — and nothing else.
Every post exports to clean HTML and Markdown. Your custom domain stays yours. If you leave, you leave with everything — subscribers, content, design, and your URL. We believe lock-in is a bug, not a feature.
Over the last decade, more than 200 counties in the United States have lost their only local court reporter. What moves in to replace journalism is not silence, but something louder and less accountable…
The diplomatic papers were never meant to be public. But after a six-month records fight and a source who finally agreed to go on record, the picture that emerged was stranger than the official story suggested…
This is the first installment of a series examining how a single supply-chain decision in 2019 reshaped the global chip market. I spent six months reading filings, talking to engineers, and walking factory floors…
I had health insurance, a pension, and a desk by a window. I traded it for a laptop, a subscriber list, and the freedom to spend three weeks on a single story. Here is what I learned in the first year…
For two years I have been building a public dataset of school district closures, mergers, and charter conversions across six states. This week I am publishing the methodology, the raw data, and what the numbers say…
"I moved 11,000 subscribers to Pressroom in an afternoon and never looked back. The editor gets out of my way, the emails actually arrive, and for the first time in my career the revenue math is simple."
"I spent five years on a platform that throttled my posts when I wrote about certain topics. On Pressroom, every subscriber sees every story. That is the entire pitch, and it is enough."
"The flat 8% fee is the honest number. I compared it to three competitors and Pressroom was the only one that did not hide the processing charge in the fine print. My payout lands every Tuesday like clockwork."
"I am a reporter, not a web developer. Pressroom let me set a custom domain, pick a typeface, and get back to writing in about ten minutes. The archive export is clean HTML — I tested it before I committed."
For new writers finding their voice. Everything you need to publish and grow, with no time limit.
For independent journalists charging for their work. Flat fee, no processing surcharge, weekly payouts.
For small editorial teams and multi-author publications. Shared ownership, roles, and a dedicated editor success contact.
Free to start. Paid plans when you are. No algorithm, ever.
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