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Portage for writers
A link page that looks like it belongs to a writer.
Pick a serif that looks like a masthead and write a few paragraphs about your work. Anyone who signs up goes on an email list that’s yours to keep.
Pick a serif that looks like a masthead and write a few paragraphs about your work.
Pick a feature to see it on the page
Quiet Harbour
A newsletter about small towns, every other Sunday
I’m Ruth. I write about places that used to have a railway, and the whole archive is free to read.
Get the next letter
Pour a coffee first. They’re long, and they’re meant to be read slowly.
What you’ll get
Each letter is about one small town and the railway it used to have. They usually run to about 2,000 words, and some come with old photos or a map I’ve drawn.
If you’re new
- Start with these fourThe ones I’d send a friend first
My book
- Buy Branch LinesTwelve of the letters, rewritten and with maps
In person
Readings and walks
Free unless the venue charges at the door. I always stay after for a chat.
- Talk and old photos of the Hawes branch lineVillage hall, Hawes
- Guided walk along the old trackbedStation Road, Alnwick
- Write to meI read every email and reply to most of them
Tap the address to open Quiet Harbour’s page and try it.
You can download your subscribers’ addresses whenever you like.
A page with a masthead, not a stack of buttons.
Pick a serif.
One that looks like a masthead, from twenty-four typefaces.
Write a few paragraphs.
About your work, in notes that read like writing.
Add your sign-up.
Every address on it is yours to download and keep.
A page that suits people who write.
I publish in a few places
Put Substack, Medium and your own site on one page. Your newest letters come in by themselves from your feed.
I read in a few different towns
List your readings with their dates and places, and each one comes off your page by itself the day after.
Three moreFour moreI read in a few different towns · I want a page that reads like writing · My next book has a release date · I don’t want my writing used to train AI
I read in a few different towns
List your readings with their dates and places, and each one comes off your page by itself the day after.
I want a page that reads like writing
Choose from twenty-four typefaces, a few of them proper serifs, and write notes that show up as real paragraphs.
My next book has a release date
Add a book card. Its Buy button opens a shop in the reader’s own country, and says Preorder until the day it’s out.
I don’t want my writing used to train AI
Your page asks AI companies not to train on it, and a do-not-mine notice says the same. Search engines aren’t asked to stay away. It’s a request, so crawlers that follow the rules stay out.
It’s all free, and you can download everything and take it somewhere else whenever you like.
How these work, step by step: stats without cookies, an email list that’s yours, one Buy link for a book and ask AI not to train on it.
What each writer puts first.
We made all three up. Quiet Harbour is built around its mailing list and Rafael’s page around his newest stories. Helena Kvist’s is counting down to her next book.We made all three up. Start from any of them.
Quiet Harbour, an example: @quietharbour
The last three letters come in from the feed, with readings and walks listed under them.
Rafael de la Cruz, an example: @rafaeldelacruz
A reporter’s page that says when he’s free for work and how editors can reach him.
Helena Kvist, an example: @helenakvist
She has readings in four cities, and her letter goes out twice a year at most.
What writers want to know first.
Who owns the email list I collect?
You do. Download it as a spreadsheet whenever you want. We never email the people on it or use their addresses for anything else. Portage doesn’t send newsletters, so you’d take the list to whatever you use to send yours.
Will a search engine index my page?
Yes, once you switch it on. Tick “Let search engines index this page” under Search engines in the editor. It starts working once you’ve confirmed your email and your page has your name, a short description and at least two links or profiles.
Can my page look more like writing?
Yes. There are proper serif fonts, a text block for writing a few paragraphs, and headings so you can split the page into sections. You don’t have to make it a stack of buttons.
Is it really free? What’s the catch?
No catch. Every feature is free for everyone. You only pay if you want an identity or business check, Unmarked to take the Portage credit off a business page, room to look after more than ten clients’ pages from one account, or custom work from the studio. None of those adds a feature. Every free page has a small Made with Portage line at the bottom, ours included, and your page never comes down because you didn’t buy something.
Your link stays the same when your newsletter moves.
Put it in your bio and your email signature. If you switch platforms, change the link on your page and download your list to take with you.
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